Rebecca MacKenzie

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

[CBC News: The National @CBCTheNational]

Is there an essential worker you REALLY want to thank… on national television? Send us a video so we can share it with the rest of Canada.

[30 seconds or less/shoot horizontally/email it to [email protected]]

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

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.

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

Popping back on here from mat-leave hibernation with some (lengthy) #IWD21 thoughts.

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

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.

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

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!

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

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.

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

Couldn’t love this account more. 👏👏👏

[Ottawa Public Health @OttawaHealth]

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)

[Dr. Kevin Smith @KevinSmithUHN]

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

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

Stay 👏 in 👏 your 👏 bubble 👏.

[Theresa Boyle @theresaboyle]

COVID-19: One cottage party infection spread to 40 people, Etches says; Ontario reports 149 new cases https://t.co/w8KtdT43Sb

[York Region @YorkRegionGovt]

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 https://t.co/2uLBLr7j6e

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

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? https://t.co/u2AMkXH2mT

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

Quite the thread. 👀

[Wendell Potter @wendellpotter]

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)

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

Happy #Pride from Mother Nature! 🌈 🌈

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

So pleased to see the incredibly important, and successful, work of this team recognized! cc: @allan_k_grillMD @cherylosborne50 #COVID__19 #LongTermCare #onpoli #HealthcareHeroes https://t.co/M3RvpGXCsZ

[Oak Valley Health @OakValleyHealth]

Important statement from MSH:

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

👏 👏 👏 @allan_k_grillMD @MSHospital

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

A Call To Action: Family physicians have an important role to play in fixing long-term care, by @allan_k_grillMD https://t.co/vWdzs3RRBc via @cmajblogs @AndreasLaupacis #Covid19 #cdnhealth

[Rebecca MacKenzie @rebmack]

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[Jennifer Gunter @DrJenGunter]

If seatbelts work, why do we have air bags?

If air bags work, why do we have seatbelts?