WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting Friday, masks are no longer required at the three hospitals in Wellington County. Patients, staff and visitors are now encouraged - but not required - to wear masks.
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Grateful for his grandfather’s recovery, 16-year-old is walking for hospitals
ABOYNE – When Rajvir Khanuja’s grandfather was taken to hospital by ambulance in the middle of the night with COVID-19, fear rippled through his family.
Another successful Belwood Lions Pike and Walleye Derby
Top anglers – For 41 years the village of Belwood has held a successful fishing derby.
Groves Memorial Community Hospital will receive yearly donations from the RBC Foundation
Yearly donations – Groves Memorial Community Hospital will receive donations of $10,000 a year for the next three years from the RBC Foundation.
Township’s decision to remove carving stumps business owner
FERGUS – Known to some locals as the Breadalbane Giant, a larger than life-sized wood carving officially called the “Defender of Blairgowrie” will be removed after it was deemed “a safety hazard” by Centre Wellington Township.
Groves Memorial receives donation to support nurse training in obstetrics, labour and delivery
ABOYNE – To celebrate National Nursing week, the RBC Foundation is donating $10,000 per year for the next three years to provide support and continuing education for nurses at Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
The future of healthcare: honouring the next generation of nurses
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County is set to experience a surge in the demand for nurses in the coming years as the population continues to grow and age.
Township to provide farmhouse for resident/locum doctors for at least one year
FERGUS – While the long-term fate of a historic farmhouse is not known, for the short term it will be used to house resident and locum doctors working at Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
Groves receives hospital on-call funding from provincial government
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two area hospitals will receive additional provincial funding through a program designed to support after-hours care and coverage.
‘Just try it out’: Amanda Farmaha says volunteering provides sense of purpose
FERGUS – Among the many volunteers in Wellington County, there are those who go beyond the call of duty to make a significant difference in others’ lives.
Lions Club presents cheque to Groves hospital
Donation – The Fergus Lions Club presented Groves Memorial Community Hospital with a cheque…
Centre Wellington looking at 3.5% tax increase for 2023
ELORA – It was a marathon meeting for Centre Wellington councillors on Feb. 6, as staff presented the 2023 draft budget during the day and council listened to delegations in the evening.
Belwood Lions Club held annual bottle drive in support of Groves
Bottle drive – Volunteers from the Belwood Lions Club worked in the sunshine on Jan. 14 at their…
Holiday surprise: Groves Hospital Foundation receives $500,000 donation
ABOYNE – Groves Hospital Foundation officials say they were thrilled to receive a donation of over $500,000 from Alex and Deb Beath just in time for the holidays.
‘Fit-to-sit’ program introduced at Groves in response to ambulance offload delays
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new “Fit-to-Sit” program implemented at Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Aboyne on Nov. 24 may help with a lack of available ambulances to respond to urgent and emergent calls in Wellington County and Guelph.