We’re thrilled to share that Bay Village Coffee is once again supporting cardiac care in our community with another delicious fundraising initiative, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! 

With just $4,707.65 to go before reaching $100,000 raised for the Cardiac Unit at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Bay Village Coffee is offering limited-edition Shamrock Sandwich Cookies, donating the proceeds to support this vital cause. These festive cookies feature their signature buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookie, filled with creamy green buttercream and shaped like lucky shamrocks.

Pre-orders can be placed directly with Bay Village Coffee at info@bayvillagecoffee.com, or in person at their shop. $7 each, with $3.50 donated from each cookie.

Available for just three days: March 17, 18 & 19
Limited quantities, don’t miss out!

Plus, we’ll be selling a limited number of cookies in the Hospital lobby (across from Seasons Gift Shop) on March 17, 18 & 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Every cookie brings us one step closer to enhanced cardiac care for patients and families in our region. Thank you to Bay Village Coffee for their continued support, and to everyone who helps make this milestone possible!

Congratulations to the March 7th Daily Trivia winners for this year’s Employee Recognition Week (ERW). Thank you to all Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute employees who participated in the daily prize draws.

🏆 $50 Cheese Encounter gift card, (Ashley – Security). Donated by the Cheese Encounter.
🏆 $100 President’s Choice gift card, (Justyna – Emergency Department). Donated by The Co-Operators Group Auto and Home Insurance.
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Diane – Emergency Department). Donated by Pizza Hut.
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Irene Pawluk). Donated by Pizza Hut.
🏆 Chiropractic assessment: valued at $70, (Victoria Marks). Donated by Dr. Megan Rubin (Gleeson Clinic).
🏆 $50 Serenity Salon and Wellness gift card, (Govind Suresh). Donated by Serenity Salon and Spa.
🏆 Free pizza, (Susie Hamilton). Donated by Boston Pizza.
🏆 Free pizza. (Justin Rob). Donated by Boston Pizza.
🏆 Free pizza, (Kale – Information Technology). Donated by Boston Pizza.
🏆 $50 Waterfront District gift card, (Sandy Johnson).
🏆 $50 Presidents Choice gift card, (Brandon – Systemic Oncology Pre and Post).
🏆 $50 Presidents Choice gift card, (Barb – Telehomecare Heart Failure).
🏆 6 Months of free parking at TBRHSC, (Jasmine – Labour and Delivery).
🏆 $50 Cheese Encounter gift card, (Tammy Ezowske).
🏆 $50 Gear Up for Outdoors gift card, (Tom – MRI).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Julie Vinet).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Shania Horvath).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Lisa – Radiation Oncology).
🏆 $25 Bay Village Coffee gift card, (Adam – Operating Room).
🏆 $25 Bay Village Coffee gift card, (Jessie – Surgical Day Care).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Mikayla – Nursing Resource Team).
🏆 ERW Big Prize $1,500 Pre-Paid Mastercard gift card, (Riley – Patient Food Services).

Congratulations to the March 6th Daily Trivia winners for this year’s Employee Recognition Week (ERW).

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute employees are able to participate in our ERW Daily Trivia every day until March 6th. Prize draws will be held daily, and the winners will be announced on the Daily Informed Newsletter and on the Hospital’s socials.

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🏆 $100 Presidents Choice gift card, (Kristy – Radiology). Donated by The Co-Operators Group Auto and Home Insurance.
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Matthew – Cardiac Cath Lab). Donated by Pizza Hut.
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Tiffany – Pre-Admission Clini). Donated by Pizza Hut
🏆 Made In Canada gift basket, (Courtney Rehula). Donated by HCP (Health Care Providers).
🏆 Reflexology gift card, (Kim – Diagnostic Imaging). Donated by Jill Venziano.
🏆 Free pizza prize, (Shannon – Forensic Case Management. Donated by Boston Pizza.
🏆 Free pizza prize, (Taylor – Health Records). Donated by Boston Pizza.
🏆 Free pizza prize, (Shelby – Health Sciences Foundation). Donated by Boston Pizza.
🏆 $50 Gear Up for Outdoors gift card, (Patricia – Infection Prevention and Control).
🏆 $50 Fresh Air gift card, (Lori – Home Hemodialysis).
🏆 $50 Waterfront District gift card (Marisa – Laboratory).
🏆 $50 President’s Choice gift card (Joseph Heath – Operating Room).
🏆 $50 President’s Choice gift card (Sarina – Paediatric Inpatient Unit).
🏆 $25 Pre-Paid Mastercard gift card (Jenna – Information Services Admin Office).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Katherine – Clinical Resources Research Admin).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Sara – Intensive Care Unit).
🏆 $50 Nucci’s Bake A Deli gift card, (Ashlee – Laboratory).
🏆 $25 Bay Village coffee gift card, (Bharat – Patient Food Services).

