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Healthcare system unveils strategic plan
Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2020 03:58 PM
David McNeil, president and CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System, speaks about the future of the Brant Community Healthcare System. To read more click here.
BCHS ready for COVID-19 but local risk said low
Posted on Monday, March 02, 2020 04:20 PM
Despite the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, the risk of a positive case locally remains low, says the president and CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System. To...

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.
20 new transitional beds opening at Willett
Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 02:31 PM
PARIS The Willett urgent care centre in Paris is getting 20 transitional care beds. To read more click here.

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.
Hospital patients get their say
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 04:30 PM
Sara Fretz, patient relations coordinator, Joy Casarin, of the CEO Patient and Family Advisory Council, and John Arthur, manager of patient experience, focus on improving the patient...
Healthcare system on 'long, slow' road to recovery
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 04:14 PM
Bonnie Adamson’s 15-page report outlines the dire condition of the healthcare system, the steps taken to stabilize the organization and the challenges it faces. To read the full...

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...