This past spring, after being sick for a few days, I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night gasping for air. I was so weak I could barely walk. My husband drove me straight to the emergency department at Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH). I’ve never been more grateful to have a hospital so …
It’s a great feeling, knowing you live in a community with excellent medical care. By giving a gift, you’ll make sure the best care is available to all, close to home. Bill Fournier View the full story here.
Can you imagine walking around, feeling fit as a fiddle, only to find out that you have cancer? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me. I didn’t have a single symptom – nothing at all that would have suggested something was wrong. I felt as strong and healthy as ever. I still worked most days …
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. …
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 …
Let me tell you about one of my patients – you probably know someone just like him. John lived a busy, active life. He spent 40 years in a physically demanding job and enjoyed hiking and golfing in his spare time. But then his hip started giving him trouble … and it kept getting worse. …
When our new wing opened we didn’t realize how important it would be in helping us manage the challenges that lay ahead for our hospital and community. Equipped with the latest technology, the expansion of our Emergency, ICU, Medicine, Mental Health services and Labour and Delivery departments, allowed CMH to focus on infection control and …
When I experienced pain in my abdomen this spring, I knew immediately it was a kidney stone. I’d had surgery for a similar issue before… but as you can imagine, I was very nervous to visit an emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after I stepped through the doors of Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH), …
“You can make an incredible difference to the CMH team and all the patients in our care.” Vera HeldmannClinical Educator in Intensive Care, Medicine A and Medicine B Units To read Vera’s fully story click here.
Click here to watch the video story. I’ve called Cambridge home for most of my life. The neighbourhoods, the people, the sense of community – are all very important to me. Cambridge will always be my hometown. Like everywhere else, our community looks different this year. But what strikes me is how we’re all adapting …