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The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI) was established in May 2023 with a generous donation by the McCall MacBain Foundation.

Our Purpose

Improve patient care and experience by embedding research into clinical practice. 

Our Mission

Transform healthcare through leading community hospital-based research.

Our Values

Equity ● Collaboration ● Continuous Learning ● Innovation ● Empowerment

Our Pillars

A graphic showing the three pillars of NHKI: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Mobilization, Capacity building. The graphic shows three gears working in tandem.

Our Future

To be successful, we must have:

  1. Partnerships where we build strong and meaningful relationships with local, provincial and national partners, including academic institutions, healthcare organizations and research networks.
  2. Infrastructure that enables and facilitates research with effective policies, procedures, digital technology and equipment.
  3. Sustainability to invest in and expand research capabilities.

Areas of focus

RICH-Canada

To build research capacity in Canadian community hospitals to transform healthcare across the country. 

Patient Experience

To understand and improve patient experience in healthcare and research at Niagara Health. Details coming soon.

Care for Older Persons

To advance healthcare and health service delivery for Niagara's Aging Population. Details coming soon.

Clinical Research

To provide Niagara Health patients access to state-of-the-art, novel therapies through participation in multi-centre clinical research studies. 

Our Multi-centre Clinical Trials

Get a printable flyer of the NHKI Strategic Plan 2024-28

Latest news

Summer student learns first-hand the impact of community hospitals on healthcare research

Sep 4th, 2024

Sophia Lagrotteria was already inspired to go into medicine by her father, Dr. Danny Lagrotteria, but the chance to support healthcare research at the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute has exposed her to other key opportunities in the field.

NHKI researchers team up to teach next generation of healthcare investigators

Aug 23rd, 2024

The quintet of researchers, including Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Executive Director and Chief Scientist Dr. Jennifer Tsang, will teach Applied Qualitative Research Methods in Health at McMaster University and further establish the NHKI as a key player in qualitative health research.


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