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The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI) was established in May 2023 with a generous donation by the McCall MacBain Foundation.

Our Purpose

Improve patient care and experience by embedding research into clinical practice. 

Our Mission

Transform healthcare through leading community hospital-based research.

Our Values

Equity ● Collaboration ● Continuous Learning ● Innovation ● Empowerment

Our Pillars

A graphic showing the three pillars of NHKI: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Mobilization, Capacity building. The graphic shows three gears working in tandem.

Our Future

To be successful, we must have:

  1. Partnerships where we build strong and meaningful relationships with local, provincial and national partners, including academic institutions, healthcare organizations and research networks.
  2. Infrastructure that enables and facilitates research with effective policies, procedures, digital technology and equipment.
  3. Sustainability to invest in and expand research capabilities.

Areas of focus

RICH-Canada

To build research capacity in Canadian community hospitals to transform healthcare across the country. 

Patient Experience

To understand and improve patient experience in healthcare and research at Niagara Health.

Care for Older Persons

To advance healthcare and health service delivery for Niagara's Aging Population.

Clinical Research

To provide Niagara Health patients access to state-of-the-art, novel therapies through participation in multi-centre clinical research studies. 

Our Multi-centre Clinical Trials

Get a printable flyer of the NHKI Strategic Plan 2024-28

Latest news

Niagara Health Knowledge Institute and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute’s Liaw Lab partner on student researcher scholarship

Mar 13th, 2024

NHKI and TaARI have partnered to offer one undergraduate university student in a science or health-related program a scholarship worth $10,000 to work in the TaARI lab for 12 weeks this summer between May and August.

Niagara Health Knowledge Institute launches research scholarships with Brock University, Niagara College

Mar 11th, 2024

NHKI has partnered with both educational institutions to co-fund two new scholarships, worth $10,000 each, to enable a Brock and Niagara College undergraduate student enrolled in a health-related program to participate in research-focused placements at the NHKI for 12 weeks between May and August.


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