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Donor-funded research bringing new treatments, clinical trials and better care to Northeastern Ontario

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Donor-funded research bringing new treatments, clinical trials and better care to Northeastern Ontario

More patients across Northeastern Ontario will benefit from cutting-edge research and be able to access clinical trials close to home thanks to donations to the Health Sciences North Foundation (HSN Foundation).   This year, donor support is funding six research projects at Health Sciences North (HSN) and the Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI). The projects focus on challenges that directly affect Northern patients while expanding access to new cancer treatments and detecting cancer recurrence earlier, to improving therapies and reducing serious side effects.   Academic clinical trials play a vital role in improving cancer care by evaluating new treatment approaches and answering important questions about how to improve patient outcomes. While these studies are commonly available at larger academic hospitals, they are often inaccessible to patients living in Northern Ontario due to geography and the burden of travel.

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Tim Horton’s and Cafeteria Closed September 27 due to Planned Electrical Maintenance

Friday, September 25, 2026

Tim Horton’s and Cafeteria Closed September 27 due to Planned Electrical Maintenance

Due to planned electrical maintenance Tim Horton’s and the cafeteria at HSN’s Ramsey Lake Health Centre will be closed on September 27.

Due to planned electrical maintenance Tim Horton’s and the cafeteria at HSN’s Ramsey Lake Health Centre will be closed on September 27.

Anyone working or visiting HSN for care on this day should plan ahead to bring food and drinks for the day as maintenance is scheduled from 6:00 AM until 10:00 PM.

During the outage, the facility will operate under emergency power which means lighting will be reduced in some public areas and white power outlets will not be functioning.

Building services staff will be on site for the day and visiting units as part of this planned maintenance.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

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Surgical Evolution campaign aims to transform life-saving care in Northeastern Ontario

Monday, September 21, 2026

Surgical Evolution campaign aims to transform life-saving care in Northeastern Ontario

Health Sciences North (HSN) Foundation has officially launched its Surgical Evolution campaign, a transformative multi-million dollar fundraising initiative to bring advanced robotic-assisted surgery and a state-of-the-art fixed imaging suite to Northeastern Ontario.   Health Sciences North is currently the only academic health sciences centre of its size in Ontario without an advanced robotic-assisted surgery program for cancer care. Every year, more than 150 local patients are forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to Toronto, Hamilton, or Ottawa for specialized procedures, leaving their homes, support systems, and families during some of the most challenging moments of their lives.   "Every week, I refer two to three patients out of our region for robotic-assisted surgery," said Dr. Jiefei Yao, Chief of Urology at HSN. "Every one of those patients has to spend days on the road and nights away from home for a standard procedure we should be...

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