News Archives - Brightshores Health System

During National Nursing Week, Brightshores is shining a light on our more than 800 dedicated and compassionate nurses who care for patients and families across…

Read more Media Release: Celebrating the impact of nurses during National Nursing Week

Emergency Departments (EDs) are the busiest areas of any hospital, with care teams working quickly to assess and respond to patients with a wide range…

Read more Media Release: Faster, easier check-ins for Emergency Departments in Owen Sound and Southampton

Organ and tissue donation is a powerful legacy that gives others another chance at life. Brightshores Health System plays a critical role in identifying and supporting…

Read more Media Release: Recognizing the impact of the Gift of Life: ‘Every donation offers hope’

Owen Sound, March 27, 2025 — Brightshores Health System is at the heart of our communities, providing essential healthcare that impact lives across Grey and…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System Seeking New Board Members

Grey Bruce, Ontario, March 18, 2025 — The Brightshores Health System proudly announces the evolution of its Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) into an…

Read more Media Release: Transforming Rural Health: Brightshores Research Institute Takes Independent Leap

Collaboration led by CAN Health Network explores Canadian platform modernizing call bell systems. January 9, 2025 (Owen Sound, ON) – A new platform launching at two…

Read more Media Release: New Initiative Launching at Grand River Hospital and Brightshores Health System Brings Patients More Timely and Personalized Care

Due to increased patient volumes, there may be extended wait times in our Emergency Departments (ED). We understand that waiting for care can be frustrating…

Read more Brightshores Health System Emergency Department Extended Wait Times

Happy Holidays from the team at Brightshores

As 2024 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything we’ve accomplished this year at Brightshores Health System. I’d like to express my…

Read more Media Release: Celebrating our 2024 Accomplishments: A Message From Ann Ford, President & CEO

December 3, 2024 – South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC), Brightshores Health System (Brightshores) and the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce (CMHA Grey Bruce)…

Read more Media Release: Collaboration Enhances Access to Outpatient Mental Health and Addictions Care for Durham Area Residents

Recruitment of medical oncologists to Brightshores Health System is a high priority. Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to recruit additional oncologists to…

Read more Media Release: Temporary Changes to Referral Process for Cancer Program

Brightshores Health System and our five supporting Foundations were thrilled to participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month through Light It Up! For NDEAM! yesterday,…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System and the Five Foundations Brought Awareness to National Disability Employment Awareness Month

As the fall respiratory virus season begins, Brightshores is taking a proactive approach to protect patients, staff and physicians. We have implemented targeted clinical masking…

Read more Media Advisory: Brightshores Health System Implementing Targeted Clinical Masking

Brightshores Health System and our five Foundations are thrilled to participate in Light It Up! For NDEAM on October 17, 2024. This initiative brings awareness…

Read more Media Advisory: Brightshores Health System and Supporting Foundations to Participate in Light It Up! For NDEAM

The Coordinated Accessible…

Read more Brightshores Health System Joins The CAN Health Network to Drive Health Care Innovation in Rural Communities

Brightshores Health System announces Beth Morris, VP Clinical Services & Quality, Chief Nursing Executive (CNE) will join Brightshores on September 30^th and Tim Pemberton, Vice…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System Senior Leadership Announcements

We are pleased to announce the grand opening of our Wellness and Recovery Centre in Owen Sound, and invite members of the community to tour…

Read more Media Advisory: Wellness & Recovery Centre Open House – June 17, 2024

Owen Sound, ON – June 7, 2024 – Brightshores Health System is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Wellness and Recovery…

Read more Media Release: Grand Opening of the New Wellness and Recovery Centre – Mental Health & Addictions, in Grey Bruce

Brightshores Health System, in collaboration with Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS), successfully conducted an "Active Shooter" mock exercise yesterday at the 8-Unit building adjacent to…

Read more Media Release: Successful Completion of Mock Active Shooter Exercise at Brightshores Health System

Brightshores Health System proudly announces the accomplishments of Dr. Rami Shasha, MD, FRCSC, DABO, a highly skilled Cataract, Refractive, and Complex Anterior Segment Surgeon, at…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System Celebrates Innovative Achievements of Dr. Rami Shasha at the annual ASCRS Surgery Meeting

Dynacare is opening a lab collection site in Port Elgin to support the Saugeen Shores community, effective May 13, 2024. This is a welcome additional…

