Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network [TGLN]) has presented Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) with an achievement award for its dedication to open communication about organ and tissue donation.
I would like to begin my Board Chair report by acknowledging all the frontline staff, physicians, volunteers and senior leadership who had a very busy summer at TBRHSC while many of us enjoyed time with friends and family. Patient volumes at the Hospital were busy and that kept teams working hard around the clock.
Sonography Week (October 2-6) is an opportunity to recognize and promote the profession of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultrasound) which plays a vital role in the care and treatment of community members.
Observed annually by all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO), World Patient Safety Day (September 17) aims to raise global awareness about patient safety.
This year for Living Donation Week (September 10-16), Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) along with University Health Network (UHN) Centre for Living Organ Donation and centres across Canada, are recognizing individuals who have donated and received a living donor organ.
Dr. Hazem Elmansy, a urologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, is the first doctor in Canada to use the cutting-edge technology MOSES 2.0 that treats patients with enlarged prostates and those with very large kidney stones.
If you visit Flavours Café at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) you’ll notice some changes. Post-pandemic, the community was hungry for a fresh start and rejuvenating change. Feedback from hospital staff and other customers encouraged Sodexo, the retail owners of Flavours Café, to breathe new life into the space.
When you come to 2C at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), you get the impression that the staff love what they do and are committed to their work.
The rain may have delayed us at the moment, but the Every Child Matters flag will fly outside our Hospital all month in recognition of Truth and Reconciliation.
On June 8, 2023, TBRHSC became the first in Canada to perform holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) using MOSES 2.0, the latest innovation in urological laser technology.
