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Organizations adopt vaccination policies
Posted on Monday, September 27, 2021 10:00 AM
Efforts are ongoing to have staff, physicians and volunteers at the Brant Community Healthcare System fully vaccinated against...
City wants province to immediately approve, fund hospital redevelopment
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 08:49 AM
City councillors are asking the province to immediately give the Brant Community Healthcare System permission to plan for a new...
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over at Brantford General Hospital
Posted on Monday, September 20, 2021 11:11 AM
For Immediate Release
September 20, 2021
Brantford, ON – An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared over on B6 Medicine Inpatient Unit at Brantford General Hospital.
The outbreak...
BCHS board 'here to do a public service'
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 04:02 PM
Paul Emerson, chair of the board of directors of the Brant Community Healthcare System, recounts his experience working alongside...
Code zero: Increasing off-load times idle paramedics
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 01:00 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected wait times and off-load speed for emergency services and paramedics.
Paramedics respond to emergency calls and transport patients to the...
Healthcare System holds nursing job fair
Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 04:00 PM
The Brant Community Healthcare System is hosting a nursing job fair on Wednesday, September 15 in hopes that it will help them...
Paramedics responding to more calls
Posted on Monday, September 13, 2021 08:17 AM
Brant/Brantford paramedics and the Brant Community Healthcare System say they are experiencing a high demand for service. However,...
BCHS gets $12.9M provincial boost
Posted on Friday, September 10, 2021 08:45 PM
The Brant Community Healthcare System is getting a $12.9-million boost from the provincial government. The funding, announced...
Strain on Local Emergency Response Services
Posted on Friday, September 10, 2021 02:19 PM
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2021
Strain on Local Emergency Response ServicesCounty of Brant, ON – Local emergency medical services including Brant-Brantford Paramedics...
NGH announces temporary transition of Labour and Delivery to BCHS as part of our COVID recovery plan
Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2021 04:20 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 7, 2021
NGH announces temporary transition of Labour and Delivery to BCHS as part of our COVID recovery planNorfolk General Hospital (NGH) is temporarily...
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over at the Willett Site
Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2021 04:45 PM
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2021
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over at the Willett SiteBrantford, ON – An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared over on the Transitional Unit...
'Very caring community' helps bring second CT scanner closer to reality
Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2021 08:57 AM
Brantford General Hospital currently completes 43,000 CT scans each year, including 18,000 emergency department patients. BCHS has also seen the number of CT scans increase by...
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared on B6 Medicine at Brantford General Hospital
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 05:10 PM
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2021
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Brantford General HospitalBrantford, ON – An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared on B6 Medicine at...
Implementation of vaccination policies
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2021 04:14 PM
A Message from the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Norfolk Brant Burlington Hospital Presidents and CEOs
August 19, 2021 - Implementation of vaccination policies
Hamilton Niagara...
She has a passion for preventing hospital infections and diseases
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 01:02 PM
"The Brant Community Healthcare System gave me the opportunity to follow my passion in hospital infections and diseases" says Sandy Comand, Clinical Manager at BCHS.
Sandy started...
The DOVE Program Brings Holistic Healing to Dementia Care
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 12:30 PM
Just as the dove is a symbolic representation of peace and love, so too is The DOVE Program at the Brant Community Healthcare System. Created by recreational therapists Rachel...
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at the Willett Site
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2021 10:48 PM
For Immediate Release
August 13, 2021
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at the Willett SiteBrantford, ON – An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared on the Transitional Unit at...
Hospital screeners at frontline of care
Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2021 09:10 AM
BCHS screeners are at the very frontline of the organization and one of the many additional measures that have been implemented due to COVID-19. Jodie Rayer was one of those...
Critical Care Team and the 3 Wishes Project
Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2021 08:48 AM
Congratulations to the Critical Care Team for being published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Their involvement in the 3 wishes project demonstrates...
Sunrise Rotary boosts BGH pediatric clinic project
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 02:30 PM
A special thank you to the Rotary Brantford-Sunrise Club, who has generously donated $40,000 to BCHS. The money is being used for the new outpatient pediatric clinic at Brantford...
Donation brings pediatric clinic renovation closer to goal
Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 11:57 AM
A $500,000 renovation of the outpatient pediatric clinic at Brantford General Hospital is set to begin next March. The upgrades...
Cataract surgery is music to the ears
Posted on Wednesday, July 07, 2021 09:49 AM
Gary Surette felt at ease on the operating room table at Brant General Hospital after Dr. Zanetti played calming opera...
BCHS accepts nine Honourary Paul Harris Fellowship Awards from Rotary Club of Brantford-Sunrise
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2021 11:29 AM
Brant Community Healthcare System is beaming with pride after eight staff and physicians were awarded honourary Paul Harris Fellowship Awards by the Rotary Club of Brantford-Sunrise...
BCHS Honours National Indigenous Peoples Day
Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021 09:40 AM
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Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) is honoured to recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day. We join communities across the country...
Lifelong Willett employee sees positive change
Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021 09:19 AM
The Willett, Paris has evolved for the better over the past number of years. Long-time BCHS employee Marty McComb reflects on the many positive changes in this week’s
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