Posts by Shawna Belyea
Love Lives On
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…
Read MoreRecognizing Excellence in our own province
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…
Read MoreFrom Finance to Fostering Health in New Brunswick
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…
Read MoreDedicated to excellence
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…
Read MoreTurning passion into action
Janice Franklin: A lifelong champion of mental health support When Janice Franklin thinks back on her early days as a nurse in 1954, she’s reminded of just how far healthcare has come. “Back then, they were testing some of the very first anti-depressants in Canada,” she recalls. Janice would never tell you this herself, but…
Read MoreImproving Care Through The Power of Play
The ‘fun lady’ helps kids cope with their hospital stays thanks to donor support of the Saint John Regional Hospital’s Child Life Program. Every four weeks, nine-year-old Paul McShane leaves his home in St. Stephen for a day at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital to receive an infusion. After nearly three years, these monthly trips…
Read MoreInvesting in the future of health care
For Yuna Im, receiving scholarship funding to support her passion of pursuing a career in health care has been a dream. And now, thanks in part to receiving the Franklin MindCare Scholarship, she is that much closer to achieving her goal. Yuna Im, Franklin MindCare Scholarship recipient. “As someone who grew up in a low-income…
Read MoreGenerosity Incorporated
Saint John businesses are giving back, benefiting patients and fuelling innovation in health care. It’s 10 a.m., and despite her jam-packed schedule, Holly Singh makes time to talk about something deeply rooted in her values and those of her business. Holly and Ken Singh, owners of Thandi Restaurant. She owns and operates Thandi Restaurant in…
Read MoreCelebrating a Fundraising Legend
Murray Gilchrist has spent the better part of 15 years fundraising for a cause that is—quite literally—close to his heart. Many of you know the incredible 93-year-old fundraising sensation, Murray Gilchrist. Since he first began fundraising for the Cardiac Rehab program at the Saint John Regional Hospital following his heart surgery in 2003, Murray has…
Read MoreLocal restaurants and pubs show their love
Business owners throughout southern New Brunswick opened their patios and their menus last summer to support health care at the Saint John Regional Hospital. The Patio Day fundraiser saw restaurants and pubs from Sussex to Saint Andrews offering featured menu items with a portion of the proceeds going to support an area of health care…
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