Publications

The Logistics of a Pandemic

February 4, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many facets of our work lives, and that certainly holds true for those at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Heart Month Profile: Adrian McKee, RN, Emergency Department

February 4, 2021

For today's Heart Month profile, we caught up with Adrian McKee, a Registered Nurse in our Emergency Department.

Heart Month Profile: Emergency Department

February 4, 2021

The Emergency Department (ED) at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is home to a complex team of health care professionals, who provide urgent patient care for our community and region, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.

My Heart Was a Bomb Ready to Explode

February 2, 2021

When Omer Belisle’s family physician in Nipigon sent him to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for a routine heart stress test, he wasn’t worried. “I thought I was in pretty good shape,” Omer said. The day before the test, he and his wife Leonie went canoeing on the lake. He even had a walk after, and felt no symptoms whatsoever.

Why we are not posting our vaccine selfies

January 15, 2021

After a year of intense turmoil, anxiety, and despair, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Two mRNA vaccines, produced by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, are a phenomenal advancement in our fight to end the pandemic, offering a significant reduction in the burden of disease in our communities.

Meet Vascular Surgeon Dr. Elrasheed Osman

January 11, 2021

Dr. Osman first fell in love with vascular surgery during his post-graduate surgical training in Ireland. As he said, “With vascular surgery we can help a wide variety of people and the effects of surgery can be immediate and life-saving or life-changing.”

Report from Matt Simeoni

December 3, 2020

This month’s Board of Directors meeting is the first with Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott, the new President & CEO of the Hospital and CEO of the Health Research Institute. Rhonda officially began her new role on November 23rd.

Celebrating National Kinesiology Week: November 23-29

November 23, 2020

This week our Hospital is joining others across Canada to celebrate National Kinesiology Week (November 23-29).

Message from Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott

November 23, 2020

It is an honor and privilege for me to lead and serve our Hospital and Health Research Institute as your new President and CEO. As we begin our journey together, I look forward to reconnecting with you, our dedicated staff, Professional staff, Scientists, Patient Family Advisors and Volunteers.

New Kidney Stone Equipment Makes Surgery Faster and Safer

November 17, 2020

Kidney stone surgery has always had a high risk of side effects including bleeding and the need for follow-up surgery. That’s because using traditional surgical methods of removing kidney stones is tricky. Urologists literally smash the kidney stone with a laser or a small jackhammer-like device, which often sends pieces flying. To get a basic idea of the difficulty, imagine splitting rocks with a sledgehammer while trying to control where the fragments go.