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Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Ian Kissoon
Ian Kissoon is our March 26th Staff Lottery winner. He has been with North York General for 20 years. Ian was inspired to join our Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery because it is a great way to give back to the hospital and become one of the lucky winners. And he was right!
Rose Reisman’s Meal Revolution
Rose is an award-winning entrepreneur, caterer, author and media personality not to mention, a mother of four and grandmother of three! As a registered nutritional consultant armed with an MBA, Rose has taken her passion for healthy living and developed it into a multi-faceted enterprise making her one of Canada’s leading authorities on the art of eating and living well. Rose is a frequent speaker on national TV and radio, including Breakfast Television and 680News, and has been a prolific columnist for print and online, with features in Metro News, The Star, The Huffington Post and more.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Daisy Chan
Daisy Chan is our March 12th Staff Lottery winner. She has been working as a Pharmacist at North York General for over 6 years. She was inspired to participate in our Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery because it is a great way to support the hospital and it gave her the opportunity to be one of the lucky winners!
Message from the President
Dear Friends,
It has been a while since I have been in touch, but I wanted to wait for the right time and provide an update on our 2021 so far. Every time I put fingers to keys, something significant happened related to lockdowns, variants, deaths, vaccines or infection rate, and I just couldn’t bring myself to write. This week, we were buoyed by the increase in vaccine availability but still face the reality of the variant spread and the growing, real threat of a third wave.
It has been a while since I have been in touch, but I wanted to wait for the right time and provide an update on our 2021 so far. Every time I put fingers to keys, something significant happened related to lockdowns, variants, deaths, vaccines or infection rate, and I just couldn’t bring myself to write. This week, we were buoyed by the increase in vaccine availability but still face the reality of the variant spread and the growing, real threat of a third wave.
International Women’s Day
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we are shining a spotlight on some of the inspiring women of North York General Hospital (NYGH). These women are blazing trails and charting new courses for generations of women to come while transforming healthcare that will benefit thousands of patients in our community and beyond. We’re proud to count them among our hospital family and grateful for all they do to champion exceptional care. Learn more about them below. #NorthYorkGeneralStrong.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Julie Andrew
North York General is powered by a dedicated and compassionate staff who care for patients as they would their own families. Our Fortune Friday 50/50 Staff Lottery is a chance for staff to give back in support of the hospital's greatest needs while having a chance to win.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Felipe Somera
A big congratulations to Felipe Somera, our January 29th Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner, who is winning for the second time! Felipe will take home an incredible $2,888.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Maureen James
Maureen is a Registered Nurse at 5 West and has been with North York General since September 2000. She participated in the 50/50 Staff Lottery because it serves a dual purpose: it allows her to give back to a hospital that is doing so much for our community, and she also enjoys the excitement of being a potential lottery winner.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Ilona Mountian
Ilona is a Registered Nurse within the Post-Partum Unit and has been with North York General for 20 years. She was inspired to join the staff lottery because she knows that this is for a good cause. Ilona plans to save her winning for a nice vacation someday in the Caribbean.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Joanne Tomassi
Joanne is our December 31st Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner. She is the Manager for Laboratory Information System (LIS) & Microbiology, and has been employed at North York General for 35 years.
Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner profile: Chantell Plunkett
Chantell is a Registered Nurse at the Mother and Baby Unit, and has been with North York General for almost 5 years! She is our December 18th Fortune Fridays 50/50 Staff Lottery winner.
Dr. Sandy Buchman — Freeman Family Chair in Palliative Care
I cannot help but reflect on how the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the transition back to a palliative care-centred environment even more timely.
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