When Laurie Hebert was about 8 years old, she would finish up her school day and join her mother at the Arnprior Hospital to sit and spend time with a lady who was chronically ill. “I knew I wanted to work at this Hospital,” said Laurie, who is now the […]

Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) put a call out to staff to nominate a nursing colleague who goes above and beyond for patients, residents, and clients. Lucy Willemsen was selected as the 2021 Nursing Hero for the Inpatient Unit. Lucy Willemsen was inspired to become a nurse after helping care for […]

May 7, 2021 – The warmer weather is on its way and the new Grove Nursing Home remains on target to open in late summer 2021. “The Grove construction shovels went in the ground in November 2019 and today the finish line is in sight,” remarked Eric Hanna, President and […]

When Glenn Arthur retires from his beloved coordinator position at the Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC), this time it will stick. Glenn’s first (very short-lived) retirement was from his career with the Town of Arnprior in Parks and Recreation. “Because Parks and Rec was involved in the SALC, I worked […]

April 28, 2021 – When the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Renfrew County, the Arnprior vaccination team was ready to get shots in the right arms as quickly as possible. Since the team held its first community clinic in early March, 4,125 doses have been administered at the Arnprior clinics as […]

April 22, 2021 – The continued growth of COVID-19 cases across Ontario has resulted in the provincial hospital system experiencing unprecedented hospitalizations and demand for ICU beds.  In response, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health has issued a new directive for all Ontario hospitals (with the exception of pediatric specialty […]

When Wanda Herrick was in high school, she was drawn to the healthcare field and decided to do a co-op at Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) in the Health Records Department. “I initially wanted to go to college for health records coding, but the only school offering the program was in […]

April 9, 2021 – The province and region are currently experiencing a rapid increase in hospitalizations and unprecedented demand on ICU beds due to COVID-19. In response, Ontario Health has called on hospitals to work together to make every effort to maintain critical care services in the province. Effective on […]