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Nick turns to teens to help raise reporting of concussions
Nick Reed is an occupational therapist who joined Holland Bloorview as a research associate. In almost six short years, he's become a sen...
When parent hopes and rehab truths clash
Sarah Davidson is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview. For 14 years she's worked with children with complex medical needs who ...
A pharmacist who burnt out has a new mission: mental health
Amy Hu is a pharmacist at Holland Bloorview who became interested in children's rehab after doing a student placement here. She's been wi...
'I love it if someone needs help and I can help'
If you're a parent staying at Holland Bloorview with your child, chances are you know Berthe Nabico. Berthe has been a housekeeper here f...
'I wanted to make sure this didn't happen to another kid'
Laura Oxenham-Murphy is the interim director of Quality, Safety and Performance at Holland Bloorview. Laura first thought about improving...
'I'd like to see siblings treated more like patients'
Victoria Rombos has worked in Holland Bloorview's Ronald McDonald playroom as an early childhood studies student, then volunteer, and now...
With Aicam on the case, hospitalized kids have fun
Aicam Chuong has been a nurse at Holland Bloorview for over 30 years—first as a student, then working with children hospitalized here w...
This nurse earns high praise from kids
Lisa Drumonde is a registered practical nurse working with children who are hospitalized at Holland Bloorview for rehab after painful bone surgeries or life-changing trauma.
Earning child, parent trust is job number 1 for surgeon
Dr. Unni Narayanan (above left) is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children who sees patients at Holland Bloorview while they do their rehab here. Dr. Narayanan went to Madras
Lived experience 'helps me go to the darker places with families'
Holland Bloorview social worker Val Lusted has spent almost 20 years working with youth with brain injuries caused by illness or trauma, and those hospitalized for rehab after bone surgeries or spinal
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