News
Year 2018
Date: 2018-12-17
Merry Christmas - May the blessings and peace of the Christmas season be with you and your family during this festive time and throughout the coming year. [full story]
Date: 2018-08-17
Healthy Elders Through Local Exercise Programs - Helping Elders stay healthy and well. That's the goal of a new exercise program being delivered in North Caribou Lake First Nation and Eabemetoong First Nation. Exercise Leaders in the community, with training from the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), deliver twice weekly exercise classes that are good for body, for mind and for the spirit. [full story]
Date: 2018-07-17
Opening the East Wing Expansion at St. Joseph's Hospital - St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) is pleased to announce that the new East Wing Expansion at St. Joseph's Hospital is now open. The East Wing is home to the Mental Health Rehabilitation program, providing 38 longer-term inpatient beds for people living with a severe, persistent, chronic, and/or relapsing mental illness, along with other co-existing issues. [full story]
Date: 2018-07-11
Regional Rehabilitative Care Program's New Website - The Regional Rehabilitative Care Program is pleased to launch a valuable new tool, a website specifically for adult physical rehabilitation in the North West LHIN! Some of its main features include contact information for different care streams, news and announcements, and reports.[full story]
Date: 2018-07-06
Join Our Board - Applications Now Closed! St. Joseph's Care Group is looking for candidates to apply for an upcoming vacancy on our volunteer Board of Directors. [full story]
Date: 2018-06-29
Announcing SJCG's 2017-2018 Annual Report - 2017-2018 has been a year of partnership, growth and challenge for St. Joseph's Care Group. Learn more at the link below to see how we have been Here for You When You Need Us, in this, the second year of our Strategic Plan. [full story]
Date: 2018-05-10
SJCG Achieves Designation as Best Practice Spotlight Organization To receive designation as an RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organization, SJCG implemented five Clinical Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) within a three-year period. [full story]
Date: 2018-05-08
We Want to Hear From You - Enhancing Accessibility at St. Joseph's Care Group St. Joseph's Care Group is committed to improving our accessible environment. We invite you to share your thoughts on how we can enhance accessibility. [full story]
Date: 2018-03-26
Stronger Hospitals, Better Care in Thunder Bay Region - Premier Kathleen Wynne announced there will be an additional $822 million investment in Ontario hospitals in 2018-19. Locally, this means an investment of more than $7.9 million for Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Care Group. [full story]
Date: 2018-03-23
Expanding St. Joseph's Health Centre: Health Centre South - We are pleased to announce Health Centre South, an expansion of St. Joseph's Health Centre that brings even more programs and supports to one easy-to-access location. [full story]
Date: 2018-03-05
RAAM Clinics in Thunder Bay - MPPs Mauro and Gravelle announced funding for Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinics, expanding access to addiction supports in the wake of the ongoing opioid crisis. RAAM Clinics provide broad spectrum addiction care, and have demonstrated their success in numerous communities across Ontario. [full story]
Date: 2018-02-26
Survey on Executive Compensation is Now Closed - Thank you for your input - Your feedback, will be incorporated into SJCG’s final Executive Compensation Program, and will be posted to our Salary & Executive Contracts section of our website on approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. [full story]
Date: 2018-01-26
Survey Now Closed - Hear Here! We Want To Hear Your Thoughts in Developing Our Executive Compensation Program - In September of 2016, the Ontario Government released its Executive Compensation Framework Regulation (Framework). Using the Framework, St. Joseph's Care Group has developed a Draft Executive Compensation Program, and we want your input. [full story]
Date: 2018-01-17
An Important Notice to Visitors to St. Joseph's Heritage - Construction - Starting on Monday, January 22, the main hallway located on the first floor of St. Joseph's Heritage will receive a very welcome renovation. To minimize any inconvenience to residents and visitors, construction will take place on weekdays during the evening. [full story]
