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Niagara Health celebrating 2,800 nurses this Nursing Week

Posted May 11th, 2026

Niagara Health celebrating 2,800 nurses this Nursing Week

Nurses are often present at people’s most vulnerable moments. Every day across Niagara Health, nurses support patients and families through illness, recovery and loss, while also caring deeply for one another.

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Niagara Health celebrates nursing excellence during annual awards

Posted May 13th, 2026

Niagara Health celebrates nursing excellence during annual awards

A record-breaking 266 nominations were cast for Niagara Health’s annual Nursing Excellence Awards. A highlight of National Nursing Week, the remarkable response is a powerful testament to the depth of talent, professionalism and heart that exists across our nursing teams.

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Niagara Health celebrating 2,800 nurses this Nursing Week

Niagara Health celebrating 2,800 nurses this Nursing Week

Posted May 11th, 2026

Nurses are often present at people’s most vulnerable moments. Every day across Niagara Health, nurses support patients and families through illness, recovery and loss, while also caring deeply for one another.

Read more

Niagara Health celebrates nursing excellence during annual awards

Niagara Health celebrates nursing excellence during annual awards

Posted May 13th, 2026

A record-breaking 266 nominations were cast for Niagara Health’s annual Nursing Excellence Awards. A highlight of National Nursing Week, the remarkable response is a powerful testament to the depth of talent, professionalism and heart that exists across our nursing teams.

Read more

Cancer care partnership marks one year of compassionate patient support

Cancer care partnership marks one year of compassionate patient support

Posted May 12th, 2026

The success of the Niagara Health-Wellspring Niagara Partnership in Cancer Care one year in can be attributed to its empathetic volunteers bringing their own experience to the joint venture.

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Why getting the facts right matters in healthcare

Why getting the facts right matters in healthcare

Posted May 11th, 2026

Healthcare is personal. Most of us only interact with the hospital system when something serious is happening in our lives or in the lives of people we love. That makes the information we rely on especially important. 

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Notice: Disruption to bedside entertainment and in-room phone services

Notice: Disruption to bedside entertainment and in-room phone services

Posted May 11th, 2026

Starting May 19, 2026 inpatient bedside entertainment and in-room phone access are unavailable at impacted sites.  Patients and loved ones are encouraged to use personal devices (phones, tablets, laptops) for communication and entertainment. 

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Sixth annual NHKI Research Day builds momentum on expanding research capacity in community hospitals

Sixth annual NHKI Research Day builds momentum on expanding research capacity in community hospitals

Posted May 8th, 2026

Strengthening research in community hospitals and translating evidence into better patient care were the focus of the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute’s sixth annual Research Day, which brought together nearly 200 researchers, clinicians and health system partners from across Niagara, Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday.

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