We connected with Nancy, Administrative Assistant within the Patient and Family Centred Care department at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre to find out more about her role.
Communication plays a huge role in patient care – and it's a role we often take for granted. For example, think about your own visits to the Emergency Department. The first thing you do is tell the nurse what the problem is. However, even basic questions such as “Where does it hurt?” and “Did you hit your head?” can easily get lost in translation if patient and healthcare professional speak different languages.
Women physicians are an integral part of the health care team at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). Each month, we will highlight some of the exceptional women physicians and surgeons who provide clinical care, education and leadership within our Hospital and beyond.
The Laboratory Services team at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) plays a critical role in offering safe, quality health care to patients and their families.
Gloria is a Post Discharge Liaison within the Patient and Family Centred Care (PFCC) department at Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Center (TBRHSC). We recently caught up with Gloria to find out more about her role and what brought her to PFCC.
PET or positron emission tomography is a remarkable leap forward in diagnostics. The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre received its first PET/CT scanner in 2008 – only the second hospital in Ontario to have one at the time. Back then, it was used to scan lung cancers.
Retinal tears are prime examples. Thankfully, they aren't as painful as they sound. But they can cause blurry vision and/or "eye floaters" among other symptoms. Ophthalmologists at the Lions Vision Care Centre at our Hospital can easily repair them with laser surgery.
We've all been there, trying to find a bathroom in time, feeling like we're going to explode. But now imagine that once you've found it, you still can't pee...
