Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s Renal Services, in collaboration with the RFDA, will be collecting kidney-friendly foods to help fill our Renal Food Cupboard. The Renal Food Cupboard provides patients in need with access to kidney-friendly foods.

How can you support the Renal Food Cupboard?

Stop by The Real Canadian Superstore (971 Carrick Street) on Friday, July 21 between 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to donate, or donations are accepted all year round at Renal Services.

Kidney Friendly Food Donation List

• Oatmeal
• Cereal – Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Special K
• Unsalted/Low sodium crackers – soda or rice crackers, rice thins, rice cakes (plain)
• Unfortified Almond Milk (Tetra Pack)
• Peanut butter
• Pasta noodles
• Rice
• Mayonnaise
• Pesto
• Canned tuna or salmon (packed in water)
• Canned fruits (packed in water)
• Canned vegetables (no tomatoes)
• Applesauce

Shared on behalf of Chad Johnson, Code Orange Executive Sponsor

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The Hospital’s Code Orange (EMER-01) policy has been revised. As a part of the updated policy launch a scoped Code Orange – Stage 1 drill has been scheduled for Tuesday July 18, 2023 at 1100 hr. No patient movement will occur as a part of this drill. The purpose of this drill is wayfinding and increased familiarization for nurses from clinical units, as the Code Orange – Stage 1 reporting area has changed (see all staff memo and safety huddle dated June 8, 2023).

Managers: Circulate this memo to staff, including employees without regular access to email, and post the attached drill poster in your unit.

What am I expected to do?
Upon overhead drill announcement:

All Staff:

1. Communicate with patients and visitors during the drill that this activity is part of the Hospital’s emergency preparedness training and patient care services are continuing as normal.

Available Nurses from Clinical Units:

1. Report to the D entrance doors and line up in the hallway with stretchers/wheelchairs (if available).
2. Arriving nurses will be escorted through the Emergency Department.
3. After completing a circuit, at the direction of ED staff, nurses are to return to their unit.

No other Code Orange response actions are required

What happens if a real emergency occurs during the drill?
If the drill must be stopped due to a real emergency, Switchboard will immediately announce “Code Orange Drill – All Clear” overhead, followed by “NO DUFF, NO DUFF + relevant colour code announcement”.

Thank you for your participation and cooperation. Any questions or concerns can be directed to Mēsha Richard, Lead, Emergency Preparedness (ext. 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net)

Sincerely,
Chad Johnson, Code Orange Executive Sponsor

Memo – Code Orange Stage 1 Drill Notice
Memo – Code Orange Update
Safety Huddle – Code Orange Update

Shared on behalf of Noojmawing Sookatagaing (Healing Working Together) Ontario Health Team

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Join us on September 30, 2023 in Thunder Bay, Ontario at Boulevard Lake for a special community run in honour of the Indigenous children who were lost and the ongoing healing journey of residential school survivors and their families.

This event will take place on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and we invite everyone to participate in this important and meaningful event. Let’s come together as a community to show our support and commitment to truth, reconciliation, and healing. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a positive impact and be a part of something truly special.

Find out more information here.

In order to support additional parking at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, there will be an expansion of the A2 Parking Lot towards Golf Links Road. Construction will commence on Monday, July 10 and will be completed in the Fall 2023.

This work will involve the use of heavy equipment, and the main entrance from Golf Links Road (adjacent to the A2 parking lot) will have increased traffic while the equipment is entering/exiting the construction area. A portion of the existing A2 Parking Lot may be utilized for the Contractors and will be fenced off, along with the rest of the construction area. Please adhere to all signage and take extra caution during the construction period.

Your cooperation and patience is greatly appreciated.

Starting early afternoon on Monday, July 10, the new Siemens PET-CT chiller will be delivered and will be hoisted by crane up onto the roof. This will occur at the west side of the building outside F door, between the F and Renal doors.

Access to Renal doors will be permitted; however, access to F door and the sidewalk in front of F door will not be permitted. Please adhere to all signage and caution tape that will be posted by the contractor to delineate the construction zone. Do not enter the construction zone for any reason.

Staring around 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 10, components of the new PET-CT will be delivered. Large items such as the CT and PET gantries will be delivered after 5:00 p.m. The path of travel for deliveries includes the lower level service corridor, the lower level B & C corridors, the main floor B & C corridors and the Ultrasound Waiting / Nuclear Medicine corridor in Diagnostic Imaging. The trauma elevator at C corridor will be used to move the large CT and PET gantries after 5PM. Please use caution at the above noted corridors.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Shared on behalf of the Security and Parking Team

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Please be advised that the Turtle (I) Lot will be closed on Sunday, July 9th for a Thunder Bay Auto Sport event in support of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation.

Security will close Turtle (I) Lot entry at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 8th to allow the lot to empty overnight. The Auto Sport event will run from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 9th, during which time the lot will be closed for parking.

Staff that park in Turtle (I) Lot are encouraged to use their secondary lot (if applicable).

Moose (B2) and GH will also be made available to staff that typically park in Turtle (I) Lot. Staff are reminded to avoid Turtle (I) Lot for safety reasons, unless attending the event.