SHN Volunteering
The manager of Volunteer Services
Who is Florence?
This city became the capital of Canada in 1857, chosen by Queen Victoria
What is Ottawa?
The three SHN sites
What are Birchmount, General, and Centenary?
The full name of the technique used to revive someone whose heart has stopped beating
What is CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
This scientist developed the theory of gravity after observing an apple fall from a tree
Who is Isaac Newton?
Four hours per week for 6 months
What is the minimum volunteer commitment?
The only official bilingual province of Canada
What is New Brunswick?
The department was funded by the Northpine Foundation and is stationed at the General site
What is the [Northpine] Diagnostic Imaging Department?
This chronic condition affects the body's ability to regulate blood sugar levels
What is diabetes?
In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev created this chart organizing elements by atomic mass and properties
What is the periodic table of elements?
A hallway dedicated to vendors and community at the General site
What is the Artists Walkway?
This mountain range is found in British Columbia and Alberta
What are the Canadian Rockies?
This site is the smallest of all three SHN sites
What is Birchmount?
This area of care is regarding kidneys and the treatment for kidney failure
What is nephrology and dialysis?
This scientific theory explains how continents drift over geological time, reshaping the Earth’s surface
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
This keeps volunteers updated on events and other topics
What is the Volunteer Newsletter?
The first Canadian city that hosted the Olympic games
What is Montreal?
This volunteer-led program supports patients throughout their hospital visit
What is the Call Ahead for Volunteer Assistance (CAVA)?
This surgical procedure removes a diseased or damaged part of the body and replaces it with a healthy one
What is an organ transplant?
This Italian scientist was the first to use a telescope to observe celestial objects.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The site whose extension starts with 6
What is Centenary?
The official motto of Canada
What is From Sea to Sea?
These individuals have been a patient, or are a family member of a patient at SHN. They use their experience to contribute to the hospital (e.g. share their story, support program development, etc).
What are Patient and Family Advisors (PFAs)?
This medical imaging technique uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of organs and tissues inside the body
What is an MRI?
This discovery, made in 1895, allowed doctors to see inside the human body without surgery
What are X-rays?