Media Releases

Brockville, ON, April 16, 2019 – Brockville General Hospital (BGH) celebrated the over 280 hospital volunteers on April 11 in recognition of National Volunteer Week. As part of the celebration, an appreciation tea was held at BGH’s Charles Street Site, giving staff and physicians the opportunity to say thank you to all the volunteers for their continued dedication.
“Our volunteers are often the first people our patients and families see when they walk into...
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April 8, 2019, Brockville, ON – Brockville General Hospital (BGH) and Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) are asking for the community’s help. Together, the hospitals are working closely with the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) to raise awareness about the value of donor registration.
According to the TGLN website, every three days someone dies in Ontario because the life-saving organ transplant they need is not available, yet less than 30% of Ontarians have...
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Brockville General Hospital (BGH) invites Brockville and area community members and to attend a Trillium Gift of Life Network flag raising ceremony on April 8 at 2 p.m. April is BeADonor Month, which is an annual campaign to encourage donor registration though the Trillium Gift of Life Network.
Today, more than 1,600 Ontarians are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant and every three days someone will die waiting. BGH encourages you to register as an organ and...
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Brockville, ON, April 1, 2019 – On March 28, Brockville General Hospital’s (BGH) Workplace Happiness Action Team (WHAT) celebrated spring with a tropical-themed party.
Staff, physicians and volunteers at BGH put on their sunglasses and flower leis, while enjoying tasty tropical-themed drinks.
WHAT, a social committee, includes members of the Hospital’s staff, physician and volunteer teams. Throughout the year, WHAT hosts numerous events with the goal...
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Brockville, ON, March 25, 2019 - Getting timely ultrasound exams for patients has gotten easier thanks to the efforts of Brockville General Hospital’s (BGH) Diagnostic Imaging (DI) Department. Over the past few months, staff in the department have worked together to decrease the wait times for many exams.
“In the past, patients could be waiting months for an exam,” explained Benjamin Yam, Diagnostic Imaging Manager. “That wait time was not ideal for...
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