Our Hospital is hosting a variety of local vendors just in time for spring. Visit the back of the Cafeteria (by the East Entrance) and the Main Lobby on Thursday, May 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Excited for a specific vendor? Check out the list below for where they will be located!
I am pleased to announce that Cassidy Tackacs has accepted a contract position as Physician Retention and Relations Specialist covering for Samantha Olsen during her leave.
Cassidy most recently worked as a Human Resources Officer – Recruiter at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and is a graduate of Lakehead University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Human Resources Management). She brings with her experience in full cycle recruitment and retention activities and exceptional administrative skills. We are thrilled to welcome her to our Medical and Academic Affairs portfolio where she will work alongside Laurel Knowles, Physican Recruitment Specialist and Dr. William Harris as he transitions to the role of Associate Vice President, Physician Recruitment and Retention.
Cassidy begins on Monday, May 12, 2025. Some of her early priorities will be updating and strengthening our physician orientation processes and follow up, and continuing to expand retention activities in a strategic way. She will continue to support physician payment processes as well and we hope to lean into her marketing background to continue improving our communication opportunities.
We want to hear from you! We are seeking your input on the purchase of new bedside visitor bench cushions for our inpatient private rooms.
We want to ensure that the new cushions meet the needs and preferences of both staff and visitors. To gather your feedback, we invite you to a viewing session on Tuesday, May 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the ICP-Video Conference Room (2171).
During this time, you will have the opportunity to see several options and cast your vote for your preferred choice. Please share this information with all staff members. Everyone is encouraged to stop by and check out the options.
Please be advised that a planned water service shutdown affecting the entire Medical Centre (984 Oliver Road) is scheduled for Friday, May 2, beginning at 3 p.m. The interruption is expected to last approximately 4 to 6 hours, during which time all water services – including washroom facilities, sinks, etc. will be unavailable throughout the building. Water service will be restored once testing and approval have been completed by the City of Thunder Bay.
This shutdown is a necessary part of the Cardiovascular Surgery Project, and will support the installation of a new water valve in the FISH (A3) parking lot. This work is in preparation for an upcoming, larger-scale watermain relocation effort required to advance construction.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this temporary disruption. Your support is essential as we continue working toward bringing Cardiovascular Surgery to Thunder Bay.
Did you know it’s Emergency Preparedness Week May 4 to 10, 2025?
Join Emergency Preparedness in the Auditorium on May 6 for a fun, in-person opportunity to learn about personal preparedness, ask questions, and participate in some hazards and disasters trivia!
Two sessions – comprised of a brief presentation > trivia > open forum – will kick off at 1:30 p.m. and again at 2:15 p.m.
Come take part for a chance to win a $25 gift card!
Reach out to Mēsha Richard, Emergency Preparedness Lead at ext 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net if you have any questions about #EPweek in general or the sessions in particular.
As a part of internal policy compliance and best practice, Interprofessional Education and Emergency Preparedness, are running a Code White drill on the afternoon of Thursday May 1.
Staff are expected to respond accordingly as though it were a real incident. Please ensure to inform patients and visitors when there is a drill in progress.
Note: This drill will be discontinued via overhead announcement if a live code occurs.
Shared on behalf of Infection Prevention and Control
Due to the Measles epidemic in Southern Ontario, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center has initiated a screening process, to be completed at all points of registration. Below is a list of areas of concern when completing the screening questions. This list will be sent out when updated.
High Risk City (Area) in Ontario
Barrie
Kingston
Owen Sound
Tamworth
Belleville
Kingsville
Petrolia
Tilbury
Blenheim
Kitchener
Picton
Tillsonburg
Bloomfield
Komoka
Poole
Timmons
Breslau
Langton
Prince Edward County
Toronto
Chatham
Leamington
Renfrew
Trenton
Colchester
Listowel
Sarnia
West Montrose
Englehart
London
Sault Ste. Marie
Windsor
Essex
Markham
Simcoe
Wingham
Etibicoke
Milverton
Stoney Point
Wyoming
Fergus
Napanee
Stratford
North Bay
Sudbury
Please share this information with the appropriate staff.
The department of Infection Prevention and Control encourages everyone to keep applying the routine practices of hand hygiene, proper use of PPE, equipment cleaning, and the appropriate admission screening of all patients. Please set an example for staff and students and assist us by maintaining compliance and due diligence.
For more information, contact: Infection Prevention and Control at 6094.
The next phase of terrazzo repair work will be completed on the south side of the Main Lobby, from Admitting to the Pre-Admission Clinic.
Work will begin the evening of Monday, May 5 and continue through to Friday, May 9. Per previous, work will be occurring overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and fencing will be placed around the work area for the duration of the timeframe to protect the area and equipment, and to ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors. Fencing will be removed and immediately moved to the next area on Saturday, May 10.
Please see the map attached below.
IMPACTS
Patient Billing & the Cashier’s Office:
Door at the Main Lobby will be inaccessible. Services will be relocated to ONE of the Admitting interview rooms. Signage will be posted.
Staff access to the department internally will not be impacted
Pre-Admission Clinic (PAC), ECG & Outpatient Lab:
Patients can continue to check-in at the reception desk per usual but ALL patients will check in at the desk on the Robin’s facing side.
Patients can wait to be called in the seating in the main lobby
Staff will call patients from the Fracture Clinic side and bring patients in via the Fracture Clinic to the PAC, ECG and OP Lab room
Both Parking Pay Stations will be relocated adjacent to the Cancer Centre reception doors
Public TTY phone will also be relocated adjacent to the Cancer Centre reception doors
ATM will be removed for the duration (an alternate ATM is located at the bottom of the Grand Staircase at the Cafeteria)
There are NO impacts to:
Staff access door to Admitting and Patient Billing & Cashier’s Office will remain fully accessible
All three Admitting interview rooms will remain accessible (with one being used by the Cashier’s Office, per above)
Information Desk and Security desks will remain open and fully accessible
Fracture Clinic access is not impacted
If you have any questions, please contact myself or Darin Pretto in Maintenance at x.6205 or darin.pretto@tbh.net.
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s Trauma program presents, ‘Burns Outside the Burn Centre: A pragmatic approach to the initial stabilization and management of a burn injured patient’.
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Mason, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Medical Director, Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Objectives:
➡️ Discuss principles of initial stabilization of the burn injured patient. ➡️ Describe criteria and process for transfer to a burn centre. ➡️ Review management of inhalation injury.
📅 Date: May 1, 2025 🕓 Time: 4:30 p.m. EST ℹ️ Meeting information:
