Niagara Health is undertaking a transformative upgrade to its CT scanner fleet, bringing the most advanced diagnostic imaging equipment currently available in Canada to our hospital sites.
The team overseeing medical equipment repair is more than a group of coworkers. Under the leadership of manager Richard Sit, they’ve formed bonds that make them more like family.
Niagara Health’s Walker Family Cancer Centre (WFCC) is upgrading its cancer treatment technology with a state-of-the-art Varian Edge linear accelerator, making it the first centre in Ontario to adopt this advanced model.
This new procedure clears calcium blockages from arteries, enabling Niagara Health physicians to complete more angioplasties and prevent serious cardiac events.
The new Hospital Information System will free up pharmacists from tasks that aren’t a good use of their skills so they can work more directly with patients – something they are keen to do.
Sonali Kohli, Executive Vice-President, Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer, uses a practice called rounding to connect directly with staff across all departments to address specific concerns, clarify any uncertainties, and provide reassurance that staff need during this period of change.
Niagara Health’s new Hospital Information System will transform the caregiver experience by streamlining patient information and reducing the burden of recalling medical details so caregivers can focus more on supporting their loved ones.
While it takes some getting used to, the transition to a fully digital patient record system has always been for the better when it comes to patient care, say surgeons with experience making the change.
Several Niagara Health physicians have experienced the transition to a fully digital hospital information system elsewhere and have seen patient care change for the better as a result. Here is one doctor's perspective.
NH nurses and physicians participated in two obstetrical emergencies during Wednesday’s simulation with the new high-tech interactive SimMom mannequin.
