News Archives - WRHA Professionals

Celebrating Nursing Week

It’s National Nursing Week, and today, May 12th, is International Nurses Day as well as Indigenous Nurses Day. I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude and highlight how the dedicated work you do every day has a powerful impact on the health and well-being of our community.

Celebrating Allied Health Professionals’ Week

Every May, we take time to recognize and celebrate the dozens of health professions that make up our allied health teams. This week, May 11-17, marks Allied Health Professionals’ Week, as proclaimed by the Manitoba government.

Home Care 50th Anniversary – Share your story

This year marks the 50th anniversary of home care in Manitoba, and we want to hear directly from you!

Thanks for Joining New Grad Day for Nurses 2024

Thanks for joining us at New Grad Day for Nurses! Your enthusiasm and active participation truly made the event a success, and we’re so grateful to have had you with us.

An Opportunity for Emerging Leaders Across the System

October 24, 2023 – We want to first thank you for the years of dedication and care you have provided to Manitobans. During one of the most difficult times to work in health care, you’ve taken wonderful care of us and our loved ones. Now, it’s time for us to take better care of you.

Open Letter to Manitoba Health-Care Workers

October 24, 2023 – We want to first thank you for the years of dedication and care you have provided to Manitobans. During one of the most difficult times to work in health care, you’ve taken wonderful care of us and our loved ones. Now, it’s time for us to take better care of you.

Updated Respiratory Virus Guidance

October 16, 2023 – With the arrival of fall, and the movement of many social and educational activities indoors, respiratory virus circulation is once again increasing in our communities and amongst health-care teams and the populations we care for.

WRHA Employees named Clinical Nurse Specialists of the Year

September 20, 2023 – The Clinical Nurse Specialist of Manitoba Interest Group is thrilled to share the award recipients for the 2022 and 2023 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) of the Year – Lea Mutch and Shannon Bowman.

Nursing Week 2022

For more than a year, health care professionals all across our system have been providing essential care in an unprecedented situation. When everyone else was staying home, you were on the front line, providing direct care and comfort to patients with COVID-19.

It’s not about correcting, it’s about protecting

October 18, 2021 – October 18-22 is national Infection Control Week in Canada and the U.S. The arrival of COVID-19 in Manitoba in 2020 brought increased PPE protocols to our sites and a strong reminder of the importance of proper and consistent hand hygiene.