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BCHS moves to Essential Caregiver/Support Person Only Visitor Policy effective April 29th

Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 03:03 PM

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BCHS listens to voice of patients

Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2021 08:22 AM

Gail Gloster brings her nursing experience to the BCHS Patient Family Advisory Council and is proud to be a part of positive change. Read the full Hospital Insider.

COVID-19 Outbreak Declared on the B& Medical Inpatient Unit at Brantford General Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brantford General Hospital

Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 04:59 PM

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BGH opens more critical care beds

Posted on Monday, April 19, 2021 08:49 AM

With record COVID-19 cases across the province, the Brant Community Healthcare System has been directed to open more critical care beds. Read more.

BCHS continues to ramp down scheduled care to protect hospital capacity

Posted on Friday, April 16, 2021 03:47 PM

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April 16, 2021 BCHS continues to ramp down scheduled care to protect hospital capacity and open additional critical care beds

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Kidney transplant recipient Jessica Bailey and her husband James Steele promote Be A Donor month

Organ donation gives patient the gift of life not once but twice

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2021 08:42 AM

When you are in relatively good health with no limitations, it can be easy to take everyday life for granted. If you are someone waiting for an organ transplant, living a normal...

BGH employee helps defend against COVID-19

Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021 08:43 AM

Dorota Dabrowski, who works in the emergency department at Brantford General Hospital, says she was not afraid to come to work when the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, she admits...

Some surgeries to be cancelled next week

Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021 08:28 AM

BCHS is postponing some surgical cases beginning on Monday, April 12, amid extreme pressure on critical care capacity across the province. This comes in response to direction from...

BCHS raises awareness during Be a Donor Month – Organ and tissue donation saves lives

Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2021 10:04 AM

April is Be A Donor Month – a time to encourage people to become registered organ and tissue donors and to increase awareness about the impact the generous gift of life can have...

COVID patients 'stretch' BGH capacity

Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2021 08:19 AM

Brantford General Hospital is helping relieve the COVID-19 strain at other regional hospitals. To read more click here.

Pandemic pushes more health-care employees onto Sunshine List

Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2021 09:03 AM

Temporary pandemic pay and overtime related to COVID-19 helped push more employees onto the Brant Community Healthcare System’s Sunshine List, a hospital spokesperson says. To...

Positive experience at BCHS inspires former patient to become health care advocate

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 09:27 AM

Life-changing experiences can happen in a split second, and often when everything seems to be going smoothly. So it was for Karen Loomis, who raises alpacas with her husband John...

BCHS president has message of hope

Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2021 02:02 PM

As we continue to operate under the COVID-19 pandemic now into year two, Brant Community Healthcare System continues to respond on all levels. The positive spirit and flexibility...

Pause. Reflect. Remember – BCHS commemorates COVID-19 1st Anniversary

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021 09:46 AM

Most of us remember where we were or what we were doing when the World Health Organization announced a global COVID-19 pandemic had been declared on March 11, 2020. Feelings of...

During pandemic, frontline health-care staff go 'full throttle'

Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 03:05 PM

Frontline health care staff at BCHS have tackled COVID-19 since it began. Now, a year later and despite the continuous challenges of the pandemic, frontline workers continue...

The longest health care journey: Sabrina’s Story

Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2021 02:44 PM

Chronic symptoms and living with a general feeling of being unwell can take a toll on anyone – physically, emotionally and mentally. For 54-year old Sabrina Hart of Scotland, Ontario,...

E is for Equity: BCHS Recognizes Social Work Week March 1–7

Posted on Monday, March 01, 2021 08:19 AM

It’s Social Work Week across Canada – a time to highlight and recognize the important role of social workers and the valuable contributions they make each and every day.

This year’s...