Skip to content

Niagara Health News and Media

The latest Niagara Health news, updates and publications:

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.

Read more

‘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.

Read more

Media Inquiries

Direct all media questions to: 

Erica Bajer, Manager, Public Affairs
Erica.Bajer@niagarahealth.on.ca 
289-968-1164

Policy and Guidelines

News Media Policy
Social Media Participation Guidelines for the Public
Photo Video Recording Policy

Niagara Health has consent from the individuals involved for use of their stories, photos and videos.

Latest updates

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. 

Read more

Final Structural Concrete Pour Marks Major Milestone for South Niagara Hospital Project

Final Structural Concrete Pour Marks Major Milestone for South Niagara Hospital Project

Posted Dec 3rd, 2025

Crews working on the South Niagara Hospital Project have reached another major milestone. Read this article and more in the new issue of the South Niagara Hospital Project Newsletter

Read more

Flu and respiratory illnesses on the rise in Niagara (avec traduction française)

Flu and respiratory illnesses on the rise in Niagara (avec traduction française)

Posted Dec 3rd, 2025

Flu activity and other respiratory illnesses are currently rising in Niagara as we enter one of the busiest social periods of the year. Niagara Region Public Health and Niagara Health are reminding residents to get vaccinated and take simple preventative steps. Taking these precautions helps protect the community and eases pressure on local hospitals.

Read more

'Spreading joy to the kids is my favourite thing to do': Children's Unit nurse

'Spreading joy to the kids is my favourite thing to do': Children's Unit nurse

Posted Dec 2nd, 2025

Joining the Niagara Health team as a pediatric nurse was a dream come true for Alexandria Boucher.  "I always knew I wanted to work in pediatrics,” she says, noting she has seen first-hand the immense difference nurses make in the lives of patients and their families.  

Read more

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.   

Read more

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.

Read more

See all Niagara Health news

Niagara Health System