Publications

World Diabetes Day (November 14)

November 14, 2022

November 14th is World Diabetes Day and this year’s theme is “Access to Diabetes Care.” For individuals living with diabetes, whether newly diagnosed or experienced in the journey, access to specialized care in Northwestern Ontario is available. There are two large diabetes education centres in Thunder Bay (Centre for Complex Diabetes Care and Diabetes Health), and many clinics have government funded services on site.

The Laboratory Services department at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Bringing Lab Tests Home for Faster, Safer, Better Patient Care

November 14, 2022

Laboratory Medicine – the science of analyzing samples in a lab – is one of the most important tools doctors have to help diagnose and treat disease. Blood work is the most common specimen type though urine, stool, saliva, tissue, and other samples also pass through the Laboratory Services department on Level 1 of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Our laboratory conducts 2.7 million of these tests every year including many tests for hospitals across Northwestern Ontario.

World Stroke Day (October 29)

October 28, 2022

World Stroke Day is recognized each year on October 29, and aims to raise awareness of stroke signs and the benefits of timely access to emergency medical care.

Thunder Bay Urologists Training the World Through Fellowships

October 26, 2022

Thunder Bay has become a centre of world-class urology care in a very short time. In fact, Thunder Bay is one of a handful of centres for certain prostate and kidney stone procedures. These include holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and kidney stone treatments with the holmium MOSES laser and a trilogy lithotriptor.

Report from Gord Wickham

October 6, 2022

With children back in school and our communities back from summer vacation, I truly hope the residents of Northwestern Ontario took the opportunity to enjoy our natural surroundings and safely reconnect with friends and loved ones over the past few months.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Celebrates Franco-Ontarian Day

September 23, 2022

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), joined by representatives from the community’s Francophone organizations, recognized the rich Francophone culture in Northwestern Ontario by raising the Franco-Ontarian Day flag today.

Local Cancer Research Will Help Regional Patients

August 30, 2022

A local cancer research project in Northwestern Ontario is revealing new insights into how treatment for prostate and bladder cancers differs for patients depending on where they live in the region.

Level Orange (Restrict) and Essential Care Partners

August 5, 2022

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) has had a significant rise in the number COVID-19 positive cases over the last several weeks. This has resulted in an increased number of admissions to both the medical/surgical units and critical care. In order to protect our patients, staff and visitors we have moved our internal COVID-19 Pandemic Response Level to Orange (Restrict) as of Friday, August 5th.

Thunder Bay 50/50 Draw Funds Huge Leap in Technology

August 4, 2022

There were 5,000+ other winners in the Thunder Bay 50/50 draw last year you didn’t hear about – and you may even be one of them. That’s because everyone who undergoes minimally invasive surgery at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in the next year will benefit from upgraded minimally invasive surgery suites (MIS suites). That includes one upgraded with proceeds from Thunder Bay 50/50 ticket sales.

Thunder Bay's World-Class Urology Program is Thanks to You

July 28, 2022

We often talk about bringing world-class healthcare to Thunder Bay with the support of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation donors. But when it comes to urology, “world-class” takes on a higher meaning. That’s because in several cases, we offer prostate and kidney stone treatments that aren’t available elsewhere in Ontario or even most places in the world.

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