Date: March 4th Time: 03:00 pm For: Family members of a person who has died an expected death in the past 36 months, at home, in hospital...
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News and Stories
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TIME: The Language of Hospice Can Help Us Get Better at Discussing Death
Time magazine recently released an article on the language used to discuss death. At NOHS we have seen these communication skills in action with our nurses, and it has such a profound impact on the families and their ability to grieve in a healthy way....
New Digital Learning Module: Understanding Palliative Care
In May 2023, Covenant Health’s Palliative Institute launched a new digital learning module entitled Understanding Palliative Care. The purpose of the module is to improve public understanding of palliative care so that people who could benefit from it are more...
Walter and Trudy Feller
Although they were both born and raised in Switzerland, Walter and Trudy first knew each other as young adults in Vancouver and married there in 1965. Walter was a mechanical engineer whose work, although based out of Vancouver, took him overseas and to the States,...
Armstrong Spallumcheen Hospital Auxiliary (Bargain Bin) Gives to Community Health Care
Thank you to the Armstrong Spallumcheen Hospital Auxiliary (Bargain Bin) This incredible group of volunteers awarded $200,000 to community health care, food security and education. The donation to NOHS will purchase a much needed special Stryker bed for the home!...