After testing hundreds of workers in the region’s hospitality and tourism industry, Niagara Health’s temporary Assessment Centre in Niagara Falls saw its final patients Friday afternoon.
Ensuring that patients with respiratory conditions receive the proper nutrition can be challenging under normal circumstances. However, trying to do so in the middle of a pandemic with a previously unknown virus made the job even more complex.
Patients and visitors are now able to access the online screening form through the Niagara Health Navigator app. Filling out the form prior to arriving at NH sites is the quickest and easiest way for patients and visitors to enter the building.
Patients visiting Niagara Health Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centres can have one caregiver / visitor accompany them for support beginning Tuesday, August 18 at noon.
For Ashley Vos, being open, willing to learn and ready for change were top of mind when going into every shift at the St. Catharines Site Laboratory.
It's often in times of crisis, that people come together to show they care, exposing the true spirit of humanity.
Niagara Health's new temporary drive-through COVID-19 Assessment Centre opened this morning, in the parking lot at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, for testing hospitality and tourism employees.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began and changes had to be made quickly, Tracey Giovannone, Manager Recruitment and Volunteer Services, and Emile Penner-Cloutier, Manager Organizational Development, worked closely together to make sure the work got done and supported one another every step of the way.
Thank You Rounds, which took place during the end of July, were a way for Niagara Health's Executive Team and senior leaders to thank staff and physicians in person for the extraordinary care they provide to patients and families.
Flooding in one of the areas of the Emergency Department at the St. Catharines Site has been cleaned up, and regular operations have resumed.
