Publications

Keeping Us Safe: Personal Protective Equipment Donations

April 21, 2020

People and organizations in our community have come forward with generous offers to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to support our Hospital’s response to COVID-19.

Kevin Herman is the team leader of the Rehabilitation Volunteer team. Kevin also leads monthly New Volunteer Orientation training.

2020 National Volunteer Week (April 19 - 25): Thank You Volunteers!

April 20, 2020

Volunteers contribute in countless ways to patient and family centred care at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre every day of the year. Typically, at this time of year, we make a special effort to recognize their contributions. However, the global outbreak of COVID-19 has changed the day-to-day lives of all Canadians.

Dig Deep with Empathy and Kindess

April 17, 2020

Physical distancing, self-isolation and self-quarantine are novel situations that our entire world is adapting to. While ‘together we are apart’ has become a tagline for our current social experience, the heightened feeling of collective vulnerability has had many impacts on our lives, including our mental health.

Touching your face is something you need to think about

April 16, 2020

Public health and medical experts have provided tips to the public on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Two of the main points of advice include frequent and proper hand washing and to avoid touching your face. For many people, that’s proving to be easier said than done.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre implements further visitor restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

March 27, 2020

The health and safety of patients, their families, staff, professional staff, and the community is our utmost priority. To help prevent the risk or spread of COVID-19, only essential care partners will be permitted at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre until further notice. This extends to people who may have been previously identified as care partners in recent weeks.

Former Chief of Mishkeegogamang Says Don't Ignore Your Cancer Screening Letters

March 25, 2020

When Connie Gray-McKay turned 50 in 2012, she received a letter from the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) telling her it was time to start screening for breast cancer with a mammogram.

Enhancing Cancer Care at Home

March 25, 2020

Across Northwestern Ontario, donors are continuing to make HOPE possible for cancer patients and their families. Thanks to generous donors to the Northern Cancer Fund of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, patients receiving cancer treatment in Hearst will benefit from a new Scale Tronix stand-on scale with height gauge.

Registered Dietitians: Making a Difference

March 17, 2020

Across Canada, March is Nutrition Month and March 18, 2020 is designated as Dietitian Day; a day to highlight the important work of dietitians in advancing health through food and nutrition.

Dr. Jordan Green Answers Common Colon Cancer Screening Questions

March 16, 2020

Nearly 40% of eligible adults in Northwestern Ontario are not up-to-date with their colon cancer screening. Knowing that colon cancer is 90% curable when detected early through screening, we really need to encourage our population to get screened.

Be Like Dennis: Get Screened for Colon Cancer

March 16, 2020

The simple, at-home colon cancer screening test that the Pellas received in the mail, after having their requisition completed by their doctor, is called a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit. The FIT kit is Ontario’s colon cancer screening test for average risk (no first-degree family history of colon cancer – e.g. parent, sibling, child) individuals between the ages of 50 and 74 years, every two years. It has been available since June of 2019, and it only requires that you to collect a small, single stool sample in a test kit.

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