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Liam Whitfield was just nine years old when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2021 — and from the very beginning, his treatment depended heavily on donated blood and plasma.
Niagara Health has expanded its cardiac program by opening a new state-of-the-art angiography suite at the Marotta Family Hospital, enhancing access to advanced diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures used to diagnose and treat heart disease.
In addition to his new title, new physician Grant Sweeny will carry forward lessons in patient-centred care he learned at McMaster’s Niagara Regional Campus and Niagara Health as he transitions from life as a student to a urology resident.
Designed to be universally accessible with programs focused on aging well, the South Niagara Hospital will help support older adults in our region.
Beulah Fokkens moving to long-term care didn’t stop her husband, John, from seeing her nearly every day. When she fell and broke her hip in 2024, the now 86-year-old moved into an interim long-term care home before moving to Niagara Health’s Extended Care Unit (ECU), located at the Welland Hospital.
There have been significant construction milestones on the South Niagara Hospital recently, including the removal of the final two tower cranes. Read about this update and more in the latest issue of the South Niagara Hospital Project Newsletter.
Kaitlyn Bos, Programs Manager, Extended Care Unit, has helped create memorable farewell celebrations for residents leaving Niagara Health’s long-term care home.
Robin Clapp, a long-time resident at Niagara Health’s Extended Care Unit, is gearing up to say goodbye to the place she has called home for more than 20 years.
Charmaine Martin-Gaspar has spent nearly her entire 40 years in nursing helping to improve outcomes for patients with stroke. She is succeeding by putting nurses at the centre of care.
Kiersten Vaananen has taken thoughtful steps in her seven years at Niagara Health to create a more inclusive environment where all families feel seen, respected and supported in the neonatal intensive care unit.
