Publications

Dr. Mitchell Albert has been working on a medical imaging technique that uses xenon in MRIs. Here, Albert (R) is shown in front of an MRI scanner with Dr. Yurii Shepelytskyi (L).

‘Game-changer’ in molecular imaging within sight

April 23, 2024

A technique being refined by researchers in Thunder Bay that provides razor sharp images of the lungs and blood flow images of the brain could revolutionize the future of personalized medicine, leading to earlier and more precise detection of different types of cancers and brain-related diseases.

Brad Adams, Marilyn Adams, and Olivia Adams. Three generations of Volunteers at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Meet the Adams Family, Valued Volunteers

April 16, 2024

For Olivia, Brad, and Marilyn Adams, volunteering is a family business! The daughter, father, and grandmother trio are all volunteers in different departments at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Olivia volunteers in the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP); Brad volunteers in Wayfinding, and Marilyn volunteers in Healthy Lifestyles, Cardiac Rehab.

(L-R) Abbey Hunter and Kim Montanaro are Volunteers and Patient Family Advisors at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

National Volunteer Week 2024 (April 14-20): Every Moment Matters

April 16, 2024

During National Volunteer Week 2024, from April 14 to 20, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation are celebrating the many dedicated volunteers who contribute to the patient and family experience every day. Volunteer Canada's theme this year is Every Moment Matters.

Roaming Education for Staff

April 11, 2024

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is capturing the interest of staff across the Hospital by bringing the learning to them using an attention grabbing and innovative approach.

Report from Gord Wickham

April 4, 2024

April 2024 marks an extraordinary chapter in our journey at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), filled with significant milestones and vibrant initiatives. As I reflect on the past and look to the future, I’m thrilled to share with you the strides we’ve made and our vision moving forward.

(L-R) Abbey Hunter and Kim Montanaro contribute to the patient experience through volunteering at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Enhancing Patient Experience through Volunteering

April 2, 2024

Twenty-five years ago, Kim Montanaro started volunteering as a way to give back to the community and honour family and friends who had gone through a cancer experience.

Notice of COVID-19 Assessment Centre Closure

March 22, 2024

Due to a limited amount of COVID-19 activity locally, the demand for testing and treatment services is decreasing significantly. As such, the final day of operation for the COVID-19 Assessment Centre will be March 31, 2024.

(L-R) Lindsay Sutherland, MSc RD and Jonelle Armitage, RD.

Dietitian Day (March 20)

March 20, 2024

March 20th is Dietitian Day in Canada. It celebrates dietitians as regulated health care professionals, committed to using their specialized knowledge and skills to translate the science of nutrition into terms everyone can understand to unlock food’s potential and support healthy living for all Canadians.

Social Work Week – Meet Karrie

March 4, 2024

March is National Social Work Month, and Social Work Week, March 4 to 10, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of social workers as part of the health care team and acknowledge the critical role they have at our Hospital.

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

February 27, 2024

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 practise in Thunder Bay, where she grew up after immigrating from Ghana as a child.