Latest Bchs Podcast Episodes
Episode 17 - THE MILK MAN WHO WENT ON TO RAISE $40 MILLION FOR BGH
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - July 23, 2020 09:00 - 27 minutesGeorge Campbell was a not a physician — but he had the largest practice in town caring for everyone! His speciality was fundraising. George spearheaded campaigns that raised over $40 million to provide the best hospital facilities with state-of-the-art technology. Recently, George was ad...
Episode 16 - WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE MALE NURSES?
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - July 09, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutesTraditionally, the nursing profession has appealed to women. Of the 440,000 regulated nurses in Canada only 9% are males. However, since 2015 the number of men becoming nurses has grown 15%. Martin Ruaux studied architecture, before changing careers to become a nurse. Today, he is Vice ...
Episode 15 - PHYSICIANS DESCRIBE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PLANNING AT BRANT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: NO STONE WAS LEFT UNTURNED.
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - June 25, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutesToday, we take a behind the scenes look at the Brant Community Healthcare System preparations for Covid-19. Two physician leaders — on the front line of Covid-19 — talk candidly about the early planning stages, dealing with continually changing information, and their confidence in their ...
Episode 14 - HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE: THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL CITIZENS TO THE BRANT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - June 11, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutesPaul Emerson and Peter Quinlan come from different backgrounds. Paul was the Chief Administrative Officer at the Grand River Conservation Authority for many years, before leading the County of Brant as CAO. Peter was a secondary school teacher before he became a lawyer/Partner at Waterou...
Episode 13 - ICU STAFF FACE STRESS & EMOTION CARING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - May 13, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutesLiz McNamara is living her dream: she is a Registered Nurse working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Brantford General Hospital. Liz knows how ill Covid-19 patients can become, fast; and the stress working in the ICU can have on herself and her family. These days driving home from wor...
Episode 12 - BRANTFORD GENERAL ‘RETOOLED & REDESIGNED’ — A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION TO CARE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS.
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - March 30, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutesWorking tirelessly — in only 4 weeks! — staff and physicians at the Brantford General Hospital pivoted the organization to respond to patients who present with COVID-19 and other emergencies. 14 negative pressure rooms, including an operating room, are ready. An off-site COVID-19 patient...
Episode 11 - DOCTORS ORDERS: DOGS & ENTERTAINERS!
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - March 26, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutesIf you have spent time convalescing in a hospital you know how boring it can be — and how much you look forward to visitors to help pass the time. But imagine if ‘Doug The Great’ appeared at your bedside pulling an endless stream of coloured silk from his hat! Or, ‘Parker’ a golden retri...
Episode 10 - ENSURING THERE ARE NURSES TO CARE FOR YOU AT THE HOSPITAL
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - March 12, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutesStats Canada reports the jobless rate among nurses is extremely low — 0.9% last year! With job opportunities so plentiful — 50% of all vacancies at the Brant Community Healthcare System are for Registered Nurses — it means nurses often have many jobs to select from. Learn about the strat...
Episode 9 - “HUH? THEY’LL FEED ME AN EGG SALAD SANDWICH SPRINKLED WITH RADIO-ISOTOPES BEFORE MY NUCLEAR MEDICINE PROCEDURE!”
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - February 27, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutesNuclear medicine tests accurately diagnose a variety of ailments such as heart disease, gastrointestinal problems, various forms of cancers, and other abnormalities. Patients are injected a small dose of a slightly radioactive material, or sometimes given an egg salad sandwich sprinkled...
Episode 8 - WHEN SHOULD YOU TAKE A SICK CHILD TO THE ER?
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - February 13, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutesYou are in a quandary: should you take your sick child to the emergency department? Or should you wait and make an appointment with a GP? If you are a parent — or even a concerned grandparent! — you should listen to this podcast. Seven highly-skilled paediatricians — each with their own ...
Episode 7 - HALLWAY HEALTHCARE: WHY HOSPITALS CARE FOR PATIENTS IN CORRIDORS
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - January 30, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutesThroughout Ontario hospitals some patients are treated in corridors while waiting for a bed to become available. One reason for this predicament is because elsewhere in the hospital patients can’t leave until beds become available in long-term care facilities. If you, or a loved one, hav...
Episode 6: WHERE SHOULD YOU GO -- THE WILLETT URGENT CARE CENTRE OR AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT?
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - January 16, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutesYou have been coughing for days; now your ears ache. Or, perhaps you tumbled on the ice curling and your back is stiff. What is that rash on your child's stomach? The urgent care centre at the Willett Hospital, Paris -- described as 'the jewel in Ontario healthcare' -- may be just what the doctor...
