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Rebecca MacKenzie

@rebmack

Communicator, mom, optimist. Chief, Communications & Public Affairs and Patient Experience @OakValleyHealth she/her.

 Toronto
Joined March 2009
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Popping back on here from mat-leave hibernation with some (lengthy) #IWD21 thoughts. – at Toronto, Ontario
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I’m on a (paid) maternity leave, with time on my hands, food in my fridge, a roof over my head and enough anger and frustration for many.  So I challenge you to pause and reflect today on the past 364 days where society turned its back on mothers. – at Toronto, Ontario
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And I’m going to squeeze my daughter tight and hope we can repair the damage done before she grows up enough to suffer the consequences. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Yes to this. I promise that the people answering the phones and trying to track down your delayed test results are just as frustrated as you! – at Toronto, Ontario
Irfan Dhalla (@IrfanDhalla) profile pictureIrfan Dhalla@IrfanDhalla5 Oct 2020
It is very difficult right now to get an appointment for a Covid test in Ontario. But please don't direct your ire at folks working in the testing centres. Many people at many hospitals worked very hard over the weekend to implement online booking systems, new workflows, etc.
Couldn’t love this account more. 👏👏👏 – at Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa Public Health (@OttawaHealth) profile pictureOttawa Public Health
@OttawaHealth2 Oct 2020
Threads were intended for major shifts. Things that couldn't be explained in 1 tweet. We'd planned to use one every 6-7 weeks. But this is our third thread in a month. And we're writing this one because we've hit a critical point. We'll get to that, but first let's chat. (1/10)
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Dr. Kevin Smith@KevinSmithUHN13 Sep 2020
I’m worried. @UHN We’ve gone from zero (0) covid inpts for some weeks to seven (7) inpts - the majority in ICU. It’s time to act! We know how to turn the tide on increasing cases of Covid. Mask. Physically distance. Hand wash. Limit gatherings. Test. Trace. Isolate. Get serious
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Stay 👏 in 👏 your 👏 bubble 👏. – at Markham, Ontario
Theresa Boyle (@theresaboyle) profile pictureTheresa Boyle@theresaboyle9 Sep 2020
COVID-19: One cottage party infection spread to 40 people, Etches says; Ontario reports 149 new cases bit.ly/2ZpMafT
COVID-19: One cottage party infection spread to 40 people, Etches says; Ontario reports 149 new...

COVID-19: One cottage party infection spread to 40 people, Etches says; Ontario reports 149 new...

ottawacitizen.com
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York Region (@YorkRegionGovt) profile picture
York Region
@YorkRegionGovt4 Aug 2020
The COVID Alert app lets you know if you may have been exposed to COVID-19. You can then get tested to keep you and your loved ones safe. Your personal information and data are not collected. Visit ontario.ca/covidalert
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A challenge to the (straight) dads seeing this . . . Share this article before the mother of your children does. Childcare Reform: Why Aren't Dads Demanding Better Support, Too? chatelaine.com/opinion/child…
Where Are The Dads? They Need to Rise Up, Now - Chatelaine

Where Are The Dads? They Need to Rise Up, Now - Chatelaine

Men need to be out in the world demanding childcare and support for working parents with the same fervour as mothers.

chatelaine.com
Quite the thread. 👀 – at Markham, Ontario
Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) profile pictureWendell Potter
@wendellpotter25 Jun 2020
Amid America's #COVID19 disaster, I must come clean about a lie I spread as a health insurance exec: We spent big $$ to push the idea that Canada's single-payer system was awful & the U.S. system much better. It was a lie & the nations' COVID responses prove it. The truth: (1/6)
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Happy #Pride from Mother Nature! 🌈 🌈
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So pleased to see the incredibly important, and successful, work of this team recognized! cc: @allan_k_grillMD @cherylosborne50 #COVID__19 #LongTermCare #onpoli #HealthcareHeroes thestar.com/news/canada/2020… – at Toronto, Ontario
Markham Stouffville Hospital offered its COVID-19 expertise to nursing homes from the beginning —...

Markham Stouffville Hospital offered its COVID-19 expertise to nursing homes from the beginning —...

Only one out of 20 long term care homes in the hospital’s catchment area is in what public health calls the ‘red zone’ or a critical outbreak situation.

thestar.com
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Important statement from MSH:
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👏 👏 👏 @allan_k_grillMD @MSHospital – at Toronto, Ontario
André Picard (@picardonhealth) profile pictureAndré Picard@picardonhealth28 May 2020
A Call To Action: Family physicians have an important role to play in fixing long-term care, by @allan_k_grillMD cmajblogs.com/family-physici… via @cmajblogs @AndreasLaupacis #Covid19 #cdnhealth
Family physician leadership in long-term care: COVID-19 success and a call to action

Family physician leadership in long-term care: COVID-19 success and a call to action

I feel fortunate that our patients have been able to receive care by in large in their homes from their own family physician and care providers.

cmajblogs.com
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⬇️⬇️⬇️ – at Toronto, Ontario
Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) profile pictureJennifer Gunter
@DrJenGunter24 May 2020
If seatbelts work, why do we have air bags? If air bags work, why do we have seatbelts?
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