COVID-19 Updates/News

Today a health care worker at the North Bay Regional Health Centre tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is currently in self-isolation and presenting with mild symptoms.  At this time, there are no other confirmed COVID-19 cases with our staff, physicians or patients.

The Health Centre continues to take a number of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 including restricting visitors and a Universal Mask Initiative—all efforts that aim to keep our Hospital community safe.

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Please don’t postpone essential care because of the pandemic

If you are sick and need help, the North Bay Regional Health Centre is here for you.

Staff and physicians at NBRHC want our communities to know we are still available to patients for urgent health care needs and emergencies unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NBRHC Emergency Department Manager Joan Brazeau says that while our communities are doing their part to support our health system ...

Health Centre has been using this time to prepare facility for possible surge

Extensive planning and mobilization has been underway at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) to respond to COVID-19.

Community members may be most familiar with the decision made a month ago to restrict access to the facility, the scaling down of non-urgent clinical activities and only allowing visitors in exceptional circumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic being declared on March ...

“I want to assure our community that your hospital is ready. All the steps we are taking are being done to help create capacity for us to be able to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and continue to provide the best care possible for those who need us most.”

Watch North Bay Regional Health Centre President & CEO Paul Heinrich participate in the COVID-19 Community Update held on March 17th here:

Hospital scaling down non-urgent clinical activity

Effective tonight at 8:00 p.m. (March 16), visitors will no longer be permitted access to the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) unless under exceptional circumstances as approved by the manager (or designate) of the respective department or unit.

Any visitors that need to be here under exceptional circumstances must be 18 years or older and pass the screening at our Emergency Department entrance. Visitors could be turned ...

In an effort to keep our hospital safe, today the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) announced it will be screening all patients and visitors and restricting access at the 50 College Drive location in North Bay.

Effective tonight at 8:00 pm (March 13), and until further notice, public access to the 50 College Drive location will only be available at the Emergency Department entrance. Patients and visitors will be screened before entry for respiratory illnesses (including COVID-19). ...

Currently there are no positive cases of COVID-19 in our Hospital

The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is closely monitoring the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The Health Centre continues full operations with all inpatient and outpatient services running as usual.  The safety of our patients, staff, physicians and volunteers continues to be our number one priority.

HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP

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