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The Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) is launching a community campaign to petition the Ontario Government for permission to redevelop Brantford General Hospital. This is the next step in an advocacy project that began in February 2020.

As a result of key public health and health system indicators continuing to improve, Ontario is cautiously and gradually easing public health and safety measures. In light of this, and in consideration of the important role that essential care partners (ECPs) play in a patient’s wellness and recovery, BCHS is updating its guidelines for visitors. As of March 1, we will no longer seek verification of vaccination from patients’ ECPs. 

Susan McMaster dedicated her entire career to working at BCHS and now after 47 years she will be entering retirement at the end of this month.

The Indigenous Health Services department at Brantford General Hospital, which launched in September 2020, is now one of only a few similar hospital programs in Canada. It is out to provide better, more culturally safe care to the First Nations, Metis and Inuit patients who enter the hospital's doors. 

BCHS is proud to celebrate that this year, 180 people have reached employment milestones with the Brantford General and Willett hospitals.

Throughout the month of February, we will be celebrating Black History Month through the lens of Health and Wellness. By learning more about historical figures and our current colleagues, we will be shining a light on some of the many contributions of Black men and women to the past, present, and future of healthcare.

Did you know that over a million Canadians are living with an eating disorder (ED) diagnosis and that eating disorders have the highest overall mortality rate of any mental illness?

RPN, Sandy Cassada, transferred to the ophthalmology surgery department at the Brantford General Hospital 25 years ago. “I love the process. We are a team that works very well together. Everyone chips in and does whatever it takes" she says.

In recognition of the vital services that The Willett has provided to the community, Ayr News has written an article commemorating its accomplishments. The article recalls the historical fight to save the hospital and shares the hospitals visions for the future.

Despite extraordinary measures to create additional capacity for critical care services, pressures on the Hamilton-Niagara-Haldimand-Brant-Burlington (HNHBB) region’s critical care capacity have worsened over the last week.