New hospital chair to stay the course

The new chair of the Health Sciences Centre Board of Directors wants to build friendships in the community. Angele Brunelle says she doesn't want the board to stray from what it's doing best and that is,  patient and family centred care. She stresses that the facility is a teaching hospital and should continue it's focus on research. Brunelle says one of her first jobs will be to find a person to succeed Ron Saddington as hospital CEO. She says there should be news on that front "pretty soon."

TBRHSC probing possible assault

Officials at the Regional Health Sciences Centre have a confusing staff and security situation to deal with. Human Resources officer Don Halpert says they recently received a report from a staff member who claims she was assaulted. While they determined it wasn't serious, police were called anyway. Halpert says they are still trying to verify the facts of the case. He adds they're reminding staff that security is available if they wish.