The ED reflects society’s struggles
Many people are understandably frustrated by long wait times in the ED. The truth is, the pressures hospitals face are bigger than what we can fix within our walls.
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Niagara Health News and Updates
Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team
Whether it’s groundbreaking research or establishing faster, more efficient patient care, the work of Leanne Kent and Dr. Danielle de Sa Boasquevisque offers new hope for stroke patients in Niagara and beyond.
Protecting Niagara’s infants from RSV now easier than ever
For several years, immunization against RSV was only available to preterm, vulnerable babies with one injection a month during respiratory illness season (November to April). That’s now changing.
‘It’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling’: Oncology nurse on the importance of care beyond physical treatments
While in nursing school, Devan MacCulloch didn’t know what he wanted to specialize in, but cardiology could have been a fitting choice.
NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research
The translational research conducted by a Niagara Health Knowledge Institute summer student will help rural and community hospitals, regardless of location, participate in pivotal research that could transform standards of care worldwide.
Take Five with Dr. Ovtcharenko
This week is Canadian Critical Care Week. Learn how critical care physician Dr. Natasha Ovtcharenko supports patients and families during challenging times.
You might want to wash your hands before reading this
Stroll through the toy section of any dollar or department store and you’re likely to see them: wiggly, jiggly, sensory-type toys with soft spikes, tentacles and offshoots. Whether they’re on your shopping list or not, it’s almost impossible to walk by and not touch them. As an expert in infection prevention and control (IPAC), it’s a little easier not to.
‘You never think it could happen to you:’ Breast cancer survivor urges those eligible to book a mammogram
The letter that had been delivered to Ludmilla Stasii’s mailbox in September 2023 wasn’t out of the ordinary – in fact, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) mails out thousands of identical ones every year.
NHKI gains international traction as leader in health research
Several researchers from the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute were invited to prominent healthcare conferences in Europe to share their findings.
HIS poised to ease caregiver pressures during hospital visits
Niagara Health’s new Hospital Information System will transform the caregiver experience by streamlining patient information and reducing the burden of recalling medical details so caregivers can focus more on supporting their loved ones.
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