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I started my chaplaincy when this hospital moved to Rolling Hills Drive as part of my theological study requirement. I found that even now, as I go in to visit with patients with some trepidation, I come out refreshed and enriched by my visit with them. 

Never did I think I would live through, let alone care for patients, through a pandemic. 

In the beginning, COVID-19 presented a steep learning curve for all of us. We knew very little and were suddenly overwhelmed with information; guidance and policies were changing constantly. The media was relentless and at times added to the confusion. 

The partnership between Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH), Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) and Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC), which created the CARE4 Health Information System (HIS) across the four sites in 2021, has reached another significant milestone by attaining Stage 6 of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).

I have been a Geriatric Nurse in the Emergency Department at Headwaters for the past 12 years. I help older adults live at home longer, prevent any unnecessary visits/admissions to the hospital and reduce prolonged stays.