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Hospital dietitians face challenges feeding COVID-19 patients
Posted on Wednesday, July 01, 2020 10:25 PM
Lori Elyk has a critical role caring for some of the sickest patients at the Brantford General Hospital. To read more click here.
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Nurse finds niche at BCHS
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:41 PM
At the beginning of the pandemic, hospitals wanted to hear from retired nurses interested in returning to help. After 8 years of retirement, Patti Clarke returns to BGH. To read...
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Education helps RN make a difference
Posted on Monday, June 01, 2020 10:27 AM
For Canadians, it is difficult to imagine the life Matthew Mutamiri experienced in Zimbabwe, where he was born and raised and the journey he took to become a registered nurse at...
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ICU nurse's thoughts are with her patients and family
Posted on Friday, May 15, 2020 12:10 PM
Liz McNamara knew she wanted to be a nurse in an intensive care unit. What she did not know is that one day she would be caring for patients in Brantford General Hospital’s...
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Allergy doesn't deter career in nursing
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2020 12:08 PM
Jake Oskam considered becoming a teacher but was always fascinated with health care and helping people. Read the full Hospital Insider here.
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Yes, let's applaud volunteers
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 03:45 PM
It is an understatement to say that Brant Community Healthcare System’s volunteers miss their involvement with patients, visitors and staff. To read more click here.
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Brant pandemic patients do not walk alone
Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 09:16 AM
The face masks from the Brant Community Healthcare System – carefully sewn by hundreds of loving hands across our community – are a symbolic gesture that no one needs to walk alone...
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Hospital volunteer known for 'trademark smile'
Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 04:18 PM
It is two years since Marcy Clark joined the volunteer association at the Brant Community Healthcare System. To read more about her trademark smile click here.
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A passion for health care — and skiing
Posted on Monday, February 24, 2020 03:53 PM
It isn’t often that a person with a passion for downhill skiing – born and raised in Warwick, England – ends up in Brantford. Click here to read more.
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Seeking to move hospital care out of the hallways
Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2020 01:07 PM
BCHS staff work as a team, with all hands-on deck to find the right bed for the right patient at the right time. To read more click here.
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Hospitals patients get their say
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:46 AM
Joy Casarin has found her calling.
After working in the health records departments at hospitals in Kitchener and Cambridge, Casarin retired to St. George. That is when she came...
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BGH has its own 'Group of Seven'
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2020 02:14 PM
The “Group of Seven” at Brantford General Hospital is developing quite a reputation. To read more about these seven high qualified pediatricians click here.
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Holidays at BGH: giving inside and out
Posted on Monday, December 23, 2019 11:00 AM
During the holidays, caring for the community takes on extra-special meaning at the Brant Community Healthcare System through a huge spirit of giving and generosity that extends...
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With health care, it also 'takes a village'
Posted on Friday, December 13, 2019 11:00 AM
It happens every December.
The Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation launches its annual fundraising campaign – 12 Days of Giving – and I immediately remember the African...
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For BGH pharmacy technicians, job is more than counting pills
Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2019 11:00 AM
If you have been a patient at the Brant Community Healthcare System, it is likely that pharmacy technicians helped care for you. Maybe it was even Rachel Damota or James Ewing....
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'The Nurse' returns to BGH
Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 11:00 AM
The medals and certificates awarded to a nurse, who graduated from the Brantford General Hospital School of Nursing more than 100 years ago and served in both World Wars, are back...
![Ben Deignan](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/Ben-Deignan.jpg)
Changing face of local health care
Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:00 AM
In a small office tucked away at the Brantford General Hospital, planning is underway to improve the way local health care will be provided in the future. To read the full Hospital...
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Kerri's Krew fights ALS
Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:00 AM
If you have been a patient or a visitor recently at Brantford General Hospital, you may have seen hundreds of nurses, physicians and other employees going about their jobs wearing...
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Healthcare staff launch plan to combat influenza
Posted on Tuesday, October 01, 2019 11:00 AM
Dr. Tom Szakacs, an infectious disease specialist at Brant Community Healthcare System, makes a good point.
“If car manufacturers invented an airbag that could improve your chance...