It’s been nearly two decades since Dr. Yves Leclerc and his team saved Richard Szymczyk’s life at St. Mary’s General Hospital. Now 90 years old, Richard still thinks about how an emergency-room visit at 72 led him into the hands of one of Canada’s top cardiac surgeons.
The family had had a typical start to their Christmas Eve: Isabelle had been playing with a dollhouse in front of the Christmas tree and planning which holiday movies to watch throughout the day. But by lunchtime, she was doubling over with intense stomach pain.
A STEMI, short for ST elevation myocardial infarction, is the medical term for a heart attack with a completely blocked coronary artery. When blood flow is fully blocked, heart muscle begins to die. Treatment must be swift and precise.
While Cory often thinks back to the March 2023 day that was nearly his last, his framing of that moment now focuses on what came after it. He thinks about the celebratory gathering he hosted in Stratford a year after his surgery, and how Dr. Ashe surprised his guests by...
Karen Ludlam was far from home when she needed heart surgery to repair a leaky mitral valve. But at St. Mary’s General Hospital, she found family in her cardiac nurses.
Please note: as of April 1, 2025, Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital have merged to become Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) – LEARN MORE Posted on April 15, 2024 Patient Stories: Edgar Reinhart A story of volunteerism and generosity Edgar Reinhart lived a modest life. He was...
When Stephanie Amorim’s 22-month-old daughter Isla became lethargic with a high fever, Stephanie felt conflicted. Her gut told her to get Isla to an emergency room, but as a new mom, Stephanie worried her concerns would be chalked up to overreaction and not taken seriously.
Nate has a renewed appreciation for life, and he’s grateful for the way St. Mary’s not only cared for him, but for his family too.
Denise, a former cardiac patient at St. Mary’s, sat in on a recent She Shares voting meeting, where members gathered to hear pitches from hospital staff before deciding to fund vital equipment for the urology and emergency departments.
Ray Huang knows how it feels to struggle for breath – and the fear and panic that comes with it. As a respiratory therapist in Richmond, B.C., Ray has been helping people with their breathing issues for nearly a decade.
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