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Local patients are expected to benefit with the expansion of the spinal surgery program.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has partnered with Lake of the Woods District Hospital to bring the service to Kenora.
The move will ensure local patients receive surgical care and successfully recover closer to home and help eliminate COVID barriers such as travel, accommodation and care-giving.
Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. David Puskas says working together has enabled patients suffering from spinal injury to receive surgical care and successfully recover closer to home.
Dr. Travis Marion adds it’s better for patients, the family who are looking after them and the recovery process.
Crisis centre needed in Thunder Bay: police chief
A pair of programs teaming Thunder Bay police officers with mental health workers are proving successful in responding to mental health-related calls, but the city is still in need of a dedicated, permanent crisis centre, the police chief said Tuesday.
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Thunder Bay s police chief says despite the success of two programs pairing officers with mental health workers, the city is still in need of a dedicated crisis centre.(Marc Doucette / CBC)
A pair of programs teaming Thunder Bay police officers with mental health workers are proving successful in responding to mental health-related calls, but the city is still in need of a dedicated, permanent crisis centre, the police chief said Tuesday.