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COVID assessment centre enhances pediatric service

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 10:52 AM

Over the last few months, the Ministry of Health has encouraged hospitals to expand COVID-19 assessment centres to provide specific care for pediatric patients. In response, BCHS,...

COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Brantford General Hospital

Posted on Friday, January 14, 2022 04:00 PM

For Immediate Release ...

Modifications to Brantford COVID-19 Assessment Clinic

Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 03:24 PM

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brantford General Hospital

Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2022 10:00 AM

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at the Willett Site

Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2022 04:29 PM

For Immediate Release ...

BGH Indigenous Medicine Program believed a first in Canada

Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2022 09:33 AM

BCHS launched the Indigenous Medicine Program last September at the Brantford General Hospital to better understand and support Indigenous communities to ensure they receive quality...

BCHS to ramp down scheduled care to protect hospital capacity

Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2022 05:00 PM

For Immediate Release

January 5, 2022

Brantford, ON – The Chief Medical Officer of Health has reinstated Directive #2 for hospitals and regulated health professionals, instructing...

Healing at home: BGH introduces same-day joint replacement surgery

Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2022 10:23 AM

Bill McDowall is among the first patients to have participated in the same-day joint program introduced last November by BCHS. The program enables selected patients...

Avery is Brantford's first baby of 2022

Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2022 01:10 PM

The city’s first baby of 2022 was born at 7:03 a.m. on January 1 at Brantford General Hospital. Weighing seven pounds, four...

Updated Provincial COVID-19 Testing Guidelines

Posted on Friday, December 31, 2021 04:02 PM

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Seeking Care over the Holidays

Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 02:23 PM

For Immediate Release

December 22, 2021

Brantford, ON – As the holiday period quickly approaches, Brant Community Healthcare...

Beary good: Teddy promotes Buzz Me program for seniors

Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 01:50 PM

It's important to feel connected throughout the holiday season, especially as we continue to fight through the pandemic. It's very heartwarming that our caregivers can now give...

Proof of Vaccination Required for Hospital Visitors Effective December 22, 2021

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 01:30 PM

For Immediate Release

December 21, 2021

Brantford, ON – As a result of the rapidly evolving situation with the Omicron variant, Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS)...

A group photo of 6 individuals; in the centre, a man wearing a festive shirt and a Santa hat.

Santa Claus is coming to town… and his name is Mike McGraw

Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 09:41 AM

Mike McGraw might pretend to be shy when you meet him for the first time, but the 63-year-old is anything but.

A long-term patient on the B2 Rehabilitation floor, he is the life...

Mike Jennings with this partner, Sherri Jennings

"All I remember is seeing heaven..." | Mike's Story

Posted on Monday, December 13, 2021 10:26 AM

After experiencing death and peering into the other side, Mike Jennings began his two year journey as an inpatient at the Brant Community Healthcare System.

After extensive testing...

Massilly supports local health care

Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2021 03:02 PM

Massilly North America is partnering once again with the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation Hope for Healthcare campaign...

BCHS is looking for donations of aluminum crutches

Supply chain issues cause shortage of crutches; BGH asks for donations

Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2021 02:10 PM

BCHS is reaching out to the community for donations of good working aluminum crutches of all sizes for the Emergency Department....

First Ever BCHS CEO's Patient Family Advisory Newsletter

Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2021 10:45 AM

BCHS is introducing our first ever CEO's Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) Newsletter. It includes the history of PFAC, testimonials from and about our PFA program, a message...

BCHS staff huddles to solve problems

Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 02:19 PM

BCHS huddles are 10 to 15 minute meetings that give staff the opportunity to address any barriers they may be facing and to brainstorm solutions that will remove them. It is also...