2009 Lead Stories
October 2009
Update on H1N1 activities
Niagara Health System Emergency Rooms (ER) and Urgent Care Centres (UCC) across the region continue to see increasing numbers of patients, with an overall 26.5 per cent increase yesterday as compared to the daily average for....
September 2009
From Emergency to Urgent Care in Fort Erie
This month, the Emergency Room (ER) Department at our Douglas Memorial Site in Fort Erie is converting to 24-hour/7-day a week Urgent Care Centre. Hospital staff members are intensely involved in making sure this is a safe and smooth transition for the public...
August 2009
Lab - Leading the Way
Le laboratoire fait oeuvre de pionnier
At first glance, it looks like a really long photocopier in the Medical Laboratory, but under the lid is state-of-the-art capability to help diagnose patient conditions by testing blood and other specimens.
July 2009
Port Colborne Site - from ER to Urgent Care July 6
Emplacement de Port Colborne – conversion du service des urgences en centre de soins d’urgence mineure le 6 juille
Port Colborne Site is now providing round-the-clock care with a 24/7 Urgent Care Centre, serving people of all ages with minor illnesses and injuries. The Urgent Care Centre has services such as x-rays, lab tests...
June 2009
From Emergency to Urgent Care - We're Still Here For You
Emergency Room Departments at our Port Colborne Site and Douglas Memorial Site (Fort Erie) are converting to 24-hour/7-day a week Urgent Care Centres.
May 2009
Groundbreaking Signals Construction Start
La cérémonie de la première pelletée de terre marque le début des travaux
Groundbreaking for the Niagara Health System's new health-care complex and Walker Family Cancer Centre took place Apr. 28...
April 2009
Construction Soon Underway
Niagara Health System and Infrastructure Ontario officials were elated to announce Mar. 31 that financial close has been achieved for construction of the new health-care complex in St. Catharines. This means that financing is now in place to design, build, finance and maintain the new facility and plans to start construction remain on schedule for spring 2009.
February / March 2009
Moving Forward with HIP
Work is underway at the Niagara Health System to develop the schedule for implementation which will help achieve the many changes outlined in the Hospital Improvement Plan over the next four to five years.
January 2009
CSR – Keeping it clean
CSR – Assurer la propreté
The numbers are impressive – a massive 4.1 million surgical instruments and patient care devices are cleaned and sterilized every year at Niagara Health System sites.