Archive for March 2024

A thoughtful gift with a lasting impact “You get excellent care at the Regional. My husband got nothing but the best care all the way. They supported me well and I will continue to support them. I may need their services, I may not – but somebody will.” -Eileen Boyd, retired staff member and legacy…

How a grateful couple is giving back Glenn and Penny Foster will never forget Canada Day of 2010. Instead of a quiet long weekend, Glenn underwent a life-saving procedure by Saint John Regional Hospital’s talented surgeons. With Glenn in agonizing stomach pain, Penny drove to their local emergency department. Glenn needed surgery – fast. He…

Sandra’s remarkable role in shaping healthcare When it comes improving community health, Sandra believes everyone has an important role to play. With family ties to the medical field—her brother a doctor and her sister a nurse—Sandra’s career path took a unique turn when she assumed the role of Senior Director of Finance at the Saint…

Shirley Murphy’s legacy of learning Shirley Murphy might not consider herself a pioneer, but her trailblazing career as a dietician at Saint John Regional Hospital speaks for itself. In 1971, Shirley was part of the first graduating class of dieticians to work at the Regional. “Dieticians had never really been involved in patient care,” she…