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Opening doors to healthcare: Indigenous youth discover diverse career paths at Niagara Health

Opening doors to healthcare: Indigenous youth discover diverse career paths at Niagara Health

Posted Aug 16th, 2024

A group of Indigenous youth engaged in an immersive, hands-on learning experience at Niagara Health on Wednesday, exploring various hospital departments and discovering potential career paths in healthcare.

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Community involvement sought in selecting Indigenous art for Outpatient Mental Health Units

Community involvement sought in selecting Indigenous art for Outpatient Mental Health Units

Posted Aug 12th, 2024

Community feedback and preferences will play a significant role in determining the final selection of art pieces for display. Community selection will be open until Aug. 30, 2024.

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Take Five with Dr. Leonard

Take Five with Dr. Leonard

Posted Aug 12th, 2024

Dr. Blair Leonard’s love for music has a profound impact on his ability to deliver exceptional thrombosis care for patients.

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“We’re here to positively impact patients”: NRC student

“We’re here to positively impact patients”: NRC student

Posted Aug 9th, 2024

Grant Sweeny is one of 32 learners at McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Niagara Regional Campus to embark on rotations this summer and “see how medicine works in the real world.”

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‘Other people believing in me made me believe in myself:’ Clinical supervisor reflects on a decade at NH

‘Other people believing in me made me believe in myself:’ Clinical supervisor reflects on a decade at NH

Posted Aug 8th, 2024

Helping others and working in public service runs in Ryan Blodgett’s blood.

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Medical physicists play crucial role in cancer care at Niagara Health

Medical physicists play crucial role in cancer care at Niagara Health

Posted Aug 6th, 2024

Patients don’t feel anything physical when they receive radiation treatment, but that doesn’t mean it’s not intimidating.  

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Scholarship recipients help NHKI tackle critical healthcare research

Scholarship recipients help NHKI tackle critical healthcare research

Posted Jul 31st, 2024

The trio of students brought fresh eyes and energy to new and ongoing studies, and learned about themselves in the process.

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Fundraising to fulfill final wishes for ICU patients

Fundraising to fulfill final wishes for ICU patients

Posted Jul 29th, 2024

The Marotta Family Hospital’s Critical Care Team has been working with the Niagara Health Foundation to hold the inaugural Three Wishes Project fundraiser from Aug. 26 to Oct. 20.

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Understanding surgical wait times in Niagara

Understanding surgical wait times in Niagara

Posted Jul 26th, 2024

Niagara Health performs more than 20,000 surgical procedures a year, and we are continuously looking for ways to improve access and reduce surgical wait times.

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Hospital Spotlight: ‘Even on my worst day today, it’s still always better than my best day using’

Hospital Spotlight: ‘Even on my worst day today, it’s still always better than my best day using’

Posted Jul 25th, 2024

When you think of the opioid epidemic and how a person becomes ensnared in it, you might picture a rash decision made on the streets of downtown Vancouver or in the American Rust Belt. What you probably don’t picture is a kid in small-town Ontario rifling through a medicine cabinet.

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