Joseph Brant Hospital News

Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) is celebrating the grand opening of a new Smilezone in its Maternal & Child Program space.
Through the generous donation of Bill and Donna Hook and the Smilezone Foundation, hallways, lounges and four patient rooms on Level 2 of JBH’s North Tower have been transformed with outdoor-themed murals, including Burlington’s Spencer Smith Park and Pier.
“Our team is dedicated to providing excellent family-centred care,”...
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Burlington, ON – Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) is enhancing breast care in the Burlington community with a new state-of-the-art mammography equipment and designation as an Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) assessment site.
JBH’s new mammography machine is technologically advanced with improved image quality, said Jessy Samuel, Director of Diagnostic Imaging, Laboratory, Pharmacy, and Infection Prevention and Control. This enhances...
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Joseph Brant Hospital is completing its transition to being a “mask-friendly” facility, following last month’s initial phasing out the universal mandatory masking requirement put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective today, June 12, 2023, all JBH healthcare workers will be guided by a Point-of-Care Risk Assessment tool to determine the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for safe care for each patient, including masking.
Patients...
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Burlington, ON – Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) has transformed a courtyard outside its Mental Health and Addictions Unit into a healing garden to improve the care experience for patients.
The project was a collaborative effort by the hospital’s clinical and redevelopment teams, and JBH’s Mental Health and Addictions Patient Family Advisory Council (MHA PFAC).
“We believe the garden allows us to provide an enhanced level...
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February 16, 2023
Burlington, ON – Making travel plans for the Family Day long weekend or March Break? Be sure to take precautions to prevent illness before you take a trip and while you’re away, health experts say.
“No one wants to spend their vacation in a hospital in another country, so we encourage everyone to follow some easy steps to avoid getting sick,” says Dr. Sunita Goel, Burlington family physician and...
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