GBHS hospitals impacted by internal and external capacity issues

Like hospitals across the province, Grey Bruce Health Services (GBHS) is experiencing an unprecedented demand on services. The volume and acuity of patients coming...

Chelsey Hospital – Temporary Emergency five-overnight closures

Due to a large number of short notice sick leaves, resulting in a significant shortage of both RNs and RPNs, SBGHC will be closing...

Sea Lamprey at Salmon Spectacular 2022

They kept on coming in attached to trout and salmon. They are the blood sucking fish killing sea lamprey, featured in a display at...

GBHU urging caution as more transmissible variant circulates in area

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is monitoring reports that indicate more infectious strains of COVID-19 are circulating in the area and fuelling outbreaks in...

Avalanche in Sauble Beach as Stanley Cup arrives

Today, August 29th, was declared Kurtis MacDermid day in Sauble Beach. It was a day of celebration as thousands lined the streets of the small...

Drug overdose is fatal in Owen Sound

The Grey Bruce Health Unit has received a report of a suspected fatal drug overdose in Owen Sound, prompting Public Health to renew its...

Chesley and Walkerton ERs extend closures with more possible in the future

Further to the memo earlier this week, there are a number of new, additional closures due to a large number of short notice sick...

More Emergency closures due to staff shortages

Due to a number of short notice sick leaves, resulting in a significant shortage of both RNs and RPNs, SBGHC will be closing the...

Public Health issues fourth Opioid Alert this month

The Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued its fourth Opioid Alert to system partners this month, after receiving reports of five drug overdoses in the...

Two SBGHC hospitals closing Emergency Departments over weekend

Due to a number of recent leaves of some of our senior experienced nurses, and a significant shortage of RNs, SBGHC will be closing...