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Sickle Cell: A Unique Evolution | Black History Month 2023
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2023 09:08 AM
In Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Central America, South-East Asia and parts of the Mediterranean and Middle East, many people share one tiny thing in...
Accommodating hospital patients a 'chess game’
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 08:52 AM
This week's Hospital Insider highlights the important role of patient flow and access and staff response to these continuously moving parts.
“I spend my day working with staff...
Representation matters in healthcare | Black History Month 2023
Posted on Friday, February 10, 2023 01:07 PM
In late 2021, a medical illustration of a fetus in utero went viral online. While most people can expect to have seen at least one of these illustrations in their lifetime,...
At BCHS, managing patients and beds 'a team sport'
Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2023 08:14 AM
This week's Hospital Insider highlights the tremendous efforts undertaken by staff and physicians at the BCHS to tackle hospital bed shortages.
“Bed management and patient...
Nursing Students Thrive at BCHS
Posted on Friday, January 27, 2023 09:52 AM
Say hello to Brooke Murphy.
Brooke is a Level II Nursing Student in the Mohawk-McMaster BScN Program and recently started her clinical placement on the Inpatient Rehab unit at...
Hospitals face challenges recruiting doctors
Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2023 08:58 AM
Our professional staff at BCHS continue to overcome recruitment challenges by completing additional shifts to help fill the schedule and maintain our current levels of...
BCHS President and CEO to Retire in June 2023
Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 03:28 PM
For Immediate Release
January 10, 2023
Brantford, ON – Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. David McNeil, will...
Local dementia program attracts provincewide attention
Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2023 08:56 AM
This week's Hospital Insider spotlights how BCHS is advancing the care given to dementia patients through coping strategies and community resources. Since the...
Man says he's lucky to be alive
Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 02:28 PM
When Todd Murray collapsed while watching a football game, he was fortunate that Tamara Camilleri (BCHS RN) was also there to help.
“I was in the bleachers at a Brantford Bisons...
Massilly commits to community's health care
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 03:13 PM
This holiday season – for the third consecutive year – Massilly is making a significant commitment toward the Brantford General Hospital’s emergency department expansion project....
Hospital stay an eye opener for Brantford man
Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 02:12 PM
This week's Hospital Insider tells the story of Brantford resident, Bob Ion, and the gallbladder attack that made him visit the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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