Episode 6 - WHERE SHOULD YOU GO -- THE WILLETT URGENT CARE CENTRE OR AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT?
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - January 16, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutesYou have been coughing for days; now your ears ache. Or, perhaps you tumbled on the ice curling and your back is stiff. What is that rash on your child's stomach? The urgent care centre at the Willett Hospital, Paris -- described as 'the jewel in Ontario healthcare' -- may be just what t...
Episode 5: DR ROSS PENNIE PIVOTS FROM MEANINGFUL MEDICAL CAREER TO MEANINGFUL RETIREMENT WRITING MEDICAL MYSTERIES
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - January 02, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutesDr. Ross Pennie, an internationally recognized infectious disease specialist, arrived at the Brantford General Hospital in 2003 -- at the height of SARS. Quickly, he endeared himself to patients, colleagues, and the community. Medicine was Dr. Pennie's profession and passion. However, his interes...
Episode 5 - DR ROSS PENNIE PIVOTS FROM MEANINGFUL MEDICAL CAREER TO MEANINGFUL RETIREMENT WRITING MEDICAL MYSTERIES
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - January 02, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutesDr. Ross Pennie, an internationally recognized infectious disease specialist, arrived at the Brantford General Hospital in 2003 -- at the height of SARS. Quickly, he endeared himself to patients, colleagues, and the community. Medicine was Dr. Pennie's profession and passion. However, hi...
Episode 4 - WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF OUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - December 19, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutesDr. David McNeil was hired one year ago as President & CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System. What did he learn about the Brantford General and Willett Hospitals in 2019? Soon, a new strategic plan -- almost a year in the making -- will be launched, and the master plan that outlin...
Episode 4: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF OUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - December 19, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutesDr. David McNeil was hired one year ago as President & CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System. What did he learn about the Brantford General and Willett Hospitals in 2019? Soon, a new strategic plan -- almost a year in the making -- will be launched, and the master plan that outlines the fu...
Episode 3: CHRISTMAS MIRACLE FOR BRANTFORD MOM, DAD & BABY!
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - December 05, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutesMaisie, a healthy baby girl was born in March at Brantford General Hospital — her parents Steve and Lily were thrilled! 11 days later, Steve drove Lily to the Emergency Department — where she collapsed and was lifeless. However, she was revived by the heroic efforts of BGH emergency staff. Lily, ...
Episode 3 - CHRISTMAS MIRACLE FOR BRANTFORD MOM, DAD & BABY!
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - December 05, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutesMaisie, a healthy baby girl was born in March at Brantford General Hospital — her parents Steve and Lily were thrilled! 11 days later, Steve drove Lily to the Emergency Department — where she collapsed and was lifeless. However, she was revived by the heroic efforts of BGH emergency staf...
Episode 2 - WHY AM I WAITING IN THE ER?
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - November 21, 2019 10:00 - 37 minutesEpisode #2: WHY AM I WAITING IN THE ER? You’ve been awake all-night coughing, with aches. Is it the flu? Or worse, pneumonia? Finally, you listen to your spouse and go to the ER. Dr. Andrea Unger, Chief or Emergency Medicine at the Brantford General Hospital leads almost 50 specially t...
Episode 2: WHY AM I WAITING IN THE ER?
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - November 21, 2019 10:00 - 37 minutesEpisode #2: WHY AM I WAITING IN THE ER? You’ve been awake all-night coughing, with aches. Is it the flu? Or worse, pneumonia? Finally, you listen to your spouse and go to the ER. Dr. Andrea Unger, Chief or Emergency Medicine at the Brantford General Hospital leads almost 50 specially trained Em...
Episode 1 - ALL THINGS FLU
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - November 07, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutesEpisode #1: All Things Flu with Dr. Tom Szakacs. Flu season is upon us. Should you get the flu shot this year, or not? How effective will the vaccine be this year? Dr. Tom Szakacs an infectious disease specialist at the Brant Community Healthcare System has the answers. If you are conc...
Episode 1: ALL THINGS FLU
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - November 07, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutesEpisode #1: All Things Flu with Dr. Tom Szakacs. Flu season is upon us. Should you get the flu shot this year, or not? How effective will the vaccine be this year? Dr. Tom Szakacs an infectious disease specialist at the Brant Community Healthcare System has the answers. If you are concerned abo...
Trailer
Hospital Insider: The Podcast - September 19, 2019 20:10 - 3 minutesHospital Insider: The Podcast is a behind the scenes look and tells the stories of the physicians, nurses, patients, donors and volunteers who support and make up the Brant Community Healthcare System.
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