The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation (TBRHSF) is a is a not-for-profit organization created to raise funds to support health care in Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...

. Donations to the Health Sciences Foundation support new medical equipment, technology and a variety of treatment programs in areas of health care including paediatrics, renal, emergency and others, with all funds remaining in Northwestern Ontario. The TBRHSF's mission statement is "To raise funds to support excellence in health care for the people of Northwestern Ontario."

On April 1, 2008, it was combined with the Northern Cancer Research Foundation's Northwestern Ontario branch.

The TBRHSF supports three specialty funds:

• The Northern Cancer Fund raises funds that are dedicated to supporting cancer care in Northwestern Ontario. The Northern Cancer Fund continues the work of the former Northern Cancer Research Foundation and supports the initiatives of the Linda Buchan Centre for Breast Screening and Assessment, the TBayTel Tamarack House, and smoking cessation programs for patients across Northwestern Ontario;

• The Northern Cardiac Fund raises funds that are dedicated to supporting cardiac care in Northwestern Ontario, and

• The Health Sciences Discovery Fund raises funds that are dedicated to support medical research across Northwestern Ontario.

External links

• Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation