Patients at Niagara Health will continue to experience longer wait times and delays in service as we respond to ongoing pressures. Severe staffing shortages, an increasing demand for hospital services and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is adding stress to our teams and our programs across all our sites.
Dr. Janice Giesbrecht’s unrelenting efforts to bring enhanced cancer care, including radiation treatment, to Niagara have improved the lives of thousands of patients since the Walker Family Cancer Centre opened in 2013.
Niagara Health is hosting two events to raise awareness for hepatitis as part of World Hepatitis Day, which takes place annually on July 28.
At this time, oncology patients with radiation therapy appointments scheduled for today are impacted and their appointments will be rescheduled at the earliest opportunity. Members of our team will reach out directly to patients to rebook appointments. Any patients requiring emergency radiation treatment will be redirected to Hamilton Health Sciences.
Cancer care and treatment for patients in Niagara advanced last week with the installation of a new CT simulation machine that positions Niagara Health as a leader in radiotherapy imaging.
Tristen Castro, Digital Strategy Clinical Lead, is on the project team that will build Niagara Health's modern hospital information system.
Patricia Doyle gifted a guitar to a patient with dementia and opened the floodgates of communication and connection during his nine-month stay.
Niagara Health asks all patients and visitors to screen for COVID-19 symptoms before entering the hospital by filling out the online form at NiagaraHealth.on.ca/Form
The health-care sector is going through change unlike anything we have experienced before. With our annual general meeting held this week, this is a time of year when we at Niagara Health reflect on the past 12 months and also look ahead to this transformational future.
Niagara Health’s New Port Residential Addiction Treatment Centre is adding new services and customizable programming for patients to better serve their individual needs and reduce wait times for those seeking treatment.
