2007 Lead Stories
December 2007
Your Hospital – Safety and Quality Come First
Votre hôpital – La sécurité et la qualité sont au premier plan
In the complex and ever-changing world of hospital health care, patient safety and quality initiatives come first, every time.
October/November 2007
Leading the Way in Critical Care
Chef de file en soins intensifs
For Dr. Neil Malcolm, Niagara's newest Intensivist, the opportunity to come to Canada to be in charge of a new way of delivering intensive/critical care couldn't have happened at a better time.
September 2007
100 Years of Hospital Care
100 ans de soins hospitaliers
It only happens once in a lifetime, and on Sept. 23, almost 400 people from Niagara Falls gathered at Greater Niagara General Site for a 100th anniversary celebration Open House to mark the 100th anniversary of hospital care in Niagara Falls.
August 2007
Making a life-saving difference
Faire une différence, sauver des vies
For health care professionals involved in research, having study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine is just about as good as it gets. Niagara Base Hospital staff Dr. Doug Munkley and Lorie Luinstra-Toohey have had the honour.
July 2007
Researching the Prevention of Dementia
Étude sur la prévention de la démence
When the discussion begins about a new research study to help patients with dementia, Dr. Willie Molloy, Geriatrician, becomes even more animated than usual. "We're talking about research that could provide a major breakthrough ..."
Mid-May 2007
We're Going Smoke Free
Nous sommes sans fumée!
Thursday, May 31 marked a healthy change at all seven hospital sites of the Niagara Health System, as all properties became 100% smoke-free. The NHS is committed to being a leader in health promotion in the community.
May 2007
Nursing at the Niagara Health System
Nurses across the seven hospital sites of the Niagara Health System care for a staggering 300,000 patients/clients each year, for overnight hospital stays, day or inpatient surgery and numerous clinics. The 1,800 NPs, RNs and RPNs working at the NHS are the health care providers patients see most often.
April 2007
Building Healthcare for Today and Tomorrow
Bâtir des soins de santé pour aujourd'hui et demain
February marked the opening of a new Heart Function Clinic at St. Catharines General Site to help patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure monitor and manage their conditions to improve their quality of life.
March 2007
Heart Function Clinic Opens
Ouverture de la Clinique de fonction cardiaque
February marked the opening of a new Heart Function Clinic at St. Catharines General Site to help patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure monitor and manage their conditions to improve their quality of life.
February 2007
Managing Wait Times
La gestion des temps d'attente
The database of wait times for targeted surgeries and tests in Ontario now stretches over more than one year, and statistics from the NHS are showing considerable improvements in wait times for cancer and hip replacement surgeries, MRI and CT scans.
January 2007
A New ER for Niagara Falls
Un nouveau service des urgences à Niagara Falls
When the doors officially open this month to the new 18,000-square-foot Jeff Morgan Emergency Department at the Niagara Health System's Greater Niagara General (GNG) Site in Niagara Falls, there will be plenty of smiles from hospital staff and the public alike.