State-of-the-art operating suites at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will allow our surgical patients to Get Well Soon.

Updated operating suites will provide our surgeons with the necessary high-tech equipment and capacity to perform minimally invasive surgery. Traditional operations such as knee repairs or tumour removals require five to seven days in hospital and up to six weeks recovery at home. Minimally invasive surgery enables the patient to return home the same day and recover in less than one week.

This revolutionary technique involves a slender scope with miniature lights and camera inserted through a tiny incision, allowing the surgeon to see inside the body and perform the operation. Smaller incisions are the key to early and uncomplicated recovery.

With minimally invasive surgery, the patient experiences:   Less pain and scarring Lower risk of infection Quicker recovery Faster return to normal activity

Patients of all ages will benefit from the minimally invasive surgery technique, which applies to several common procedures, including removal of gall bladder, appendix, spleen, adrenal gland and kidney, as well as colon resections and orthopedic surgery.

The purchase of specialized equipment and technology will maximize the capabilities of minimally invasive surgeries at our Health Sciences Centre. $1.3 million is needed to complete the necessary upgrades to our operating suites.

We ask you to seriously consider making this revolutionary surgery available in our community and region. Your donation will help the thousands of surgical patients TBRHSC serves each year to Get Well Soon.

Please make your donation today. Call 807-684-7107 or mail your contribution to:

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation
980 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6V4