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Nurse Practitioner’s career journey leads to lasting impact in emergency care

Posted Nov 27th, 2025

Nurse Practitioner’s career journey leads to lasting impact in emergency care

Valerie Frassetto’s presence as a Nurse Practitioner in the Welland Emergency Department helps with patient flow, which decreases wait times and improves patient experience.

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‘No woman should be forced to choose between her health and her baby’s future:’ NH program offers expectant mothers access to iron therapy not covered by OHIP

Posted Nov 21st, 2025

‘No woman should be forced to choose between her health and her baby’s future:’ NH program offers expectant mothers access to iron therapy not covered by OHIP

Shemiah Marcus-McDonald and her newborn son Amani Hall are both healthy thanks to blood transfusions called intravenous iron therapy at the Niagara Health ONTraC Clinic during her pregnancy.

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Updated: Urgent Care Centre Hours

Updated: Urgent Care Centre Hours

Posted Jun 10th, 2025

Urgent Care Centre hours in Port Colborne and Fort Erie are subject to change due to ongoing physician staffing shortages. Please check here to see if the UCC you intend to visit is open. 

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Hospital budget savings update

Hospital budget savings update

Posted Nov 27th, 2025

Niagara Health, like all hospitals across Ontario, is facing significant pressures. Patient needs are growing in both volume and complexity, while we work to make the most responsible use of our resources. To maintain high-quality, safe care, we must balance the need to make strategic investments in innovative models of care, technology, and infrastructure, with financial responsibility.   

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Nurse Practitioner’s career journey leads to lasting impact in emergency care

Nurse Practitioner’s career journey leads to lasting impact in emergency care

Posted Nov 27th, 2025

Valerie Frassetto’s presence as a Nurse Practitioner in the Welland Emergency Department helps with patient flow, which decreases wait times and improves patient experience.

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'We will remember that doctor and that moment forever,' Family recalls care at Niagara Health

'We will remember that doctor and that moment forever,' Family recalls care at Niagara Health

Posted Nov 26th, 2025

When her two-year-old daughter Briar came home with a few bruises, Roxanne didn’t think much of it. “She was in school part time, so I just thought she was playing a little rough,” Roxanne says. But even on the days Briar was at home, the bruises kept appearing.  

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‘No woman should be forced to choose between her health and her baby’s future:’ NH program offers expectant mothers access to iron therapy not covered by OHIP

‘No woman should be forced to choose between her health and her baby’s future:’ NH program offers expectant mothers access to iron therapy not covered by OHIP

Posted Nov 21st, 2025

Shemiah Marcus-McDonald and her newborn son Amani Hall are both healthy thanks to blood transfusions called intravenous iron therapy at the Niagara Health ONTraC Clinic during her pregnancy.

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Stanford-trained anesthesiologist brings leading-edge care to Niagara Health

Stanford-trained anesthesiologist brings leading-edge care to Niagara Health

Posted Nov 20th, 2025

Dr. Franziska Miller is one of the few physicians in Canada trained in the next generation of pain treatments that could be approved for use here.

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