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Standing behind our emergency department teams

Posted May 27th, 2026

Standing behind our emergency department teams

Many of the hardest moments in healthcare happen in emergency departments. They are busy and unpredictable environments where teams are making rapid decisions in complex situations, often under pressures that are not visible to the people there for care.

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Nursing veteran Jaelynne Sonke to retire after a quarter of a century at Niagara Health

Posted May 20th, 2026

Nursing veteran Jaelynne Sonke to retire after a quarter of a century at Niagara Health

Jaelynne Sonke’s sweeping nursing career is coming full circle on June 5, 2026. Her retirement begins exactly 44 years after she wrote her final registered nursing exam.

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Daily walks lead to lasting friendships for senior and hospital staff

Daily walks lead to lasting friendships for senior and hospital staff

Posted Jun 3rd, 2026

John Gerden, 91, set out to stay active but found something more on the trail around Marotta Family Hospital: a growing circle of friendships.

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Ladies group stitches comfort, one chemotherapy cap at a time

Ladies group stitches comfort, one chemotherapy cap at a time

Posted May 28th, 2026

Ladies church group stitches chemotherapy caps for those undergoing treatment at the Walker Family Cancer Centre.

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Standing behind our emergency department teams

Standing behind our emergency department teams

Posted May 27th, 2026

Many of the hardest moments in healthcare happen in emergency departments. They are busy and unpredictable environments where teams are making rapid decisions in complex situations, often under pressures that are not visible to the people there for care.

Read more

Celebrating four years of SCOPE Niagara

Celebrating four years of SCOPE Niagara

Posted May 26th, 2026

Celebrating its fourth anniversary, SCOPE Niagara has become a lifeline for primary care providers by providing quick access to specialty care and helping them secure outpatient referrals or clinical guidance without sending patients to the Emergency Department.

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Squares of Hope bring comfort to those with severe mental health conditions

Squares of Hope bring comfort to those with severe mental health conditions

Posted May 22nd, 2026

Volunteers donate handmade blankets to the ECT program at Niagara Health’s Marotta Family Hospital.

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Nursing veteran Jaelynne Sonke to retire after a quarter of a century at Niagara Health

Nursing veteran Jaelynne Sonke to retire after a quarter of a century at Niagara Health

Posted May 20th, 2026

Jaelynne Sonke’s sweeping nursing career is coming full circle on June 5, 2026. Her retirement begins exactly 44 years after she wrote her final registered nursing exam.

Read more

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