January 10, 2012
MARYLAND BUILDING DEMOLITION
Misericordia is blowing up a building! Well, not quite. It won't be as spectacular as in movies, but we are demolishing the Maryland South building with a 5,000-pound wrecking ball!

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January 6, 2012
PAYING IT FORWARD, AND THEN SOME
When J. Laurie Johnston was studying to be a pharmacist, he was worried he was going to have to drop out because he didn't have enough money for tuition. A family friend gave him $200 - equivalent to $2,800 today - with a condition: "Do this for someone else some day."

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December 14, 2011
RESIDENT HOLIDAY DINNERS A DELIGHT
As we learned from the Grinch, Christmas doesn't come from a store. And at Misericordia Health Centre, resident holiday dinners don't come pre-packaged

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December 1, 2011
THE ANGELS ARE COMING: Building a unique rooftop garden at Misericordia
The Angel Squad is returning to bridge this year – a bridge with a new name! The Maryland Bridge of Angels will be lined with our angels raising money to build a rooftop garden and solarium for Misericordia's long-term care residents.

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October 14, 2011
THE MISERICORDIA SISTERS ARE HERE!
In 1898, four Misericordia Sisters arrived in Winnipeg to set up a safe, healthy environment for single mothers and their infants. And health care in Winnipeg has never been the same. For more than 100 years, Misericordia Sisters dedicated their lives to improving the health of Manitobans – everything from operating a general hospital to creating a School of Nursing to inspiring communities with calls to action.

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June 16, 2011
NEW MISERICORDIA EYE CARE CENTRE NAMED FOR BONNIE AND JOHN BUHLER
The Misericordia Health Centre Foundation announced the kickoff of The Future of Care campaign – a $45 million redevelopment campaign in partnership with the Province of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Health Region to refurbish the century-old buildings. Today it is naming the new Eye Care Centre of Excellence for noted Manitoba philanthropists Bonnie and John Buhler. The Misericordia Foundation announced the honour at the official launch of its redevelopment campaign, The Future of Care.

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May 4, 2011
PROVINCE STARTS CONSTRUCTION ON PHASE ONE OF MISERICORDIA REDEVELOPMENT
Construction will begin immediately on a new, two-storey facility at the Misericordia Health Centre (MHC), which will house the Eye Care Centre of Excellence, the Diagnostic Centre and the PRIME program (Program of Integrated Managed-care of the Elderly), Premier Greg Selinger announced today.

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January 12, 2011
EVAN LIVE AT SLEEP DISORDER CENTRE
Watch an interview with Polysomnographic Technologist Tanya Egan that was filmed live for Citytv's Breakfast Television.

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December 15, 2010
KEEP HEALTH TOP OF MIND THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority reminds Winnipeggers that though the holidays are a happy time, this time of year can also be a stressful and difficult time for health.

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December 9, 2010
50 years and counting
Monique Paulhus was only a teenager when she started working in Misericordia’s laundry department.
“You won’t stay here very long,” she recalls co-workers telling her. “It’s such hard work.”

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December 7, 2010
AMBULANCES ARRIVING AT MISERICORDIA HEALTH CENTRE
Ambulances will start transporting stable patients to Misericordia Health Centre's Urgent Care tomorrow, part of a pilot project designed to reduce wait times for patients and off-loading times for paramedics.

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December 2, 2010
The angels are coming: Building a unique rooftop garden at Misericordia
The Angel Squad is returning to the Maryland Bridge again with a new mission: our angels are raising money to build a special rooftop garden and solarium to benefit Misericordia's long-term care residents.

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September 16, 2010
St. Luke’s Chapel to close after 94 years
St. Luke’s Chapel’s carved wooden doors – both at the chapel entrance and the Misericordia Sisters’ viewing balcony a floor above – will gracefully shut for the final time on Friday September 17.

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September 8, 2010
Walking to God's Lake Narrows
Misericordia Place personal care home residents, age 70-102, sure are getting their exercise this summer. So far, they’ve walked to God’s Lake Narrows!

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August 16, 2010
First time on a bus – in a wheelchair
Imagine you’ve had a life-impacting health change – like a stroke or a head injury – and you suddenly have to learn how to use a wheelchair.

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July 19, 2010
ATM FRAUD
A case of ATM fraud has been committed against Misericordia Health Centre.

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June 9, 2010
LUCENTIS NOW AVAILABLE TO MANITOBANS AT NO COST
Manitobans suffering from wet macular degeneration now have even greater access to the drug Lucentis to prevent and reverse eye damage, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced today.

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