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![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](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_July-11-2024_Hospital-President-Tackles-Healthcare-Challenges.jpg)
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](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_June-6-2024_Medicine--Technology-Enhances-Patient-Care.jpg)
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.](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_May-2-2024_BGH-Nurse-Changing-Lives-Shaping-Tomorrow.jpg)
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.](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_April-4-2024_Hospital-Volunteers-Icing-on-The-Cake.jpg)
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](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_-March-28-2024_Leading-Edge-Service-Provides-Care-for-Hospital-Staff.jpg)
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](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_March-14-2024_Dr.-Kai-Gade-Reaches-50-Year-Milestone.jpg)
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.](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_February-29-2024_Brianna-Lawrence-Hospital-Student-Volunteer.jpg)
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 Accreditation](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_February-15-2024_Brant-Community-Healthcare-System-Awarded-Exemplary-Standing.jpg)
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](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/Hospital-Insider-Article_February-1-2024_Nurses-Never-Stop-Learning.jpg)
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.](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_January-18-2024_BGH-Provides-Virtual-Companion-for-Surgery-Patients.jpg)
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](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_January-4-2024_BGH-Enhances-Emergency-Care-for-Kids.jpg)
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...
![BCHS ED Staff](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_December-21-2023_Health-Care-During-the-Holiday-Season.jpg)
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...
![Hope for Healthcare](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_December-7-2023_BCHS-Foundation-Hope-for-Healthcare-Campaign.jpg)
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...
![BBN OHT Health Navigator App](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/PHOTO-w-QR-Code_Hospital-Insider-Article_November-23-2023_-BBN-OHT-Health-Navigator-App.png)
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,...
![ED Renovation Improvement Project](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_November-9-2023_Emergency-Department-Renovation-Improvement-Project.jpg)
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...
![Dianna Cowie, BCHS Volunteer](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_October-26-2023_Dianna-Cowie-BCHS-Volunteer-1.jpg)
Hospital Volunteer: “It Begins with a Smile”
Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2023 09:16 AM
Dianna Cowie decided in 2019 to become a volunteer at the Brant Community Healthcare System and she has not looked back.
Dianna volunteered in the ambulatory care department...
![Kari Wilson and Dr. Somaiah Ahmed](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_October-12-2023_New-Central-Monitoring-System-Enhances-Patient-Care.jpg)
New central monitoring system enhances patient care at BGH
Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2023 08:16 AM
“Our emergency physicians, nurses, and everyone who works in the emergency department at the BGH care for about 60,000 patients each year so when any of our equipment begins...
![Communications Team](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_September-28-2023_CPRS-Award-This-Is-Our-Time-resized.jpg)
Community voice loud, clear and successful
Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 08:58 AM
Last year the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) launched a government relations campaign called ‘This Is Our Time to Build a Better BCHS' .
"We needed everyone to know...
![CT Scanner](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_September-14-2023_BGH-Improves-Access-to-CT-Care-1.jpg)
BGH improves access to CT care
Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023 08:00 AM
Earlier this summer a group of hospital employees, physicians, and donors gathered to celebrate the arrival of a new CT scanner in the diagnostic imaging department at the...
![Lisa Welton](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_August-31-2023_Lisa-Welton.jpg)
Willett nurse loves her career and her daughter
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2023 08:36 AM
This week's Hospital Insider features Lisa Welton, a nurse at both the Willett, Paris and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton.
“I love being an urgent care nurse. We get to see...
![Ruth Valade](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_August-17-2023_Ruth-Valade-Once-A-Nurse-Always-A-Nurse.png)
Once a nurse, always a nurse
Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2023 08:03 AM
This week’s Hospital Insider features the dedication of Ruth Valade’s 50 years as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Brantford and her continuation of volunteering once a week in the...
![Local Integrated Stroke Unit Celebrates 10 Years](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider-Article_August-3-2023_Local-Integrated-Stroke-Unit-Celebrates.jpg)
Local Integrated Stroke Unit Celebrates 10 Years
Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2023 11:36 AM
In 2013, Elke Hilgendag and Dr. Catherine Ballyk of the Brant Community Healthcare System were part of a team who collaborated to support the opening of an Integrated Stroke...
![IPAC Team](https://www.bchsys.org/en/news/resources/Hospital-Insider/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider_July-20-2023_Effects-of-Hospital-Mask-Friendly-Policy.jpg)
Effects of hospital mask-friendly policy at BCHS
Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 01:42 PM
This weeks Hospital Insider reflects on our BCHS COVID-19 response and addresses the current mask-friendly policy.
“Masks are still provided at all the entrances and throughout...
![Erin Sleeth, Interim BCHS President and CEO](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/PHOTO_Hospital-Insider_Erin-Sleeth-and-Peter-Quinlan.png)
BCHS Introduces Interim President and CEO
Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2023 02:22 PM
On June 30, 2023, Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) welcomed Erin Sleeth into the role of Interim President & CEO.
“I am honoured and humbled to be appointed the...
![Dr. David McNeil](https://www.bchsys.org/en/resources/David-McNeil.jpeg)
Family takes precedence for retiring hospital president
Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2023 08:19 AM
In 2018, Dr. David McNeil became the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) President & CEO.
During his leadership significant improvements have been made to BHCS such as...