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When Lifin Parakkal Thomas first walked through the doors of Niagara Health in 2013 as a volunteer, he never imagined he’d one day be receiving an award for excellence. But more than a decade later, this internationally-educated nurse practitioner is now a vital member of the internal medicine team — and the recipient of the 2025 Rising Star Award.
At McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Niagara Regional Campus, medical students don’t just learn anatomy and diagnostics - they learn what it means to be part of a community. For the past eight years, Dr. Amanda Bell has led the campus with a key goal: to shape doctors who are not only clinically excellent, but also grounded, compassionate and deeply connected to the people they serve.
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Niagara Health is announcing changes to the summer hours at the Fort Erie and Port Colborne Urgent Care Centres (UCCs) due to a critical shortage of available physicians.
When Lifin Parakkal Thomas first walked through the doors of Niagara Health in 2013 as a volunteer, he never imagined he’d one day be receiving an award for excellence. But more than a decade later, this internationally-educated nurse practitioner is now a vital member of the internal medicine team — and the recipient of the 2025 Rising Star Award.
When an older adult living with dementia arrives in the Emergency Department (ED) confused and agitated, it’s not always a medical emergency that brings them in.
Niagara Health’s Diagnostic Imaging (DI) department is a vital part of thousands of patient journeys every year, and we are excited to share that, thanks to our donors, Niagara Health is currently replacing aging X-ray machines across our local hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment.
Construction of the South Niagara Hospital has reached the two-year mark, a major milestone in the development of a state-of-the-art facility that will bring world-class, patient-centred healthcare to Niagara residents.
Niagara Health's Organizational Development team has been named an Excellence Awardee in the Canadian HR Awards.
