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 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.
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 (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Emergency Department (ED) at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) continues to experience high volumes of patients. There is a high demand for hospital services and we are seeing higher acuity patients. As patients are seen based on an assessment of individual illness, this will likely mean longer than normal wait times for less severe illness.
The Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network, part of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), collects and reviews data on the stroke system of care, including how patients arrive at the hospital, rehabilitation, and follow up services, to help drive the delivery of quality care for the people of Northwestern Ontario.
