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Community Outbreak Status Update

Shared on behalf of Infection Prevention and Control

Please be advised that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Shelter House, 420 George Street as of May 20, 2022. All restrictions are in place.

Please be advised COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared over at the following locations on the listed dates:

  • Options Northwest (587 Hodder Ave) – May 19, 2022
  • Chartwell Thunder Bay Retirement Residence (1350 Isabella Street) – May 20, 2022
  • Southbridge Roseview (99 Shuniah Street) – May 20, 2022
    • Heritage and Champlain units – 1st floor
    • Celeste and Primrose units – 2nd floor
    • Cheshire unit – 3rd floor
  • Chartwell Glacier Ridge (1261 Jasper Drive) – May 21, 2022
  • St. Joseph’s Care Group Hospital 2 South (35 Algoma Street) – May 21, 2022

Please note the Renaissance unit (3rdfloor) at Southbridge Roseview (99 Shuniah Street) remains in a COVID-19 outbreak.

Please be advised the respiratory outbreak at Bethammi Nursing Home (63 Carrie Street) has been declared overas of May 21, 2022.

Below is a list of all active outbreaks in the region:

LOCATIONTYPELOCATIONSTART DATE
Lake of the Wood Hospital, 2nd Floor, 21 Sylvan Street,KenoraCOVIDEXTERNAL21-Apr-22
Rainy River Long Term Care, 110 Victoria Ave, Fort FrancesCOVIDEXTERNAL25-Apr-22
Hogarth Riverview Manor, 6N, 300 Lillie Street NCOVIDEXTERNAL27-Apr-22
Southbridge Roseview, Renaissance Unit, 3rd Floor, 99 Shuniah Street COVIDEXTERNAL30-Apr-22
Hogarth Riverview Manor, 2N, Lavender Resident Home Unit, 300 Lillie Streen NCOVIDEXTERNAL2-May-22
Transitional Care Unit (TBRHSC)COVIDINTERNAL6-May-22
Hogarth Riverview Manor, 6S, 300 Lillie Street NCOVIDEXTERNAL8-May-22
Dryden Regional Health Center, 58 Goodall StreetCOVIDEXTERNAL10-May-22
Southbridge Pinewood, Blue Heron, 2625 Walsh Street ECOVIDEXTERNAL12-May-22
Hogarth Riverview Manor, Birch Resident Home Area, 300 Lillie Street NCOVIDEXTERNAL13-May-22
CSI Northwest 1201-Jasper DriveCOVIDEXTERNAL16-May-22
Hogarth Riverview Manor, 4S, 300 Lillie Street NCOVIDEXTERNAL17-May-22
Thunder Bay Corrections, Male Side, 2351 Hwy 61COVIDEXTERNAL17-May-22
Shelter House Thunder Bay, 420 George StreetCOVIDEXTERNAL18-May-22

Please share this information with all appropriate staff.

For more information please contact:

Infection Prevention and Control Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Tel. 684-6094

National Biomedical Engineering Week (May 16-22)

May 16-22 is National Biomedical Engineering Week. It’s an opportunity to salute the biomedical engineers, clinical engineers, biomedical engineering technicians, and technologists who make valuable contributions to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and countless other health care institutions across the country.

These professionals play a vital role by using their knowledge and training to maintain, repair and help with the selection of medical devices used for patient care at our Hospital and in our region. Join us in thanking these integral members of our patients’ health care team for their hard and dedication.

In the News: Thunder Bay doctor wins national award

Dr. Teresa Bruni is this year’s Distinguished Community Paediatrician.

(Via TBNewswatch)

A Thunder Bay doctor says she is “overwhelmed” to have won a prestigious national award.

Dr. Teresa Bruni will receive the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Distinguished Community Paediatrician award next week at a conference in Montreal.

The qualifications for nomination are extensive.

Candidates must be shown to provide exemplary paediatric care, be involved in paediatrics outside their office, devote time through involvement in outside groups or with government agencies to promote the health and welfare of children and adolescents, have a teaching or research role, and be recognized by their colleagues as a role model.

“I’m very humbled but truly honoured to receive this award for the work that I do here in the Northwest,” Bruni told TBnewswatch.

She has been a practising consultant paediatrician in Thunder Bay for 28 years.

Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, she returned to Northern Ontario to practise after completing her residency at the Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto.

