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TASLEEM NIMJEE | Humber River Hospital At the beginning of March, Dr. Tasleem Nimjee says her entire team in the emergency department at Humber River Hospital was running on adrenaline. “I had trouble sleeping at night. What kept me up wasn’t worry about my own safety — a mother never worries about herself,” says Dr. … Continued
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JULIE NARDI | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre As a university student, Julie Nardi says she was always fascinated by virology. “As a respiratory therapist, I started my career only a few short years after SARS hit Toronto but have worked during the threats of H1N1 and Ebola and have always felt it was just a … Continued
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SIEW TANG | North York General Hospital Siew Tang has been a registered nurse for 38 years and has spent much of that time at North York General, including during the 2003 SARS crisis. “We were providing care to patients in the emergency department as many of them were our own health-care workers. It was … Continued
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MELISSA SAMAROO | Michael Garron Hospital One year after completing the nursing program at Ryerson University, Melissa Samaroo began working at Michael Garron Hospital. A year later, SARS happened. “I think experiencing SARS first-hand and caring for those patients in critical care opened my mind to the possibility of a pandemic,” says Samaroo who is now a … Continued
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TAMMY HEDLEY-EGAS | Mount Sinai Hospital Tammy Hedley-Egas has been a registered nurse for two decades and was working during the SARS crisis. “At that time, I thought this might be the biggest thing I could see in my career, but now COVID has shut the city down,” she says. Hedley-Egas sought a career in health … Continued
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These patient care leaders each oversee 70 front line health-care workers caring for the most vulnerable and at-risk patients at Mackenzie Health. DAWN DONALDSON As a patient care manager for the reactivation care centre, Dawn Donaldson is taking daily calls from patients’ families who are anxious and looking for reassurance. She also volunteered at a … Continued
By Nikki Gill
JEYA NADARAJAH | Markham Stouffville Hospital It was a Grade 9 biology class that initially sparked Dr. Jeya Nadarajah’s fascination with microbiology and defined her career path in the field of infectious diseases. “For those of us who study infectious diseases, we understand the genetic shifts and species jumps that occur within the field of … Continued
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JANET EDWARDS | Baycrest Janet Edwards has been a nurse for three decades, and she has spent two of those decades caring for patients at Baycrest. With a long career in the health care industry, she knew the possibility of a pandemic existed and says a frontline worker must always be prepared for the unexpected. … Continued
Mother’s Day brunch in Toronto is going to be celebrated differently this year. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy brunch together, even if it is virtually . Here are 11 Toronto restaurants that are offering Mother’s Day curbside pick up and delivery options. Some restaurants are even offering flowers, chocolates, and personalized cards. … Continued
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South of the border, a group of the best known and most successful restaurateurs and chefs are beginning class action lawsuits against insurance companies for their unwillingness to pay off claims under business interruption policies. If successful, the payouts could save an entire industry in serious jeopardy. Now, veteran Toronto restaurateur and chef Hemant Bhagwani … Continued
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed another longstanding Toronto institution. Southern Accent, a decades-old New Orleans-style restaurant best known for its Cajun and Creole-inspired cooking, has shuttered its doors. As restaurants across Toronto continue to be overburdened by mass dining room closures and a lack of rent relief, many are having trouble staying afloat. Some … Continued
Tachi, Assembly Chef Hall’s tiny, stand-up omakase restaurant, is reopening for delivery tomorrow and keeping us on our toes with another unique concept: wagyu steak. Rather than serving its signature sushi, the restaurant is pivoting to bring us a different Japanese specialty. “I think during this time, we need to be flexible in what we … Continued
