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Each year, World Sepsis Day is held on September 13, to raise awareness of the serious condition. Information provided by worldsepsisday.org WHAT IS SEPSIS? Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to shock, multi-organ failure, and death – especially if not recognized early and treated promptly. SEPSIS – A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS Sepsis affects 27 to 30 million people every year, with 7 to 9 million people dying –More

High School students have brought smiles to the faces of patients at the Friendly Society Private Hospital by painting bright murals with local motifs – taking some plain brick walls outside patients’ windows from drab to fab. While almost all rooms at The Friendlies feature large windows, a collection of rooms on Level 1 look over a courtyard – and face large brick walls. Senior Manager of Business Development Stuart Bonnett said in response to patients’ requests for something toMore

How much do you know about the medicines you are taking, and what do you do when you no longer need them or they expire? These are the questions Friendly Society Pharmacy and Friendly Society Private Hospital are asking people to think about as part of Be Medicinewise Week, held annually from August 19 to 25. Friendly Society Pharmacy head pharmacist Jason Vizgoft said as part of the week, people were being asked to drop their unwanted medicines into theMore

Classes aimed to help people stay steady on their feet have been well received by patients. The Friendlies Physiotherapy & Allied Health Falls Prevention & Exercise Program is currently running six classes a week. Head Physiotherapist Matt Churchill said it was great to see so many people get behind the program. “So many health professionals and patients had spoken to us about a need for classes like these,” Matt said. “As people age, the ongoing effects of having a fallMore