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Get Back on Track: Get Screened for Colon Cancer

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. In Ontario, colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer related death. However, if found early through screening and treated in time, there is a 90 per cent chance it can be cured. It’s time to get screened for colon cancer and get back on track with your health....

Meet Thunder Bay’s First Baby of 2024

It's a girl! Paisley Autumn was born to parents Richard Dennis and Chantell Rauschning at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre at 9:12 a.m. on January 1st....

Ontario Improving Quality Care and Patient Flow in Thunder Bay

To support Ontario’s innovative models of care, MPP Kevin Holland announced $1,284,600 in funding through the Alternative Levels of Care (ALC) and Patient Flow initiatives. Funding will be provided to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre....

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A labour of love: Meet Dr. Naana Jumah, OB-GYN and advocate for Indigenous maternal health

Dr. Naana Jumah, an Obstetrician Gynaecologist at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Assistant Professor at NOSM University, is an ally and advocate for Indigenous maternal health, and the recent winner of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada’s Carl Nimrod Educator Award. A Rhodes Scholar, PhD in Engineering and Harvard-trained physician, Dr. Jumah has chosen to return home to...

Thunder Bay 50/50 Supports Life-Changing Surgeries

When we think about healthcare, we often think about cancer, cardiac, stroke, and other “big” diseases. But the truth is, patients in the city and across Northwestern Ontario rely upon the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for a wide range of care programs every day. In the operating rooms alone, patients come for surgeries of all types including orthopaedics...

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Celebrates 20 Years

On February 22, 2004, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) opened, combining the services of McKellar and Port Arthur General Hospitals and Cancer Care services. McKellar and Port Arthur General Hospitals had merged in 1995 to become the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, providing acute care for Northwestern Ontario....