June Day: ONA Department Closures – (June 9)

Shared on behalf of Jeannine Verdenik, VP People and Culture


June Day is scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2025. The following ONA departments will be CLOSED:

–           Ambulatory Care (all clinics closed aside from the infusion rooms)

–           Cath Lab (on call coverage for STEMI remains intact)

–           Endoscopy (on call coverage)

–           Gyne Laser Clinic

–           Multi-Care Kidney Clinic

–           Nurse Led Outreach Team (NLOT)

–           Operating Room (limited for non-elective cases)

–           Ophthalmology Laser Clinic

–           Patient Flow Coordinators

–           Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Line Service 

–           RAVE Clinic

–           Recovery Room (limited for non-elective cases)

–           Remote Patient Monitoring (full coverage)

–           Screen For Life Coach

–           Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre

–           Surgical Day Care

–           Surgical and Endoscopy Central Intake Nurse Practitioner Team

–           Wound Care

The following ONA Departments will remain OPEN: 

–           Assertive Community Treatment Team (non ONA staff working)

–           Bariatric Surgery Clinic (non ONA staff)

–           Brief Intervention Treatment Team (non ONA staff)

–           Cancer Centre

–           Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (non ONA staff working)

–           Centre for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC) (Non-ONA Staff)

–           Clinical Trials

–           Community Treatment Order (non ONA staff working)

–           Consultation Liaison Service (non ONA staff working ie. psychiatry)

–           Diagnostic Imaging (exception: interventional procedures requiring Nursing support)

–           Forensic Outpatient Department (non ONA staff working)

–           Fracture Clinic

–           Infection Prevention and Control

–           Internal Medicine Clinic (non ONA staff working)

–           Maternity Centre (non ONA staff working)

–           Medical Transitions Clinic to OPEN (non-ONA staff working)

–           Paediatric Out-Patient Clinic (non ONA staff working)

–           Paediatric Healthy Living Clinic (Bariatric)

–           Preadmission Clinic

–           Renal Services – hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis

–           Stroke Program (non ONA staff working)

–           Surgical/Endoscopy Central Intake Program (partial coverage)

–           Telemedicine (non ONA staff working)     

Pride Month Events: Kick-Off Booth (TODAY)

The Pride Kick-Off Booth will be set up at bottom of stairs near cafeteria from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Stop by to receive a calendar of events for TBRHSC, learn more about the importance of Pride, and get some Pride goodies.

Click here, or scan the QR code below, to complete this week’s Pride Trivia. Winners will be announced at the end of June.


Pride Month 2025 is right around the corner, and the Pride Committee at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is excited to announce an entire month of events planned to celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. These events aim to raise awareness of the issues that are important to patients, families and staff in our Hospital. Check out the events below and keep an eye on Daily Informed Newsletter throughout the month for more information.

Information Picket – OPSEU (TODAY)

Shared on behalf of ­Sent on behalf of Jeannine Verdenik, Vice President, People and Culture


As you may be aware, OPSEU will be conducting Information Pickets Wednesday, May 28, 2025, regarding their province-wide negotiations. While picket lines are prohibited on Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre property, you may encounter information pickets at our Oliver and Golf Links Road entrances.

These pickets are for information only and should not impede access or traffic. You are encouraged to allow extra time to enter or exit the hospital property during this period.

We ask employees to:

1.    Be polite, respectful and courteous; remember that we are colleagues.

2.    Attend work as scheduled and on time;

3.    If you experience any unusual or difficult situations, do not try to deal with it personally. Instead, report your experience to your Manager, Administrative Coordinator or to Human Resources immediately.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out directly to Human Resources.

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