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Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is one of 11 designated Trauma Centres in Ontario. The role of the Trauma Program is to coordinate all the resources necessary to care for injured patients admitted to the hospital, and ensure quality trauma care for patients with serious trauma, but also provide leadership in injury prevention, trauma research and trauma education. The Trauma Program provides coordinated specialized trauma care to patients in Thunder Bay and region. In addition to inpatient services, the trauma team provides outpatient trauma follow-up, expertise in wound care, and is involved with several strategies related to injury prevention.

Trauma Program Contacts 

Adam Vinet Executive Vice President, Patient Experience & Chief Nursing Executive Vice-President, Cancer Care Services, North West Region Adam.Vinet@tbh.net

Chad Johnson Director Trauma, Prehospital Programs, Emergency, Critical Care, Respiratory and Nurse Led Outreach Team Chad.Johnson@tbh.net

Kerry Posselwhite Manager Kerry.Posselwhite@tbh.net

Paul Starkey  Operations Coordinator Paul.Starkey@tbh.net

Anthony Paladino Performance Improvement Lead Antonio.Paladino@tbh.net

Shonath Kajorinne Regional Injury Prevention Lead Shonath.Kajorinne@tbh.net

Ashley Taisey Regional Injury Prevention Lead Ashley.Taisey@tbh.net

Christian Popa Trauma Nurse Practitioner Christian.Popa@tbh.net

Kristine Perrier Trauma Data Analyst Kristine.Perrier@tbh.net

Jasmine Farmer Administrative Assistant Jasmine.Farmer@tbh.net