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Deborah Harper thought she was getting ready for a quick shopping trip - but when she suddenly lost function in one of her hands and struggled to speak clearly, she and her husband Rick knew something was seriously wrong.

Dianna Cowie decided in 2019 to become a volunteer at the Brant Community Healthcare System and she has not looked back.

“Our emergency physicians, nurses, and everyone who works in the emergency department at the BGH care for about 60,000 patients each year so when any of our equipment begins to show its age, we need to act” says. Dr. Somaiah Ahmed, Chief and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at the BCHS.

Last year the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) launched a government relations campaign called ‘This Is Our Time to Build a Better BCHS'.

For our September Chief of Staff feature, we had the honour of sitting down with Dr. Lucie Gregoire, a BCHS hospitalist, to learn about her background, career, and life outside of work, and to celebrate her incredible milestone of achieving 40 years at BCHS!

Earlier this summer a group of hospital employees, physicians, and donors gathered to celebrate the arrival of a new CT scanner in the diagnostic imaging department at the Brantford General Hospital (BGH).

Please be advised that as of Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12pm, the D-wing entrance at Brantford General Hospital will be temporarily closed due to ongoing construction.

This week's Hospital Insider features Lisa Welton, a nurse at both the Willett, Paris and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton.

This week’s Hospital Insider features the dedication of Ruth Valade’s 50 years as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Brantford and her continuation of volunteering once a week in the diabetic education centre after retiring earlier this year.

This unit enhances the care provided for stroke patients throughout Brantford, Brant County, Norfolk, and Haldimand Counties and ensures patients receive seamless transition between acute and rehabilitation from a collaborative network of providers.