News & Events

For many of us, COVID restrictions have lifted and many of us are enjoying life at least semi-back to normal.

It is a different story for health care workers who are still required to wear full personal protective equipment (PPE) during their shifts, screen for COVID-19 daily before work and ...

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There is a line sung by the cast in the popular musical Rent that goes, “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?”

This signature song is the perfect anthem for this time of year. National Volunteer Week is the ...

The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is taking increased measures to protect and preserve our hospital’s capacity to provide care where it is needed most.

The increasing community spread of the Omicron variant is being felt at NBRHC. Currently, the following factors are affecting ...

Due to high call volumes and request for testing appointments, the North Bay Regional Health Centre’s (NBRHC) COVID-19 Assessment Centre is asking for patience and cooperation as our staff work to meet the community’s testing needs.

Ontario has updated its ...

NBRHC wishes everyone a safe, healthy and happy holiday season as we look forward to 2022.

As many health care services have reduced services, here are some holiday health care tips we hope will help you prepare and keep you and your loved ones healthy.

Remember: if you do need us, we ...

With the provincial surge in COVID-19 infections the North Bay Regional Health Centre is taking additional steps to protect our hospital community.

Effective Monday, January 17, 2022, designated Care Partners at NBRHC must show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 along with government-issued ...

National Public Safety Communicators Week April 11-17, 2021

Ambulance Communications Officers in our region receive more than 36,000 medical and fire calls a year for assistance. On-duty 24/7, 365 days a year, this work is critical to the chain of survival—but the staff ...

When Jamie Haydon received the call from Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) she was getting a new heart, she did not believe it. “My family and I are jokesters, so I thought it was my sister playing a prank,” Haydon says with a laugh. “When I called my mom about the news, she actually hung ...

Health care, even preventative health care, is an essential reason to be leaving home

There is a concerning trend physicians and hospitals worldwide are noticing during the pandemic–fewer patients accessing health care.

Dr. Neva Fantham-Tremblay, NBRHC Medical Director of Surgery ...