Read more Media Advisory: New Dynacare Laboratory and Health Services Centre

Mohawk Medbuy Corporation (MMC) is pleased to welcome Brightshores Health System to our MEALsource nutrition procurement program. Brightshores is one of hundreds of public sector…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System signs on to Mohawk Medbuy’s MEALsource Nutrition Procurement Program

Brightshores Health System is pleased to partner with Sheridan College on a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing health inequities in rural communities. In collaboration with Dr.…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System and Sheridan College Partner to Address Health Inequities in Rural Communities

Brightshores Health System is currently seeking new Board Members! This presents an outstanding opportunity for seasoned professionals willing to volunteer their expertise and time in…

Read more Media Advisory: Brightshores Board Member Opportunity

Brightshores Health System patients can now easily access their medical imaging records with @PocketHealth! Use this secure online platform to view, store and seamlessly…

Read more Media Advisory: Brightshores Health System Makes Medical Imaging Records More Accessible with PocketHealth

Brightshores Health System's Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) is pleased to announce the approval of a significant co-investment from DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System Secures Co-Investment from DIGITAL for Revolutionary Innovation Project.

Brightshores is renovating the Meaford Business Office to replace flooring in the department so there will be a temporary office relocation during the project. Callers may…

Read more Media Advisory: Brightshores Health System Temporarily Relocating Meaford Business Office

As a result of space pressures, the Georgian Bay Information Network (GBIN) Information Technology department moved…

Read more Media Release: GBIN I.T. Department Moves to the Heritage Place Mall

Brightshores Health System is proud to announce the introduction of the Minimally Invasive ThuLEP Prostate Surgery, making it the second hospital in Ontario to offer…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System Introduces Advanced Surgical Option for Men

Georgian College and Brightshores Health System announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), expressing a shared commitment to advancing healthcare, education, and research…

Read more Media Release: Georgian College and Brightshores Health System Strengthen Partnership with Research Agreement

Brightshores is set to revolutionize Stroke Care for patients in Grey and Bruce counties with the introduction of Rapid Automated CT Perfusion Software. Identified as…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Launches Rapid Automated CT Perfusion Software to Elevate Stroke Care in the Region

Brightshores is committed to an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.

Brightshores Health System and South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to enhance access to Rapid Access Addiction Medicine…

Read more Media Release: Brightshores Health System Offers Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Services at South Bruce Grey Health Centre Locations

Retired Ontario Provincial Police officer George Couchie is the creator of “Walking the Path”, a course that teaches the Ojibwe culture. Our leadership team at…

Read more Brightshores’ Leadership Attended “Walking the Path” Hosted by M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre

Brightshores Health System is thrilled to announce an expansion of services with the commencement of outpatient endoscopy procedures at the state-of-the-art Markdale Hospital starting Monday,…

Read more Media Release: Outpatient Endoscopy Services Introduced at the Markdale Hospital

Brightshores Mental Health and Addictions Services launched a Navigation Line. This service provides system navigation of programs available within Brightshores. Patients can call and speak…

Read more Media Advisory: Brightshores Health System Launches Mental Health & Addictions Services Navigation Line

Brightshores Health System officially opened the renovated Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDRD) with a ribbon-cutting celebration today. The updated space includes an expansion of the existing…

Read more Media Release: Medical Device Reprocessing Department Opens Newly Renovated Space

Information Notice Brightshores Health System is in the process of changing its signage to reflect our new name. All Brightshores sites are receiving new exterior signage.…

Read more Watch for New Signage at all Brightshores Locations

Brightshores hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, to officially open its newly expanded Crisis Support Program (CSP). The CSP is uniquely designed to support patients experiencing…

Read more Crisis Support Program (CSP) Expands at Brightshores Health System

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Highlights Another Medical Imaging Milestone Just two weeks after celebrating the commencement of operations of a second Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at the…

Read more New CT Scanner at Brightshores Health System – Saugeen Shores

The procedure involves a Centralize, Tilt, and Chop Technique for the Management of Rotating and Non-Rotating Hemi-Nuclei. Dr. Rami Shasha, an Ophthalmologist from Brightshores Health System,…

Read more Dr. Rami Shasha Has an Ophthalmology Procedure Named After Him

Brightshores Staff and Execs cutting the ribbon.

