News - BCHS

BGH Emergency Department Project Reaches Milestones

Posted on Thursday, November 07, 2024 08:21 AM

In the past few months, many milestones of the emergency department renovation project have been reached. These include the recent reopening of Terrace Hill Street to the...

Brantford General Hospital has become a leader in community-based clinical care research. William Dechert, from left, is research coordinator, Dr. Brenda Reeve, anesthetist and intensivist, and Dr. Raid Shaarbaf, internal medicine critical care, at Brant Community Healthcare System.

BCHS has become leader in community hospital research

Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2024 01:17 PM

In healthcare, clinical research is associated with large teaching hospitals. However, the Brantford General Hospital has quietly become a leader in community-based clinical...

Dave Diegel became the chair of the Board of Directors of the Brant Community Healthcare System in June.

Diegel Becomes Board Chair of Brant Community Healthcare System

Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2024 09:05 AM

In June, Dave Diegel became the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) that operates the Brantford General Hospital and the Willett...

BGH nurse completes eighth medical mission

Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2024 01:09 PM

Ankie Werdekker has been a registered nurse for over 35 years primarily working in the Emergency Department at the Brantford General Hospital.

As a member of the volunteer...

Bonnie Camm joined the Brant Community Healthcare System (Brantford General Hospital and Willett Hospital in Paris) as president and CEO in March of this year

Hospital president tackles healthcare challenges

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024 08:55 AM

In March of this year, Bonnie Camm joined the Brant Community Healthcare System (Brantford General Hospital and Willett Hospital in Paris) as President & CEO.

“It has been a...

Krystal Nagy (left) and Dr. Dale Kalina, infectious disease specialist and the chief medical information officer of the Brant Community Healthcare System

Medicine and technology enhances patient care

Posted on Thursday, June 06, 2024 08:35 AM

Technology continues to make its mark throughout all aspects of our lives – including healthcare.

At the Brant Community Healthcare System (Brantford General Hospital and The...

Courtney de Graaf, left, is an RPN and Marcy Kinsman, an interim clinical manager at Brantford General Hospital.

BGH nurse ‘changing lives, shaping tomorrow’

Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2024 08:36 AM

May 6-12 is National Nursing Week in Canada. This year’s theme, ‘Changing Lives. Shaping Tomorrow.’ recognizes the contributions of nurses.

Courtney de Graaf, an RPN at the...

BCHS Volunteers, Mike Salvatori and Asma Nehar.

Hospital Volunteers ‘Icing on The Cake’

Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2024 10:48 AM

From the minute you enter Brantford General Hospital (BGH) and The Willett, you can easily spot the 300 volunteers as they go about their duties wearing their blue uniforms....

Cindy Hayward-Dale (back right), interim director of Organizational Health, Organizational Development, and Volunteer Engagement for Brantford Community Health System, and Audrey Zheke (front right), peer support and wellness specialist, sit with BCHS Peer Support Program team members

Leading-edge service provides care for hospital staff

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 03:17 PM

The Peer Support Program at the Brant Community Healthcare System recently celebrated its 1-year milestone.

“People who choose to work in healthcare, particularly acute...

Fifty years after arriving in Brantford, Dr. Kai Gade is preparing to retire

Dr. Kai Gade Reaches 50-Year Milestone

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2024 10:44 AM

50 years after arriving in Brantford, Dr. Kai Gade is preparing to retire.

In 1971 Kai Gade became Dr. Kai Gade, and soon after in 1973, Dr. Gade arrived in Brantford, working...

Brianna Lawrence is a student volunteer at the Brant Community Healthcare System.

Volunteer experience at BCHS inspires student

Posted on Thursday, February 29, 2024 08:36 AM

Inspired by her English teacher, Brianna Lawrence was motivated to reach her full potential and applied to become a student volunteer at the Brant Community Healthcare System...

BCHS Awarded ‘Exemplary Standing’

Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2024 06:36 AM

Last November, Accreditation Canada-appointed surveyors visited both the Brantford General Hospital and The Willett in Paris.

As a global, not-for-profit organization with a...

Michelle Russell (left) and Caralee Bolton are certified Registered Nurse First Assists at the Brant Community Healthcare System

Nurses never stop learning

Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2024 09:34 AM

Nurses are frequently described as lifelong learners.

Graduating with their nursing degree and getting their first job is just the beginning.

The nurses at the Brant Community...

Brian Brennan, clinical director of the peri-operative surgery program, and Caralee Bolton, registered nurse first assistant, at the Brant Community Healthcare System say a virtual companion helps surgery patients recover at home.

BGH provides virtual companion for surgery patients

Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2024 08:57 AM

Many patients undergoing hip, knee, and shoulder surgery at the Brantford General Hospital are now able to return home the same day of their procedure where they can sleep in...

BGH Enhances Emergency Care for Kids

Posted on Friday, January 05, 2024 11:44 AM

The recent opening of the Pediatric Acute Referral Service (PARS) at the Brantford General Hospital is a significant enhancement to the care provided for children, and their...

Accessing health care during holiday season

Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2023 08:31 AM

Dr. Somaiah Ahmed, Chief & Medical Director of the Emergency Department at the Brant Community Healthcare System (Brantford General Hospital and Willett Hospital, Paris) has...

BCHS Launches Hope for Healthcare

Posted on Thursday, December 07, 2023 08:04 AM

The BGH Emergency Department is our area’s leading provider of emergency medical care and services for Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of The Grand River, Mississaugas...

Local Health Navigator App Launched

Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 02:33 PM

Navigating the complexities of the healthcare system can be difficult for patients and their families. To make it easier, nineteen organizations throughout Brantford, Brant,...

Long awaited hospital emergency department project underway

Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2023 08:35 AM

Last week, Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) leaders and BCHS Foundation representatives met with local elected officials to tour the renovations currently underway in...