January 15, 2021
Community update from Eric Hanna, President and CEO January 15, 2021 There has been no shortage of COVID-19 news and developments in recent weeks and I wanted to touch base with a local update on vaccine distribution, the stay-at-home order and the Ontario Critical Care COVID-19 Command Centre. Vaccine distribution […]
January 14, 2021
Sarah Lacasse remembers pieces of her early life in England and the flight she took at five years old with her family as they emigrated to Canada and settled in Arnprior. Decades later, Sarah considers herself lucky to work and live in the community she grew up in. “When the […]
January 7, 2021
When Matthew Hamlyn and his fiancée relocated from his hometown in Newfoundland to her hometown in the Arnprior area, he was fortunate to land a community pharmacist position. But he knew what he really wanted to do was work in a hospital. “I always wanted to do something in healthcare […]
January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021 – Beginning today, Judith Gilchrist, who was most recently the Director of Care at the Grove Nursing Home, has stepped into the newly established role of Vice President, Long-Term Care at Arnprior Regional Health (ARH). With the new Grove set to open in the summer and the […]
December 22, 2020
Message to the community from Eric Hanna, President & CEO, Arnprior Regional Health On Monday, December 21, the Ontario government announced a provincewide shutdown beginning on December 26 to slow the spread of COVID-19. For the southern part of the province, which includes Renfrew County, these new restrictions will be […]
December 17, 2020
This Christmas follows an unprecedented nine months that has been especially difficult for seniors living in the community, retirement residences and long-term care homes – or staying in hospital. That’s why local organizations are making sure their clients, residents and patients enjoy special festive moments while remaining safe. The Arnprior-Braeside […]
December 10, 2020
For Lisa Kyte, life changed when COVID-19 happened, and it gave her the unforeseen opportunity to join the Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) team as a physiotherapist on the Inpatient Unit (IPU). Growing up in Almonte, Lisa was always into sports, did well in school and was interested in engineering. “Physiotherapy […]
December 4, 2020
At the age of 10 years old, Angie Gill’s grandmother, who had diabetes, taught her how to administer insulin. That’s when she parked her dream of becoming a vet and set her sights on nursing. Angie went to Algonquin College in Pembroke and graduated from the RPN Program in 1994. […]