You’re invited to join the next Virtual All Staff Town Hall on Wednesday, May 15 @ 2:00 p.m.

Town Halls are an opportunity to stay informed on what’s happening at your Hospital and Health Research Institute.

Topics for this month’s edition:

• Strategic Plan 2026: Year Two Review and Staff Appreciation BBQ
• Transition from GroupWise to Outlook
• Accessibility Feedback Survey

It also provides opportunity to have your questions answered and comments heard about any of our operations, strategic priorities or other areas of interest. Feel free to submit your question by emailing TBRHSC.GroupNews@tbh.net or in real time during the session. Submitting questions in advance ensures the right people are available to respond.

To join, please visit https://tbrhsc.net/th/ .

Can’t make it? The Virtual All Staff Town Hall will be recorded so you can view it anytime afterwards. The password for the meeting should populate automatically. If the password is not accepted due to settings on your computer, please enter the meeting password: townhall2024.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Virtual All Staff Town Hall.

Forensic Mental Health services offers culturally safe care to a diverse population. As part of this care, Blue Sky Community Healing Centre provides programming on the inpatient unit, as well as to residents of the Transitional Rehabilitative Housing Program (TRHP) in the community.

“I want to work to end the stigma around the marginalization of individuals who struggle with mental health or substance abuse issues,” says Trevor Atkinson at Blue Sky Community Healing Centre. “Recovery is about progression, not perfection, and I want to ensure that individuals discover new hope for the future. Rock bottom can allow individuals to become empowered and want to take better care of themselves.”

The Blue Sky Community Healing Centre provides cultural and spiritual services (ceremonies, gatherings, drumming, Indigenous sacred items, and traditional Indigenous lodges) and promotes inclusivity while facilitating self-discovery and healing.

Shawn Seagris is the Manager of an extensive portfolio including CAMHU, ACT, CAST, MHAT, and in-patient Social Work. He’s also in the process of furthering his education and is enrolled at Lakehead University in the Masters of Nursing Program.

Shawn is a young, ambitious individual. His energy and constructive attitude has been a welcomed addition to our programs. He leads by example, fostering a positive and healthy work environment.

Shawn’s “door is always open”, and is always willing to provide support, listening time, and feedback to his staff with a warm, welcoming, non-judgemental approach.

Recognizing Shawn with the Volunteer Association Education Bursary will allow him to continue his ongoing professional and educational growth.

Today the cheque was presented by Louisa Gosgnach, the Manager of Seasons Gift Shop, through which the $1,000 was raised. We appreciate the patronage of the Hospital community to Seasons Gift Shop because it in turn is able to financially support the hospital community. Seasons is operated by the Volunteer Association Board, which is a registered charity and is not the same as Volunteer Services.

Click HERE to complete today’s National Nursing Week Trivia Questions.

Each submission will be entered into a draw to win prizes! Winners will be announced on the Daily Informed Newsletter during National Nursing Week (May 6-12).

It’s National Nursing Week and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is highlighting a few of our nurses and their achievements. Meet Carly Della Vedova, a Registered Nurse at our Hospital.

Carly Della Vedova has been working as a Registered Nurse in surgery for five years and loves her job. She enjoys working with a great group of people and appreciates the unpredictability and complexity of surgeries. Carly has pursued further education, obtained wound care certificates and has taken courses that allow her to broaden her knowledge and expertise. She finds wound care especially interesting and enjoys using her additional education to better serve her patients every day.

It’s National Nursing Week and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is highlighting a few of our nurses and their achievements. Meet Ashley Pecore, a Registered Practical Nurse at our Hospital.

Ashley is a Registered Practical Nurse at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). After graduating from Confederation College in 2022, she worked at London Health Sciences Centre (University Campus) to practice her nursing skills. It was during that experience when she fell in love with the profession. After a year, Ashley decided it was time to come back home and began working at TBRHSC.

Throughout her time at our Hospital, Ashley developed a fondness for teaching and aspires to be as supportive as the nurses who trained her. According to Ashley, teaching within the nursing field is crucial. It sets the foundation for the first experience in the field and helps students and new hires see how gratifying nursing jobs can be. Teaching also allows nurses to improve their awareness and understanding of their responsibilities, skills, and knowledge. Despite the challenges of being a nurse, Ashley believes nursing is a rewarding profession that allows individuals to grow and impact patients and their family members during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.