Brightshores Health System celebrated a significant milestone today, holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the installation and commencement of operations of a second Magnetic Resonance…

Read more Brightshores Health System Celebrates Milestone with Second MRI Installed at Owen Sound Hospital

Procedure done at Brightshores Health System is considered one of the three most complex surgical cases from around the globe. Dr. Rami Shasha, an Ophthalmologist from…

Read more Local Physician Dr. Rami Shasha Gains International Spotlight

Ann Ford officially commences her role as the President and CEO of Brightshores Health System on October 30, 2023. Ann brings over 30 years of executive leadership…

Read more New President and CEO at Brightshores Health System

After decades of planning, hard work, and community support, we are excited to announce that the new Markdale Hospital will be opening September 24th. The…

Read more New Markdale Hospital Opening Soon

We are thrilled to announce that Grey Bruce Health Services has changed its name to Brightshores Health System. “The transition to Brightshores Health System comes at…

Read more GBHS Rebrands as Brightshores Health System

The GBHS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Ford to the position of President & CEO. Ann will commence her…

Read more GBHS Announces New President & CEO

This morning GBHS hosted a ribbon-cutting event in celebration of the reopening of the newly upgraded gift shop and retail pharmacy at the Owen Sound…

Read more GBHS Celebrates Upgrades to Owen Sound Hospital Gift Shop and Pharmacy Space

At the end of April surveyors from Accreditation Canada were on site at all six GBHS hospitals to review and evaluate our organization against Canadian…

Read more GBHS Celebrates Exemplary Standing

Many hospitals across Ontario are experiencing staffing shortages, and the availability of emergency department (ED) physicians and nursing staff is putting significant pressure on our…

Read more Human Resource Pressures Facing Grey Bruce Emergency Departments

This past November, Accreditation Canada was at Grey Bruce Health Services’ Owen Sound Hospital to assess the District Stroke Centre as part of an evaluation…

Read more GBHS Celebrates Stroke Distinction™ Achievement

Effective January 5, 2023, the retail pharmacy and gift shop at Grey Bruce Health Services Owen Sound Hospital will temporarily relocate from the lobby area…

Read more GBHS Owen Sound Retail Pharmacy and Gift Shop Undergoing Renovation

Grey Bruce Health Services is excited to be opening a new Wellness & Treatment Centre in late 2023 dedicated to supporting individuals with mental health…

Read more New Wellness & Treatment Centre Community Education Drop-in Session

Throughout the last several months, Health Human Resource challenges have affected hospitals province-wide. GBHS has felt these pressures across many of our hospitals and services.…

Read more Owen Sound Hospital Eliminates Outpatient Lab Services

Grey Bruce Health Services will begin renovations to the Wiarton Emergency Department starting November 1, 2022. The purpose of the renovations are to improve patient…

Read more Wiarton Hospital Emergency Department Renovations

GBHS is pleased to announce that a location has been selected for a new wellness and treatment centre to support individuals with addictions and…

Read more Site Selected for New GBHS Wellness and Treatment Centre

After a very successful summer, the Virtual Urgent Care program operated through Brightshores will be increasing from four days a week to six days to…

Read more Virtual Urgent Care Expanding to Six Days a Week

Like hospitals across the province, GBHS is experiencing an unprecedented demand on services. The volume and acuity of patients coming to all six GBHS Emergency…

Read more GBHS Hospitals Impacted by Internal and External Capacity Issues

Starting on September 1, 2022, the fees for patient and visitor parking at GBHS Meaford, Wiarton and Owen Sound hospitals are increasing for the first…

Read more GBHS Parking Fees to Increase

GBHS is seeing an increase in wait times at Emergency Departments across its six hospitals, and many patients are arriving with minor health concerns that…

Read more Public Reminded that Emergency Departments are for Urgent Health Issues

The Grey Bruce Health Services Board of Directors held their Annual General Meeting last evening and celebrated many accomplishments from the past fiscal year. The…

Read more GBHS Celebrates Year-End Accomplishments

Grey Bruce Health Services is pleased to expand the Urgent Virtual Care program so that more people can visit a physician by phone from…

Read more GBHS Expands Hours of Urgent Virtual Care Program

Starting Wednesday, June 8, Brightshores is easing visitor restrictions at all six hospitals in keeping with the declining cases of COVID-19 and the changes being…

Read more GBHS Gradually Easing Visitor Restrictions

Many hospitals across Ontario are experiencing staffing shortages, and the availability of emergency department physicians is causing concern locally at GBHS hospitals. All six GBHS…

Read more Human Resource Pressures Facing GBHS Emergency Departments

Starting Monday, March 7, GBHS is easing visitor restrictions and expanding visiting hours at all six hospitals. As of next week, two visitors per day…

