The Patient and Family Centred Care team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in Sharing and Caring Together 2024. Your participation is what made this event such a success! A special thank you to our Patient Family Advisors and Patient and Family Centred Care team for all the planning and work they put into this event. 

We’d also like to recognize Enbridge for supporting Sharing & Caring Together 2024 through the vibrant community grant. Your generous contribution helped make this event a success, fostering community spirit and connection. Through Fueling Futures, Enbridge continues to energize communities by promoting safety, vibrancy, and sustainability. We are grateful for your commitment and partnership in strengthening our community.

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Congratulations to grand prize winners Shawn Agostino (Thunderwolves season tickets) and Steven Potec (laptop and accessories).

Congratulations to all our draw prize winners:

• Anne Purves
• Carrie Vita
• Megan Lipinski
• Steve Dolasinski
• Tammy Bjorklund
• Tony Scopacasa
• Alyssa Cuglietta
• Teresa Cirillo
• Armour Boake
• Angela Kutok
• Brittany Crupi
• Michelle Towell
• Kristin Shields
• Michael DelNin
• Jenn Madahbee
• Sherri Donatis
• Becky Miele
• Ethan Kubinec
• Rachel Reed
• Tracy Smith
• William White
• Tessa Evans
• Whitney Kendall
• Dawne Gleeson
• Sara Cicchitano
• Erin Venn
• Danielle McLean
• Taylor MacKenzie
• Dylan Bulloch
• Louie Deleon
• Brian Mellis
• Julia Herman
• Siobhan O’Malley
• Corrie Poulin
• Kathy Furioso
• Alanna Cattani
• Carli Raynak
• Karen Bolduc
• Dawn Gilliatt”
• Wendy Lange
• Carolyn Gagnon
• Erica Vidotto
• Lisa Goodman
• Raveena Aakumalla
• Noah DiFranco
• Jennifer Elvish
• Brooke Bodak
• Toria Baranyk
• Shania Horvath
• Amanda Stewart
• Dan Taylor
• Crystal Koski
• Liezl Miran
• Gina Fata
• Tracey Maticic
• Evan O’Connor
• Deb Croswell
• Linda McDonald
• Tracey Roy
• Nikki Cooper
• Mike Kordek
• Michael Gwaruya
• Stephanie Needham
• Emily Brown
• Sally Milani
• Meghan Hill
• Marita Mauro
• Kyllie Makinen
• Sharon Stout
• Pascal Rivest
• Daniel Taylor
• Lisa Campbell
• Blake Rathje
• Renee Vachon
• Reshelle Valley
• Jocelyn Karusewicz
• Laura Jurimae
• Teresa Bruni
• Noelle Vita
• Kelly Jo Gillis
• Angela Murphy
• Andrea Langraff
• Matt Shonosky
• Carly Veltri
• Scott Middlemiss

TBRHSC’s 15th Annual Sharing and Caring Together Event

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is celebrating 15 years of Sharing and Caring Together, taking place from October 21 to 25, 2024. A collaboration between our Patient Family Advisors (PFAs) and Patient and Family Centred Care (PFCC) department, this week-long event celebrates the hard work and dedication to advancing the patient experience at TBRHSC.

PFAs are volunteers who contribute their time, knowledge, and personal experiences of care, to help the Hospital understand what working is well and where there are opportunities for improvement. Their involvement is integral to shaping a truly patient-centered approach.

This year’s event will feature a variety of engaging activities, including educational lunch-and-learns and coffee rounds, where PFAs and staff will share stories and insights. The week concludes with a full-day exhibition, showcasing the work of departments from across the Hospital, and how they bring the principles of patient and family centred care to life.

New this year, PFCC, along with Volunteer Services and Human Resources, is hosting a recruitment event at Goods and Co. on Wednesday, October 23, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend—whether you’re interested in chatting with one of our PFAs or volunteers or exploring career opportunities at TBRHSC.

This event is thanks to the hard work of our PFAs and our community donors. A heartfelt “thank you” for their support and overwhelming generosity, which have been vital in ensuring the success of this year’s Sharing and Caring.

This week is an important opportunity to reflect on the power of patient-centered care, celebrate our achievements, and continue building on our efforts to improve the patient experience at TBRHSC.

The iCare Impact Awards are peer-to-peer recognition, aimed at highlighting the behaviours and initiatives that support our mission, vision, and values and strategic directions. The iCare Impact Awards recognize outcomes and impacts, and the people who made those outcomes possible.

The iCare Impact Awards program is open to all members of the Hospital Community; employees, professional staff, and volunteers of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute.

Submit your iCare Impact Award nomination today by visiting https://icare-awards.tbrhsc.net/.

Nominations close today!

The Health Sciences Foundation Family CARE (Care Advancement Recommended by Employees) Grants are here to help you — the family of health care providers that make the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre the excellent facility it is. Family CARE grants can be used to improve the care you give every day. Listen for patient and family suggestions when brainstorming ideas. Initiatives that improve the care we can provide benefit us all!

Download the form (or see below) and submit your completed application to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation (Foundation President’s Office, Room 2232) by Friday, October 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. EST.

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Andricciola, Executive Coordinator at ext. 7276 or by email at laura.andricciola@tbh.net.

To celebrate National Infection Control Week, the Infection Prevention and Control team will have a booth at the bottom of the Grand Staircase Tuesday to Friday. Check out the schedule of events below: