Stories

November-17-2017

Samantha Sinopoli was born with a lot of, what society would call, problems, but she likes to think of them as awesome differences. SickKids was her second home, with the staff there becoming her second family. Samantha became a Registered Nurse to be the positive impact that the doctors, nurses, and surgeons had on her, for someone else. Read more about her story and her pledge.

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November-17-2017

The team at Kensington Health is proud to be involved in an initiative like Change Day. They truly believe that no matter the size of your organization, every little change can help to collectively improve compassionate quality health care. Read more about what they're doing to encourage their team to be agents of change.

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November-14-2017

The team at WellFort has been involved with the Change Day movement since it's inception in 2014. Over the years, they've seen an incredible amount of engagement, energy, and enthusiasm towards change! They view pledging as important because it allows us to commit to taking one action that will ultimately improve the patient's’ experiences.

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November-11-2017

Staff at The Ottawa Hospital work hard to give patients the same type of care that we would want for our loved ones. They firmly believe a smile and a “Hello my name is…” is a key first step when meeting people. Members have now formalized their commitment to this by making this their pledge for Change Day Ontario.

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November-09-2017

At the School of Nursing at York University, approximately 500 senior nursing students were given the assignment to critically analyze a nursing issue and were encouraged to tie their projects to the Change Day Ontario initiative. Students researched and analyzed issues, and then created a change initiative/pledge on how they would begin to address the issue.

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November-08-2017

Next Friday (Nov. 17) at 12:15 pm we will be hosting a celebration and a discussion on Twitter to acknowledge your involvement in what has become a global social movement to help improve the experience of health care for patients and providers alike. Join Dr. Joshua Tepper and Gail Paech next Friday at 12:15 PM at #ChangeDayON to celebrate the achievements of Change Day Ontario and provide feedback.

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November-01-2017

OntarioMD is fully supporting and participating in the Change Day Ontario movement! Dr. Darren Larsen has been a champion of the movement, involving his team at OntarioMD by creating captivating videos and encouraging individuals to pledge for change.

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October-04-2017

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October-01-2017

The staff at St. Michael's Hospital have taken on the Change Day movement with inspiring enthusiasm. In honour of National Seniors Day today, we spoke to Jeena Parmar, an OT/PT assistant in Cardiology who's worked at St. Michael's Hospital for 11 years. Her pledge for change will give elderly patients the ability to take ownership of their own health-care goals.

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September-12-2017

To improve any health care system change must occur. Change can be incremental or dramatic, but without it we cannot improve the quality of the health care system in Ontario or the health of those who live here. Individuals and teams who work within the health care system must feel empowered to make changes that can make a difference. So today we are asking you: what would you change?

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