As we enter the fall respiratory virus season, South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) is joining hospitals across the region in adjusting masking guidelines to better reflect the current health and safety risks. Effective Wednesday, October 4, SBGHC will introduce new masking requirements. What This Means for You For patients/visitors: For staff/physicians: We would like
Read moreWe are excited to welcome Dr. Kyle Scheuerman back to our physician team in Walkerton on a permanent basis. Throughout his medical training, Dr. Scheuerman completed learner and resident rotations at our Walkerton site, was appointed the family medicine Chief Resident of Clinic and Policy at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa in 2022-2023 and brings
Read moreWe are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ellen Lorenzen as a new member of the SBGHC Physician Team. Dr. Lorenzen recently completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, following the completion of a three-year Family Medicine Residency at the University of Alabama. Throughout her residency program, Dr. Lorenzen was appointed Chief Resident Physician in 2021-22. Dr. Lorenzen’s
Read moreOver the last several weeks, our Facilities and IT teams have been focusing their efforts on our parking gate replacement project at the Kincardine and Walkerton sites. The new system comes with upgraded features, including new indoor pay stations and debit/credit card payment with a contactless (tap) option. The parking fee for patients and visitors
Read moreWe are very pleased to share that SBGHC has been successfully Accredited under the Accreditation Canada Qmentum program. “I want to thank our entire team for your efforts to prepare for our on-site survey at the end of May, and congratulate you on this accomplishment. Accreditation is a continuous quality improvement journey, and so our
Read moreDr. Jonathan Borg Schulich School of Medicine Western University, London ON Future Goals: Family Physician Hometown: London, ON “I was fortunate to complete my 4-week clerkship rotation in family medicine in Walkerton, ON, under the supervision of Dr Paul McArthur. This experience was foundational in affirming my desire to be a family physician as it
Read moreSouth Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) has updated our masking policy in response to recently updated guidance from Public Health Ontario on Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Hospitals. This guidance is based on the relatively low number of COVID cases in Ontario Intensive Care units and will allow a gradual step down of universal
Read moreThe Board of Directors of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) is pleased to announce that Nancy Shaw has been appointed as the Hospital’s President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1st, 2023. Nancy is currently a Health Care Surveyor with Accreditation Canada, and brings a wealth of healthcare leadership experience most recently from
Read moreOn Monday, March 20th, the first patient was scanned on the new CT scanner at the Kincardine hospital. Beryl Davies of Kincardine was the first patient scanned. For Beryl, having a CT scanner in Kincardine means not having to rely on family members to take time off work to drive her to an appointment outside
Read moreFor general media inquiries or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Meghan Legge
Manager, Communications, Engagement and Patient Experience
South Bruce Grey Health Centre
21 McGivern St. W., Box 1300
Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0
Telephone: (519) 370-2400 ext. 2281
Email: mlegge@sbghc.on.ca
