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Join us in welcoming new staff and volunteers to the Bluewater Health team! Our employees and volunteers play a critical role in helping us achieve our Purpose: Health through partnership Caring with kindness. We continue to implement strategies to retain and recruit new staff within Building Blue. New team members consist of Housekeeper, Dietary Aides, Clinical Interns and RN's, just to name a few. #WeAreBWH #BuildingBlue

Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms, mother figures, and nurturers out there! Today, we celebrate the love, strength, and endless sacrifices that make motherhood such a powerful force. Whether you're a biological mom, stepmom, foster mom, adoptive mom, grandmother, aunt, sister, friend, or anyone who offers love and guidance like a mother, this day is for you. Your presence and care make the world a brighter place. #MothersDay #CelebrateAllMoms

Earlier today, Bluewater Health was joined by MPP Bob Bailey, Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley, and the Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital (CEEH) Foundation to announce a significant step in the CEEH Capital Redevelopment project. The hospital recently received approval from the Ministry of Health to move to the next stage of the project, which includes long-awaited renovations to the Petrolia emergency department. Click below to learn more. https://buff.ly/4ae2lP1 #PetroliaProud #WeAreBWH #CEEH #Petrolia150

Bluewater Health was excited to join the Honourable Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health & Addictions to announce Ontario's $2.5 million investment to launch a new mobile crisis response team in Lambton County to make it easier and more convenient for people experiencing homelessness or mental health and addictions crisis to get the support they need. @CountyofLambton @SarniaLambtonOHT https://buff.ly/44y6Nqs

It’s McHappy Day! Shout out to our Mental Health & Addictions staff, who are volunteering at McDonald’s across Sarnia. Funds raised today will support St. Clair Child & Youth Services. #WeAreBWH #McHappyDay

Happy National Nursing Week! This week we are honouring the profession of nursing and celebrating all that nurses do. This year’s theme is "Changing Lives. Shaping Tomorrow," highlighting the invaluable contributions that nurses make to our hospital, our patients & families, our community, and the healthcare industry as a whole. A sincere thank you to Bluewater Health nurses for your unwavering commitment in providing compassionate care to our community. #WeAreBWH #NursingWeek2024 #ChangingLivesShapingTomorrow

May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (#MMIWG2S) in Canada, also known as Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day stems from to the powerful art project of Canadian Métis artist, Jaime Black. In 2010, Black hung red dresses in public spaces as a visual reminder of the staggering number of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada. Today, the symbolic Red Dress has turned into an annual event, bringing people together to honour the lives lost and demand justice for Indigenous victims and their families. Bluewater Health has hung Red Dresses (in Sarnia & Petrolia) in memory of the Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) who are missing or murdered across Canada. Hospital flags have also been lowered to half-mast.

Meet Kumar, another of Bluewater Health's newest Patient Experience Partners. "My wife and I were truly blessed to become grandparents with the arrival of our grandson in November. We were touched by the care and kindness shown by the healthcare professionals - particularly in the midst of a cyberattack. We look forward to sharing our experience as caregivers, as well as being a part of various hospital initiatives in providing positive patient experience." Welcome Kumar! #WeAreBWH #PatientExperienceWeek

Meet Caitlin, one of Bluewater Health's newest Patient Experience Partners bringing direct patient and family perspective to influence hospital policies, programs, and practices. "I want to help assure everyone is receiving the genuine, quality care I did while I was a maternity ward patient. I want to be a voice for those who might be afraid, uncertain and worried. It is important to me that Indigenous mothers feel safe, heard and cared for. I want to be a part of making those differences. I am honoured to have this opportunity and look forward to working together for a strong future. Miigwetch." #WeAreBWH #PatientExperienceWeek

Join us at the Age Friendly Expo, going on now at the Point Edward Arena, 10 am-6pm, free admission. Lots of great info for all. Chat with Bluewater Health representatives about volunteer opportunities, smoking cessation and mental health resources just to name a few.