Hedie Epp began her nursing career in post-surgery at Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg. After traveling in Europe, Hedie returned to Wininpeg and worked for one year in critical care at Grace Hospital, where she also was also able to attend education sessions and lectures. She went to Europe again, and arrived back in Winnipeg just in time to enroll in the Intensive Care Nursing Course offered at the Winnipeg General Hospital in November/December 1968.
Hedie Epp worked as a student nurse in the Winnipeg General Hospital ICU and graduated from the course in 1970. After her time in the ICU, she went on to work in Emergency, as a relief nurse in Toronto, a community nurse in Winnipeg with Klinic, on reserves in northern Manitoba, as a supervisor at Seven Oaks Hospital, and ended her career in the Medical Examiners office in Winnipeg.
Interior view of the ICU before it was opened to patients, ca. 1966Interior of ICU on H7, August 1968Interior of ICU on H7, June 1969Interior of ICU on H7, August 1968Portrait of Dr. Reuben Cherniack, August 1969Nurses Station in ICU, August 1968Patient’s bed behind plastic curtain, August 1968Dr. Brian KirkDr. Bryan Kirk with residents In ICUOctober 1969Equipment, 1969Equipment, 1969Dr. T. Edward Cuddy with Nurses in ICU, October 1969Dr. T. Edward Cuddy with another doctor in ICU, June 1969Heart-lung oxygenator, brought in from San Francisco to treat a 17 year-old girl who had fallen off of a hay rideHeart-lung oxygenatorAugust 1968ICU staff watching sports event on TV, June 1969Two ICU student nurses, June 1969ICU staff, June 1969ICU equipment, August 1968ICU student nurses at central nursing station, June 1969ICU nurses, June 1969Glen MurrayICU nurse, June 1969Two ICU nurses, July 1969Jean Highmoor, Head NurseRhoda Nelson at Nursing Station in ICU, June 1969Bob Colpitts, OrderlyHedie Epp, ICU student nurseBob Colpitts with Hedie Epp and another nurseHedie Epp and Pam Butler, ICU nursesHedie EppHedie Epp at staff partyICU staff at partyTwo women likely at ICU Nursing Course Graduation Reception, 1970Four women likely at ICU Nursing Course Graduation Reception, 1970ICU nurses (Jean Highmoor seated) likely at graduation, 1970Intensive Care Nursing Course graduation photo, 1970Judy Clark and Lucille Bourbeau, 1970Hedie Epp, S. Lui, and Sheilagh Buchanan, 1970V. Gembey and V. Pedersen, 1970Intensive Care Nursing Course Graduates, 1970ICU staff, July 1969ICU staff, 1969Dr. Bryan Kirk, December 1970Doctors Brian Hunt (centre), Joe Lee, and Bryan Kirk, December 1970Dr. Joe Lee, 1970Staff in ICU, 1970Judy Clark and unidentified man in the lounge, 1970ICU staff, 1970Sheilagh Buchanan, 1970Two ICU nurses, 1970ICU nurse, 1970ICU nursing staff, 1970ICU nurse, 1970ICU nurse in surgical outfitICU staff, 1970Richard Klassen, ICU orderly, 1970Richard Klassen, 1970Dr. Brian Hunt, 1970ICU Nurse, 1970Costume party, 1970Costume party, 1970Costume party, 1970Costume party, 1970Costume party. Robert Hall (centre) and Hedie Epp (on far right), 1970Costume Party. Robert Hall and Hedie Epp, 1970ICU nurse with Emergency Cart, 1969Nurse and patient, 1969ICU nurse S. Lui, 1969ICU staff and student nurses with projector. Gail Slessor is in white with white cap, July 1969ICU nurses, 1969ICU nurse, 1969Nurse with patient in ICU, 1969Nurses with patient in ICU, 1969ICU nurse with medication, 1969Emergency 99 Cart, 1969ICU supplies, 1969ICU nurse with patient, 1969Emergency 99 Cart, 1969ICU nurse with monitor, 1969ICU staff, 1969ICU staff, 1969Al Hurd, 1969Al Hurd, 1969ICU staff at Nurses Central StationAl Hurd [n.d.]