Read more GBHS Gradually Increasing Number of Visitors Permitted in Hospital

Due to provincial restrictions on who is eligible for COVID-19 testing and declining local transmission of the virus, the GBHS Assessment Centres in Southampton and…

Read more COVID-19 Assessment Centres in Southampton and Lion’s Head Closing

Grey Bruce Health Services is excited to announce the launch of a pilot project to offer virtual urgent care appointments. Starting on March 2, GBHS urgent…

Read more GBHS Offering Virtual Appointments for Urgent Care

The provincial government is easing restrictions on non-urgent surgeries and procedures, allowing Grey Bruce…

Read more GBHS Gradually Resuming Elective Surgeries

Starting tomorrow, February 10, GBHS will permit two visitors per inpatient at…

Read more Number of Visitors Permitted in Hospital Expands

The new GBHS hospital under construction in Markdale is expanding, even before…

Read more New Hospital in Markdale Gets Approved for Additional Beds

Today GBHS Foundations accepted a very generous donation from Sauble Area Medical…

Read more Sauble Medical Clinic Donates $1 Million to GBHS Foundations

Grey Bruce Health Services has 16 COVID-positive patients in hospital, the highest…

Read more GBHS Seeing High Number of COVID Admissions

For the safety of our patients, staff, physicians and volunteers, GBHS is…

Read more GBHS Permitting Essential Visitors Only

Provincial directives and increasing cases of COVID-19 locally and across the…

Read more GBHS Implements Changes in Face of Rising Local Cases of COVID-19

Grey Bruce Health Services’ Owen Sound COVID-19 Assessment Centre will be closed on December 25^th and January 1^st. The Centre will be open on December…

Read more Upcoming Holiday Hours for Grey Bruce COVID Assessment Centres

Grey Bruce Health Services is pleased to be moving forward with approximately $5.5 million worth of projects at hospitals across the Corporation. Several of these…

Read more Major Infrastructure Projects Underway Across GBHS

Grey Bruce Health Services is actively seeking community members to assist in the update of our multi-year accessibility plan. This plan ensures our services are accessible…

Read more GBHS Seeks Community Participation in Update of Accessibility Plan

Grey Bruce Health Services hosted a celebration today to recognize fourteen…

Read more GBHS Welcomes Fourteen New Physicians to the Area

The COVID-19 Assessment Centres at GBHS Health System in Owen Sound and Southampton, and the South Bruce Grey Health Centre in Kincardine will remain open…

Read more Grey Bruce COVID Assessment Centre Hours for Labour Day Holiday

NeighbourWoods North is hosting a reception this Monday to recognize the…

Read more New Garden Officially Opens At Owen Sound Hospital

The COVID-19 Assessment Centres at Grey Bruce Health Services (GBHS) in Owen Sound and South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) in Kincardine will remain open…

Read more Grey Bruce COVID Assessment Centre Hours for Civic Holiday

Starting tomorrow, July 22, GBHS will permit two visitors (Care Partners) per inpatient, per day, at all GBHS hospitals. Previously, only one Care Partner was…

Read more Number of Visitors Permitted in Hospital Expands

Thanks to donations to our five hospital Foundations, GBHS has recently purchased 35 new defibrillators to care for patients at all six GBHS hospitals. The…

Read more Life-Saving Equipment Arrives Thanks to Community Support

Due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 in the Grey Bruce region, the GBHS Owen Sound COVID-19 Assessment Centre will remain open on Canada Day, Thursday…

Read more Grey Bruce COVID Assessment Centre Hours for Canada Day

Grey Bruce Health Services staff will begin removing the field hospital from the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on July 12th. The 75-bed field hospital was…

Read more Field Hospital Coming Down, Bayshore to Re-open to Community

At last evening’s Annual General Meeting, the Grey Bruce Health Services Board of Directors thanked four outgoing Directors for their years of service, and welcomed…

Read more GBHS Celebrates Year-End Accomplishments

The GBHS COVID-19 Assessment Centres are reducing their hours of operation effective Monday, June 7. The number of individuals seeking a COVID-19 test in Grey…

Read more GBHS COVID-19 Assessment Centres – Reduced Hours

Grey Bruce Health Services has updated its Family Presence policy and is now permitting inpatients to have one person visit in hospital as of tomorrow,…

Read more GBHS Welcomes Visitors Back into Hospitals

Cold, Flu Care Clinic ends operations as of March 31

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Cold, Flu Care Clinic ends operations as of March 31

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