Shaping the Future of Emergency Care at BCHS

Kari Wilson (left), Dan DeJonge (back left), and Dr. Somaiah Ahmed (center middle), celebrate the opening of the new Andersen Ambulatory Assessment Area – Zone 7 with Emergency Department care teams and staff.

On August 13, 2025, Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) reached a significant and transformative milestone with the opening of the new Andersen Ambulatory Assessment Area – Zone 7 at Brantford General Hospital (BGH).

After nearly a decade of planning and collaboration, this new space represents not only an expansion of the Emergency Department (ED), but also a vision for the future of patient care in Brantford-Brant.

For Dr. Somaiah Ahmed, Chief & Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, stepping into the new space for the first time was deeply meaningful. “This feels like the first step in the culmination of an ED project that was first envisioned nearly 10 years ago,” she says.

“It represents a vision that we will continue to grow into spaces that provide the very best care for our patients.”

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Photo: Kari Wilson (left), Dan DeJonge (back left), and Dr. Somaiah Ahmed (center middle), celebrate the opening of the new Andersen Ambulatory Assessment Area – Zone 7 with Emergency Department care teams and staff.