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AN UPDATE FROM GBGH

GAIL HUNT
PRESIDENT AND CEO

If you had asked me in June 2020 if life could have chemistry, transfusion
returned to normal within the year, I would have been medicine and microbiology.
hopeful. Yet, here we are another year later, still very The survey reviewed the
much in the throes of the pandemic; but thanks to the Laboratory’s commitment to
dedication of our staff and credentialed staff, we have quality and safety initiatives, as well
a number of important accomplishments to celebrate. as adherence to internationally recognized standards.

During the spring, we accepted patients from out of In May, GBGH was recognized with the Community
our area, and we met daily with our regional hospital Partner Award from the Georgian College Board
partners to re-balance the overwhelming critical care of Governors. Each year the college recognizes
load on the health system. We also ramped down employees, alumni and community partners who’ve
elective and non-urgent procedures and surgeries at made an outstanding contribution to the college and
the direction of the government. However, as of May demonstrate an ongoing commitment to excellence.
21, we resumed elective and non-urgent procedures Georgian College selected GBGH at the 2021 awards
and surgeries, and GBGH staff and physicians have for our dedication to maintaining student learning
been working together to re-schedule more than 400 opportunities, as well as developing unique opportunities
surgeries and procedures which were postponed. for students during the pandemic.

GBGH has recently completed major upgrades to its I am incredibly proud of our team of staff and
cooling system to ensure patient and team safety and credentialed staff for all they have accomplished and
comfort throughout the hospital. This included replacing the way they have cared for our community through so
the existing chiller and cooling tower with two new much uncertainty and adversity. Equally, we continue to
chillers and two new cooling towers. Not only will this be very grateful to you, our donors and champions, and
ensure humidity levels remain normal, which is important the entire community, for your heartfelt support during
to maintain sterilization of medical instruments, but we this most challenging time.
will have a back-up in the event of a breakdown. The
upgrade was possible due to provincial funding from the
Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Fund, which is allocated
to replace aging infrastructure in Ontario hospitals.

Our Laboratory team achieved a result of 99 per cent
during its recent Accreditation Canada (AC) Diagnostic Gail Hunt
President & CEO
Survey. GBGH’s Laboratory participated in the three-day
Georgian Bay General Hospital
assessment between April 19 and 21, 2021, during which
it was evaluated on 468 requirements in hematology,

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