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Hospital volunteer known for 'trademark smile'
Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 04:18 PM
It is two years since Marcy Clark joined the volunteer association at the Brant Community Healthcare System. To read more about her trademark smile click here.

A passion for health care — and skiing
Posted on Monday, February 24, 2020 03:53 PM
It isn’t often that a person with a passion for downhill skiing – born and raised in Warwick, England – ends up in Brantford. Click here to read more.

Seeking to move hospital care out of the hallways
Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2020 01:07 PM
BCHS staff work as a team, with all hands-on deck to find the right bed for the right patient at the right time. To read more click here.

Hospitals patients get their say
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:46 AM
Joy Casarin has found her calling.
After working in the health records departments at hospitals in Kitchener and Cambridge, Casarin retired to St. George. That is when she came...

BGH has its own 'Group of Seven'
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2020 02:14 PM
The “Group of Seven” at Brantford General Hospital is developing quite a reputation. To read more about these seven high qualified pediatricians click here.

Holidays at BGH: giving inside and out
Posted on Monday, December 23, 2019 11:00 AM
During the holidays, caring for the community takes on extra-special meaning at the Brant Community Healthcare System through a huge spirit of giving and generosity that extends...

With health care, it also 'takes a village'
Posted on Friday, December 13, 2019 11:00 AM
It happens every December.
The Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation launches its annual fundraising campaign – 12 Days of Giving – and I immediately remember the African...

For BGH pharmacy technicians, job is more than counting pills
Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2019 11:00 AM
If you have been a patient at the Brant Community Healthcare System, it is likely that pharmacy technicians helped care for you. Maybe it was even Rachel Damota or James Ewing....

'The Nurse' returns to BGH
Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 11:00 AM
The medals and certificates awarded to a nurse, who graduated from the Brantford General Hospital School of Nursing more than 100 years ago and served in both World Wars, are back...

Changing face of local health care
Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:00 AM
In a small office tucked away at the Brantford General Hospital, planning is underway to improve the way local health care will be provided in the future. To read the full Hospital...

Kerri's Krew fights ALS
Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:00 AM
If you have been a patient or a visitor recently at Brantford General Hospital, you may have seen hundreds of nurses, physicians and other employees going about their jobs wearing...

Healthcare staff launch plan to combat influenza
Posted on Tuesday, October 01, 2019 11:00 AM
Dr. Tom Szakacs, an infectious disease specialist at Brant Community Healthcare System, makes a good point.
“If car manufacturers invented an airbag that could improve your chance...

Hospital foundation pays key role in health care
Posted on Monday, September 16, 2019 11:00 AM
Mario Colombo is quick to thank his wife for showing him the importance of volunteering. To read the full article click here.

When it comes to surviving a stroke, time is critical
Posted on Tuesday, September 03, 2019 11:00 AM
The numbers don’t lie. 300 — that is how many people throughout Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand counties were rushed to Brantford General Hospital’s ER with a suspected...

BGH critical care staff grant final wishes
Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 11:00 AM
Imagine for a moment that the end of your life is imminent and you are in the critical care unit at the Brantford General Hospital.
The expert team of physicians, nurses and other...

Integrating care and patient flow daily challenge for hospitalists
Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2019 11:00 AM
If it wasn’t for his parents, Dr. Anirudh Goel would be practising medicine in British Columbia. Read the full story here.

Make your health-care voice heard
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 11:00 AM
Here is an offer from the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS).
You are invited to join a discussion that will shape what the Brantford General and Willett hospitals should...

Working in ER 'an easy decision' for doctor
Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:00 AM
Have you ever stopped to think how many specially trained emergency physicians are needed to care for the 50,000-plus patients that come to the Brantford General emergency department...