What's new at HSN

What's New at HSN?

Monday, July 28, 2025

Project SEARCH at HSN celebrates third cohort graduation, recognizes outstanding departmental partners

We are proud to announce the successful completion of the third cohort for Project SEARCH HSN, marking another milestone in our commitment to creating inclusive employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual, physical and communication disabilities.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Every Breakthrough at Health Sciences North Begins with a Person

Dr. Stacey Santi, the Health Sciences North Foundation Research Chair in Cancer Solutions, remembers meeting a family who had travelled from out of town so their loved one could receive cancer treatment in Sudbury. They had taken time off work and spent money on travel and accommodations just to be there. That conversation made her realize how cancer affects not only the person who is sick—but the whole family, in many different ways.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Five years in, HSN continues to witness the positive impact of a specialized treatment for stroke

Christine Perras arrived at HSN in early June with a stroke, scoring 17 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)—which indicates a moderately severe stroke with significant neurological impairment and higher risk of disability. After receiving an emergency endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), her score dropped to zero, meaning no lasting neurological deficits.

Monday, July 14, 2025

Health Sciences North’s innovative MOTIVE project helping patients recover faster, go home sooner

An innovative stroke care model at Health Sciences North (HSN) is changing the game for stroke patients in the Sudbury District, offering faster access to care and fewer hospital admissions with an aim of easing pressure on a stretched healthcare system.

The MObile TIA and Stroke with AdaptiVE Workflow (MOTIVE) project brings an expert team directly to patients — wherever they are in the hospital — for early assessment, co-ordinated treatment planning, and streamlined access to rehabilitation. A stroke happens when blood stops flowing to a part of the brain, or bleeding occurs in the brain, leading to the death of brain cells.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Sudbury MPP Jamie West Visits Health Sciences North

Sudbury’s member of provincial parliament, Jamie West, visited HSN recently to learn more about the important role HSN plays in providing urgent and critical care, close to home, for hundreds of thousands of patients across Northeastern Ontario.

Friday, June 27, 2025

NOSM University honours Registered Dietitian Erica Dubois for unwavering dedication to teaching

Registered Dietitian Erica Dubois is known for her enthusiasm, compassion, and commitment to mentorship — qualities that have not gone unnoticed. Erica has been named a recipient of NOSM University’s 2024–2025 Preceptor Award for Commitment to Clinical Education.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Rylee Restoule is Bridging Health Gaps for Indigenous Communities in Northern Ontario

Health Sciences North and Health Sciences North Research Institute are proud to honour and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. In the spirit of respect and solidarity, we would like to shine the spotlight on a staff member whose mission it is to build and lead a research team that centres Indigenous voices, needs, and health outcomes in a system that has long overlooked them.

When Rylee Restoule first stepped onto the Laurentian University campus, she was a young Ojibwe-Kwe woman from Dokis First Nation, fluent in French and deeply aware of her First Nations identity — but still searching for a deeper connection to her culture.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

HSN opens Northern Ontario’s first sickle cell clinic, bringing care closer to home

Health Sciences North (HSN) has opened the region’s first dedicated hemoglobinopathy clinic to provide specialized care for patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia — two blood disorders historically under-recognized and undertreated, especially among Black, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

HSN celebrates bold vision and regional impact at 2025 Annual Meeting

Health Sciences North (HSN) celebrated a year of transformational progress, regional collaboration, and innovation at its 2025 Annual Meeting, highlighting achievements across care, teaching, and research—and launching a bold new Strategic Plan, Together For You 2030, aimed at improving health outcomes across Northeastern Ontario.