News & Events

The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) has been legally designated as a provider of health care services in both official languages.

The Health Centre’s request for partial designation as a French-language service provider has been granted under the French Language Services Act. ...

Julie Grant knew she was overdue for a mammogram. “I had not had one in two years,” says Grant. “I’d been putting it off not because I didn’t want to go, but I just couldn’t find the time to make an appointment.”

When Grant heard about the Ontario Breast Screening Program’s ...

The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC), similar to other hospitals in the province, has been experiencing a peak in activity with patients presenting with a variety of illnesses, including respiratory illnesses and influenza.

NBRHC Manager of Infection Control, Mark Daniw says an increased ...

A program designed to help people adjust to everyday life after a stroke is showing positive results, according to a new study.

The study was led by the Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network, a program funded by the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN), and the School of Nursing ...

Award for ongoing support of Organ and Tissue donation

Today representatives from the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) were in North Bay to present the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) with an award for the Health Centre’s ongoing support of organ and tissue ...

Received a decision of ‘Accredited with Commendation’

The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is proud to announce that it has achieved ‘Accreditation with Commendation’ from Accreditation Canada. Accredited with Commendation is “for organizations ...

Beginning February 16, 2016, full laboratory services will now only be provided to patients who are receiving direct care and visiting North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) associated clinics. This means that the laboratory will no longer draw blood or collect specimens for outpatients for tests ...

Data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) this week shows the North Bay Regional Health Centre’s (NBRHC) hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) rate is currently the lowest in the province. NBRHC’s average is 67; in contrast, the Canadian and Ontario averages ...

We know that the holidays are a busy time for everyone—and that includes our Emergency Department!

Each year, visits to the Emergency Department (ED) at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) increase during the holidays. There are many factors that contribute to this increase,
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Clinic to start seeing patients early 2016

The new Northern Shores Medical Clinic will begin accepting applications for patients beginning Monday November 23rd, 2015. The Clinic, made up of three family doctors originally from the North Bay area, will be ready to begin seeing ...