Leaders in Patient Care
-
Guelph General Hospital Unveils Plaque Honouring Life-Saving Procedure in the Family Birthing Unit
This Tuesday at Guelph General Hospital a plaque commemorating a moment of pride in the GGH Family Birthing Unit was unveiled. The plaque signifies a remarkable, life saving procedure that was performed at Guelph General in 1991. The case relates to severe shoulder dystocia, which had not been attempted in Canada until this time. The… Continue Reading Guelph General Hospital Unveils Plaque Honouring Life-Saving Procedure in the Family Birthing Unit
-
It’s the art of the possible thanks to a visionary GGH team
At times, the pandemic forced Ontario hospitals to severely cut back the number of elective surgeries performed in order to free up hospital beds and staff to care for patients suffering from COVID-19. These slowdowns created long wait times and waitlists for our community. Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in people… Continue Reading It’s the art of the possible thanks to a visionary GGH team
-
Parents of Newborns Provided with Early Discharge Option Courtesy of Hospital Midwives
COVID-19 has prompted a re-examination of every process at Guelph General Hospital, including in our Rotary Club of Guelph Family Birthing Unit. The pandemic created the urgency to get new moms and babies discharged quickly to avoid potential exposure and to free up nursing capacities. This spurred the creation of our new Early Discharge Program,… Continue Reading Parents of Newborns Provided with Early Discharge Option Courtesy of Hospital Midwives
-
GGH Doctors lead through teamwork
Dr. Lala and Dr. Raso, Guelph General’s Critical Care physician leads, were trying to schedule staffing for the ICU, as well as the new critical care beds in Step-Down and in the Post Anesthetic Care Unit. Normally, the Hospital runs 10 critical care beds, but expanded to 16 to care for the influx of critically ill patients during the pandemic. There was simply no way the regular medical staff could cover all of those patients for all the available shifts.
-
Dr. Anusoumya Ganapathy, ICU Intensivist, and Organ and Tissue Donation Champion
At Guelph General Hospital our physician champion for organ and tissue donation through the Trillium Gift of Life Network is Dr. Anusoumya Ganapathy. She is an Intensivist, one of our critical care specialists, in our Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In 2013, Dr. Ganapathy stepped forward to join our internal Trillium Gift of Life Committee. She… Continue Reading Dr. Anusoumya Ganapathy, ICU Intensivist, and Organ and Tissue Donation Champion
-
Finance, Payroll and Scheduling work tirelessly to support 1530 staff members
Meet the teams in Finance, Payroll and Scheduling whose work touches every staff person and every facet of operations throughout the hospital. The term ‘essential worker’ makes us think of doctors, nurses, grocery store clerks and delivery drivers but behind all of this are the people who track the shifts, track the expenses, pay the… Continue Reading Finance, Payroll and Scheduling work tirelessly to support 1530 staff members
-
Materials Management tackle PPE hurdles
The news reports were alarming in late March about a global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE. The masks, face shields, gloves and gowns that medical professionals would need to keep themselves safe from COVID-19 were suddenly required all over the world at an unprecedented volume. How could Guelph General Hospital ensure that our… Continue Reading Materials Management tackle PPE hurdles
-
IPAC professionals on constant high alert for outbreaks of disease at all times
When news of a novel corona virus, a virus not identified in people before, began to circulate within the medical community it caught the attention of our Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) staff. These specialized healthcare workers are on constant alert for any outbreaks of infection within the Hospital. Their vigilant surveillance is usually centred… Continue Reading IPAC professionals on constant high alert for outbreaks of disease at all times
-
#BehindtheMask of the Medical Device Reprocessing Department
We are going very #behindthemask here to a group of healthcare heroes who you rarely get a chance to learn about, the 22-member team of our Medical Device Reprocessing Department. These essential workers clean, disinfect, sterilize, package and manage the tracking on every reusable piece of medical equipment at the Hospital, from small nurse’s scissors… Continue Reading #BehindtheMask of the Medical Device Reprocessing Department
-
Ambulatory Care adjust for expected surge of COVID+ patients
Our Ambulatory Care department sees patients who are coming in for elective medical and surgical procedures, fracture follow-up, wound care and cancer treatments. On an average month before COVID the department would typically see about 2,700 patients. As elective programs and services across the province were cancelled in mid-March, staff teamed up with referring doctor’s… Continue Reading Ambulatory Care adjust for expected surge of COVID+ patients