Imagine being wheeled into an operating room, only to discover there is no surgical table. Or perhaps you show up for an X-ray, only to find the room empty. This might be hard to imagine, but we couldn’t provide patient care at Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) without equipment and we wouldn’t have equipment without you. […]
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On December 8, an all female surgical team, led by Dr. Kathryn Sawa, performed the first Innervated Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free Flap breast reconstruction in the Region of Waterloo! This is a relatively new technique, where very small nerves in the chest and abdominal flap tissue are carefully dissected out and reconnected with
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Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same way that retailers take part in Black Friday, the giving community comes together for Giving Tuesday. This Giving Tuesday
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Even though I’ve lived in this community for 18 years, I had no idea that Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) offered such exceptional care. Until they saved my life. Friends and colleagues were quick to recommended hospitals all over Ontario. But the first surgeon that I met after my diagnosis told me that if I was
Melanie’s Story…Honour Someone Special Read More
CaringFAMILY Profile: David & Lori Bennett “I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing my grandfather well, but my Dad always reminded us that grandad believed in helping people within our community,” says local business owner, Dave Bennett. Dave and his wife, Lori, feel very fortunate to have earned the trust and business of their GM
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For Immediate Release:September 29, 2021 Cambridge, ON (September 29, 2021) A new CMH Champion campaign aims to rally our community around CMH by sharing inspirational messages of gratitude. Thanksgiving is approaching and CMHF intends to highlight all that our community can be grateful for. This campaign encourages local residents to place a lawn sign that
Help me raise $15,000 for CMH! Every survivor will recall what was happening in their life the moment they learned they had breast cancer. I was away from my family, at a sales meeting. I had just turned the big 5-0 and was looking forward to a Caribbean trip with friends. I had discovered the
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