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Early psychosis program provides tools for recovery

Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2022 02:40 PM

This week's Hospital Insider features our Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program.

“The aim of our program is to equip...

Justin and Allison McKellar pose with Dr. Somaiah Ahmed, who treated Justin in the Emergency Department on June 20, 2022

World Stroke Day: Minutes Can Save Lives

Posted on Friday, October 28, 2022 09:09 AM

Justin McKellar, 41, felt guilty for going to the pharmacy so late on June 20, 2022. Arriving at the Rexall on St. Paul Avenue just 15 minutes before they closed, he remembers...

BCHS needs 178 more nurses

Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 12:36 PM

The Brant Community Healthcare System, like many other hospitals across the region, continue to feel the effects of short staffing and demand on the healthcare industry.

Despite...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony

BCHS Honours National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2022 08:27 AM

This week's Hospital Insider recaps the ceremony that took place on September 30, 2022 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. BCHS employees, professional staff and volunteers...

Clinical educator Angela Burke is surrounded by staff enrolled in the Brant Community Healthcare System Preceptor Program

BCHS Addresses Needs of New Workers

Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 04:00 PM

This week's Hospital Insider focuses on the innovative ways that BCHS is enhancing orientation practices in order to better attract and retain new employees.

Angela Burke, Clinical...

Message from Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Burlington Region Hospitals

Posted on Monday, September 26, 2022 03:27 PM

September 26, 2022

In response to province-wide health system capacity constraints, the Government of Ontario has passed Bill 7 (More Beds, Better Care Act), which impacts...

Giving heroes the gift of rest

Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 01:09 PM

This week's hospital insider celebrates BCHS as being the recipients of the latest One Tree One Bench initiative developed by architecture students at the University of Guelph.

This...

Meet Janice & Alex: Survivors and Advocates

Posted on Thursday, September 01, 2022 08:02 AM

Janice and Alex Kucharew are both survivors and advocates.

Alex is in remission for Stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Janice combatted breast cancer.

The experiences that Janice...

Jessica Mallette and Alana Willemsma with their harm reduction safer supplies cart

Human connection leads to harm reduction

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 03:09 PM

At the risk of sounding cliché, Jessica Mallette, a nurse practitioner, chose to specialize in addictions medicine because above all else, she wanted to help people. “Addictions...

BCHS Supports Back to School Donation

Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2022 10:00 AM

The Brant Community Healthcare System partnered with the Brantford Food Bank to donate much needed school supplies for children as they head back to school.

Thank you to everyone...

BGH at forefront of ultrasound technology

Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2022 08:37 AM

This week's Hospital Insider features ED physician, Dr. Greg Hall, and his reflections on the use of portable ultrasounds at BCHS. Not only do they continue to greatly...

Emergency physician urges kindness

Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2022 08:18 AM

Dr. Somaiah Ahmed, Chief & Medical Director of Emergency Medicine for the Brant Community Healthcare System, reflects on how she, as well as many others, had to adjust...

Mary Jane Savory retires from BGH after 42 years

'You get out what you put in'

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2022 09:04 AM

Mary Jane Savory recently retired at the end of December 2021 with 42 years of memories working at Brantford General Hospital. Twenty-eight of those years were in the emergency...

Cancer Clinic Introduces EPIC Change

Posted on Friday, July 08, 2022 08:32 AM

The Brant Community Healthcare System's Cancer Clinic took an EPIC step forward with the launch of the best-in-class electronic medical records system – Epic.

This new system...

BCHS 2021-22 Annual Report to the Community

BCHS 2021-2022 Annual Report to the Community

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 07:00 PM

The Brant Community Healthcare System is pleased to share that we have accomplished many of our major strategic goals over the past year. This success is due largely to the extraordinary...

A message to the Community from Dr. David McNeil, President & CEO

Posted on Friday, June 24, 2022 10:00 AM

For Immediate Release

June 24, 2022

Shared on behalf of Dr. David McNeil, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Brant Community Healthcare System:

Over the past several...

Amy Adams (left), manager of health information services with the Brant Community Healthcare System, with switchboard service clerk Lucy Taylor.

Hidden Hero Award presented to hospital switchboard

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 10:41 AM

This week's Hospital Insider showcases our amazing Switchboard team for their vital role in providing communication to our staff, patients, visitors and community.

Thank you for...