Congratulations to the March 5th Daily Trivia winners for this year’s Employee Recognition Week (ERW).

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute employees are able to participate in our ERW Daily Trivia every day until March 6th. Prize draws will be held daily, and the winners will be announced on the Daily Informed Newsletter and on the Hospital’s socials.

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🏆 $50 Cheese Encounter gift card, (Stefanie Armour). Donated by the Cheese Encounter.
🏆 $100 President’s Choice gift card, (Ashley Bilokryli). Donated by The Co-Operators Group Auto and Home Insurance.
🏆 Prize package (valued at $250), (Rebecca – Social Work). Donated by Gear Up for Outdoors.
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Kayla Carlson). Donated by Pizza Hut.
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Ciara Fodchuk). Donated by Pizza Hut.
🏆 Three drop in passes to Within You, Book and Buff (Preethika – Strategy and Performance). Donated by Within You.
🏆 $50 Cheese Encounter gift card, (Cheryl – Bariatric Surgical Clinic).
🏆 $50 Cheese Encounter gift card, (Lili – 3C Neurology)
🏆 $50 Gear Up for Outdoors gift card, (Angela – Strategy and Performance).
🏆 $50 Fresh Air gift card, (Casey Ladouceur).
🏆 $50 Waterfront District gift card, (Kim – MCKC Pre-Dialysis).
🏆 $50 President’s Choice gift card, (Clayton – Occupational Health and Safety).
🏆 $50 Nucci’s Bake A Deli gift card, (Danielle – Child-Adolescent Mental Health Unit).
🏆 $50 Nucci’s Bake A Deli gift card, (Tracy Niemi).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Janine – Radiology).
🏆 $25 Pizza Hut gift card, (Kathleen Roulston).
🏆 $25 Bay Village Coffee gift card, (Josephine – Surgical Day Care).
🏆 $25 Bay Village Coffee gift card, (Lesley – Medical Device Reprocessing Department).

Therapeutic Touch® is a holistic, evidence-based therapy that incorporates the intentional and compassionate use of universal energy to promote balance and well-being. Therapeutic Touch practitioners are educated to modify a person’s energy field when disease or illness obstructs or depletes their flow of energy. The Therapeutic Touch treatment restores order and harmony to the client’s field.

Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Location: Auditorium A

Considerations: Therapeutic Touch is a process that is always individualized and the recipient remains fully clothed.

For more information please visit: therapeutictouchontario.org

Shared on behalf of Quality and Risk Management

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On Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 a.m., clocks and watches spring ahead one hour (Daylight Saving Time).

The accuracy of time is very important to ensuring safety at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

It is of importance not only for scheduling procedures and staffing, but also for charting accuracy and medication dispensing. 

At 2:00 a.m. all electronic clocks that are controlled by the system (NICU, ICU, etc.) will be moved ahead to Daylight Saving Time automatically. Any final adjustments will be completed by 5:00 a.m.

If any of these system clocks are not updated by 8:00 a.m., please contact the Maintenance Department (ext. 6344).  All departments will be responsible for changing the time on any battery-operated clocks in their area. Computers will automatically change to reflect the time change. 

Please ensure that your personal watches/devices are updated and that any clocks in your area are adjusted in a timely manner.

Spread appreciation during this year’s Employee Recognition Week by sending a Recognition O’Gram to your colleagues!

Submissions will be accepted from February 19-27, 2025 (while supplies last). Pens will be delivered to your colleagues during our Employee Recognition Week held February 28-March 7, 2025.

To learn more about this year’s Employee Recognition Week, click here.