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Temporary Change to Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre Hours

Posted Oct 28th, 2026

Temporary Change to Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre Hours

Urgent Care Centre hours are subject to change. Please always check our website before visiting.

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Veteran surgeon steps into new leadership role

Posted Sep 1st, 2026

Veteran surgeon steps into new leadership role

As the first woman to be deputy chief of staff, General Surgeon Dr. Stephanie Phillips will tap into her knack for strategy to help organize care at Niagara Health on a larger scale.

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Temporary Change to Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre Hours

Temporary Change to Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre Hours

Posted Oct 28th, 2026

Urgent Care Centre hours are subject to change. Please always check our website before visiting.

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Getting back to what matters: Occupational therapist helps patients return to everyday life

Getting back to what matters: Occupational therapist helps patients return to everyday life

Posted Oct 30th, 2026

Occupational Therapist Vickie Ming helps patients regain the skills and confidence they need to safely return home. By focusing on everyday activities, OTs play an important role in supporting discharge and helping patients get back to what matters most.

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‘You know your body’: Breast cancer survivor urges women to get checked

‘You know your body’: Breast cancer survivor urges women to get checked

Posted Oct 29th, 2026

At 29, Mickayla Beyer felt she was in the best shape of her life. Being diagnosed with Stage 3 triple-positive breast cancer came as a shock.

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‘This was home’: ECU staff say emotional goodbye after years of providing care

‘This was home’: ECU staff say emotional goodbye after years of providing care

Posted Oct 29th, 2026

As the final residents prepared to leave Welland Hospital's Extended Care Unit, staff members reflected on the friendships, memories and sense of family that made the long-term care home feel like home.

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Last resident reflects on leaving ECU

Last resident reflects on leaving ECU

Posted Oct 28th, 2026

The collection of fishing rods standing in the corner of Robyn Keary’s room in the Welland Hospital’s Extended Care Unit (ECU) had dwindled to one in the weeks leading up to its closure in September.

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Coordinated response helps more than 70 Niagara children after TB exposure

Coordinated response helps more than 70 Niagara children after TB exposure

Posted Oct 22nd, 2026

An impressive collaboration between Niagara Health, Niagara Region Public Health and McMaster Children's Hospital helped the families of more than 70 children get care close to home following an unusual tuberculosis exposure at a local daycare.

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