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Sanguen is a not-for-profit, community-based health care agency with offices in Waterloo and Guelph, Ontario.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">About Us</h2>

Our Mission is to meet the needs of those in Waterloo Region and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph living with or at risk for Hepatitis C through the provision of education, outreach, support, and comprehensive, expert medical care.


<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Our Vision</h2>
Our vision is to have Sanguen Health Centre be an effective Hepatitis C Service Organization that not only incorporates expert, compassionate medical care for those with Hepatitis C, but also provides innovative programs to meet the many other important needs of our patients.

Through education and outreach, Sanguen Health Centre will endeavour to increase awareness of the importance of Hepatitis C among persons at risk, the health care community, and the public. We will work to minimize its potential impact in the future.
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Sanguen Health Center, Main Office, Waterloo
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">WE SPECIALIZE IN</h2>
At Sanguen we believe that people living in at-risk communities deserve compassionate support and accurate information to assist them to make informed choices about their lives
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">The History of Sanguen Health Centre</h2>
<p>Sanguen was started in response to a community need. Through his work at Grand River Hospital, Dr. Chris Steingart, an infectious disease physician, recognized that there were many people living with Hepatitis C in Waterloo Region, and in Guelph-Wellington, who could benefit from medical treatment and support.</p>
<p>To meet that need, Dr. Steingart opened an office on Woolwich Street in Guelph and began to treat individuals with Hepatitis C in April of <strong>2007</strong>.  He continued to work at the hospital while seeing patients at Sanguen once per week. His wife, Michelle Steingart, joined him to provide administrative and clinical support.  Martine Stomp, Sanguen’s first dedicated Hepatitis C nurse joined the team that same year, and began providing testing, treatment, and support to patients. Sanguen was registered as a not-for-profit in May of <strong>2008</strong> and received charitable status in May of <strong>2009</strong>.</p>
<p>In August of <strong>2008</strong>, Dr. Steingart realized that one day per week wasn’t enough – he left his position at Grand River Hospital to focus on Hepatitis C treatment. He split his time between the office in Guelph and a new office on King Street East in Kitchener.</p>
<p>By January of <strong>2010</strong>, the Waterloo Region clinic had moved to its current location at 29 Young Street East in Waterloo. This move allowed for more (free) parking, a close bus route, and provided a welcoming, friendly place for patients to visit. Shortly afterwards, the Guelph office was relocated to Dawson Street.</p>
<p>In April of <strong>2011</strong>, Sanguen expanded in a big way when the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care created Hepatitis C teams across Ontario. Estera Brudek (Social Support), Jan Klotz (Community Coordinator), and Violet Umanetz (Outreach, Education & Prevention) joined Sanguen and began to provide additional, non-medical services to people with, or at-risk of, Hepatitis C. Later that same year, the team was joined by another dedicated Hepatitis C nurse, Tracy Hobson.</p>
<p>In February of <strong>2012</strong>, the Guelph office relocated to the Guelph Community Health Centre on Wyndham Street to provide a convenient, easily-accessible location for patients and clients to meet.</p>
<p>In April of <strong>2014</strong>, the team expanded further with the addition of another dedicated Hepatitis C nurse, Shauna Groulx.  In June 0f <strong>2015</strong>,  Pete McKechnie joined the team in the Social Support role in Waterloo.</p>
<p>Since 2012, Sanguen has also had a team of dedicated Peer Outreach Volunteers in both Waterloo and Guelph. These volunteers are an important part of Sanguen’s outreach initiatives in both communities.</p>
<p>In December of <strong>2015</strong>, Sanguen launched the <a href="https://2025.sanguen.com/outreach-program/mobile-van-outreach/">Community Health Van</a> to reach individuals in the community who faced barriers to accessing services.  This project continues to grow with each passing month and, in partnership with other agencies and generous private donors, has allowed Sanguen to do work that is both indirectly and directly related to Hepatitis C prevention and treatment.</p>
<p>That said, Sanguen continues to provide Hepatitis C testing, treatment, support, outreach, and education in both Waterloo Region and Guelph-Wellington. Our team partners with other agencies and groups, whenever possible, to enhance our ability to work with patients and clients who have, or who are at-risk of, Hepatitis C.</p>
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