Dr. Bruni has been an active fulltime member of the Department of Paediatrics at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre since 1994.

She is also an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Sciences Division of NOSM University. 

A nomination statement by a colleague to the CPS Awards Committee lauded her dedication to caring for children in hospital and as outpatients, her long work days, her teaching skills and her service on multiple provincial committees.

Dr. Justin Jagger, chair of Child and Adolescent Medicine at NOSM and former Chief of Paediatrics at TBRHSC, pointed to written feedback about Bruni that exemplifies how she is viewed by medical students who learn from observing her: “Dr. Bruni really seems to love working with children and their families, and this is inspirational to all those working with her. She seems to have a therapeutic effect on patients just by being in the room.”

Bruni was reluctant to take credit, choosing instead to praise the contributions of colleagues.

Award ‘puts Thunder Bay and the group here’ on the map

“I’m surrounded by numerous great paediatricians who I think are all as-deserving of this award, not just here in the Northwest but across Canada. I’m not one that likes the spotlight but I do think this puts Thunder Bay and the group here that I work with on the map,” she said.

She admits, however, to being proud of playing a role in the improvement of paediatric care in the North.

“The thing that’s always motivated me is to make sure the needs and concerns of our paediatric patients and families that live in the North are acknowledged and represented at the bigger provincial platform.”

Bruni said she’s always sought opportunities to ensure the North is heard on the numerous committees she’s been privileged to serve with.

One of her notable successes in this regard was the implementation of paediatric telehealth services from 1996 to 2010.

Bruni served as the Regional Medical Director for the Northern Ontario Remote Telecommunications Health Network from 1999 to 2005, then as the Regional Medical Director for the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) from 2005 to 2010.

“We were one of the early adopters of telemedicine, far before it became the standard of care. It’s so common now, but back in the mid 90s I was really happy to work with OTN and with the Hospital For Sick Children even earlier in rolling out a telemedicine platform to keep care closer to home, to minimize travel and support patients and families here in the Northwest.”

Dr. Bruni said there’s still more to be done to improve paediatric care in Northwestern Ontario.

“We’re not receiving the same level of care and services that are available in other parts of the province,” she said, adding that in the years ahead she hopes to continue to advocate for the needs of local patients and their families.

“I feel really lucky to love what I do…my patients bring me the most joy and satisfaction. They continue to inspire me, to educate me, to humble me. That’s what’s keeps me going.” 

It’s that work ethic that Dr. Jagger seized on for the nomination submission, in which he described Dr. Bruni as an ideal example of those Canadian paediatricians who work tirelessly behind the scenes promoting the health of children and families.

Daily Nursing Week Trivia (May 13)

Please submit daily answers with your name and contact information to nurses@tbh.net. Each correct answer will be entered into the daily draw.

  1. How many babies are there on one of the History of Care wall murals in our Hospital?
  2. Who became the first public health Care nurse in Atikokan? Please provide the name and date. Hint: located on a wall on the 2nd floor of the Hospital?

Daily Nursing Week Trivia (May 12)

Please submit daily answers with your name and contact information to nurses@tbh.net. Each correct answer will be entered into the daily draw.

10. On the History of Care murals in our Hospital, what does the label say on one of the oxygen tanks?

11. What was Isabella Johnston’s crowning achievement? And what year did that occur? Hint: located on a wall on the 2nd floor of the Hospital.

12. When did the Sisters of St. Joseph’s receive their first patient when they opened the temporary ward? Hint: located on one of the History of Care wall murals.

Daily Nursing Week Trivia (May 11)

Please submit daily answers with your name and contact information to nurses@tbh.net. Each correct answer will be entered into the daily draw.

Wednesday, May 11th

7. What colour leaf is Gertrude Grootenboer’s name on the Thunder Bay Health Sciences Foundation wall?

8. When was the last time the Hospital was Accredited with Commendation? Hint: framed picture by the Information/Security desk.

9. What is the name of artist who created the large medical abstract painting on the 3rd floor of the Hospital?

Daily Nursing Week Trivia (May 10)

Please submit daily answers with your name and contact information to nurses@tbh.net. Each correct answer will be entered into the daily draw.

Tuesday, May 10th

4. Name two people who are on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety poster?

5. What year did Ms. Mary Berglund graduate from McKellar General Hospital? Hint- On a wall on the 2nd floor in the Hospital?

6. Name two vendors on the TBRHSC Affinity list?

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