As the TBRHSC Strategic Plan 2010 is implemented, we have set a course that will soon see Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre recognized among the elite academic health sciences centres of care. Teaching and research, organizational transformation, regional service integration, and quality patient care are the focus of our attention. We are encouraged by our many recent accomplishments. Our new Molecular Medicine Research Centre has received overwhelming support from the Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments in the provision of millions of dollars. This public support along with the partnerships formed with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Lakehead University, and our world-leading private sector partner Philips, means that we are now considered among the top molecular research centres in the world. Significantly, we have also developed a partnership with the leading Cardiac Care unit in Canada, the Ottawa Heart Institute, to establish our Angioplasty stand-alone suite.

 

In addition, our affiliation with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine means that Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, which offers state-of-the-art equipment, facilitates the training of our own “home-grown” physicians, which promises to secure care for our region in the future.

 

As Chair of the Board of Directors, I want to thank everyone for their support. Our Board has endorsed Administration’s direction. We are confident that Patient Care is our focus. We know that our healthcare teams have embraced quality care strategies and are proud to applaud the efforts of our physicians, staff, volunteers and Foundation staff and volunteers.

 

Sincerely,

Ingrid Parkes, TBRHSC Board Chair

 

 

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