Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help. Often these opportunities to help are missed, dismissed or avoided — leaving people more alone and at greater risk.
The safeTALK program (Suicide Alertness For...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Ross Memorial Hospital, in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario, is inviting women aged 50 to 54 to book a mammogram appointment.
Oct. 21 has been chosen as...
If you’ve ever been hospitalized, you know what it means to have a loved one at the bedside to help you through your ordeal. Their presence makes us feel better.
It’s also nice to have visitors to provide support in a time of need.
Thanks...
Each day at the Ross Memorial abounds with patients, procedures and programs. As we focus on immediate needs and challenges, it can be difficult to see big picture impacts of our actions. That’s why it’s important to have a...
People who have experienced mental illness know that in times of vulnerability, a positive distraction can be a powerful tool.
For Terry Bateman, it starts small. The size of a dot. He adds more dots and they form...
Ross Memorial Hospital is grateful to all who participated in today’s Hand Hygiene Relay. The relay involved staff, physicians, volunteers, patients, visitors, board members and community partners and stretched...
Laurie Bain was at a crossroad. She knew she needed to be more active. Her blood pressure was going up and her cholesterol was ‘borderline’. She worried about her heart and her weight.
“I just wanted to feel...
Ross Memorial Hospital is hosting a Hand Hygiene Relay on September 1st to raise public awareness of the importance of clean hands in the hospital environment.
Beginning at 10:30am on September 1st, hospital...
When we are sick or hurt, we want our loved ones close by. They make us feel better.
When we’re in the hospital, our loved ones are not considered ‘visitors’. They help us to sit up, to eat,...