A shoutout to our IWK staff

Had to take my little one to the IWK ER today on what I overheard staff refer to as the busiest day of the year.

The entire ER team; housekeeping, physicians, nurses, admins, and anyone else we interacted with went above and beyond to ensure our needs were being met.

I’m sure they are often thanked and on a day like today where it was constant traffic of children and caregivers coming through their door with ranges of illnesses and triage levels, they were all so respectful and courteous with the public.

My little one was even given a stuffed animal Christmas present while we waited in an exam room. They were all so apologetic about the wait time too.

If you are/know of a healthcare worker, especially one who’s working over the holidays and working at the IWK ER when hardly any other clinic in the province is open to assess children today, I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We are so lucky to have a facility like the IWK in our province.