North Bay Regional Health Centre now a french language service provider

Photo L to R): Anne Proulx-Séguin, Planning and Community Engagement Officer for Sudbury Nipissing, Réseau du mieux-être francophone du Nord de l’Ontario; Michael Lowe, Chair, NBRHC Board of Directors; Helene Philbin-Wilkinson, Director of Mental Health & the Law; Lou Gagné, NBRHC Patient/Family Representative; Francois Roberge, NBRHC Board of Directors; Lise Anne Boissonneault, Outreach and French Language Services Officer, North East LHIN; Paul Heinrich, NBRHC President & CEO

The North Bay Regional Health Centre is officially a provider of health care in English and French.

It has received legal designation to that effort.

The health centre requested partial designation as a french language service provider under the French Language Services Act and the request was accepted.

To mark the occasion a flag raising ceremony was held at the health centre with the Franco-Ontarian flag being raised.

On hand were officials from the hospital and the Northeast LHIN.

The designation means the facility is legally required to offer some health services in french and to improve access in french for Francophones.