Publications

Report from Matt Simeoni: Chair, Board of Directors, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Our Hospital is a centre for learning for staff, researchers, students, teachers, and other health care professionals. Research is an essential element of our academic mission.

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Students Participate in Hospital's Indigenous Career Experience Program

The ICE program serves as a great way to introduce Indigenous youth to a variety of career possibilities that exist within health care. The goal is to provide Indigenous students with a good understanding of how our Hospital works, and to encourage them to pursue career opportunities with us.

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Motion Sensor Lights Reducing Fall Risk for Patients at Night

Every day, nurses in the surgical unit 3B at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre assess patients for fall risk. That risk increases at night when someone has to get out of a strange bed and navigate an unfamiliar room in the dark.

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Hospital Talent Show Shines Spotlight on Mental Health Awareness

A new local talent show aims to bring awareness, celebrate differences, and break the stigma around mental health.

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Hospital Celebrates National Nursing Week: May 6-12

National Nursing Week draws attention to nurses, increasing the awareness of the public, policy-makers and governments of the many contributions of nursing to the well-being of Canadians.

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Sportsnet Anchor Shares Cervical Cancer Story

It is estimated that in 2018, about 748 women in Ontario will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Cervical cancer can affect anyone with a cervix who has ever been sexually active.

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Endoscopy Enhanced Thanks to Donation from Surgeons

For many surgeons, the question of ‘How can I do this better?’ is often at the back of their thoughts. Ongoing learning and improvement is at the epicenter of their profession as they continually strive to provide better patient care.

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New PET/CT Scanner Will Help More Patients

PET/CT imaging allows doctors to pinpoint cancer like never before. It combines two general types of imaging: nuclear and X-ray. The positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging represents nuclear imaging, which “lights up” cancer cells where they are present. Computed tomography (CT) imaging allows doctors to see exactly where in the body those lit-up areas are located.

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At-Risk Seniors Benefit from Expanded Geriatric Assessment Program

Beginning in the Emergency Department, the program streamlines the assessment process of at-risk seniors (aged 65 years and older) through consultation with internal geriatricians and the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP).

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Ultra-Processed Food: Don’t Risk it for the Biscuit

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