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Cancer treatment services in Niagara

Posted May 15th, 2013

The Walker Family Cancer Centre builds on more than a quarter century of quality care andtreatment of cancer patients in Niagara, providing cancer services to patients in the region. The 67,000-square-foot cancer centre is introducing new radiation therapy ...

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Launch of Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Program results

Posted May 14th, 2013

Hamilton Health Sciences and the Niagara Health System will be hosting a joint media conference on Wednesday, May 15 at 11:00 a.m. to share the Cancer System Quality Index (CSQI) 2013 results for the Hamilton-Niagara-Haldimand-B...

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Fourteen nurses receive Awards of Excellence

Posted May 10th, 2013

A highlight of National Nursing Week in Niagara is the Nursing Awards of Excellence, given outlast night as nursing professionals gathered to be honoured by the Niagara Health System.The following Registered Nurses and Registered P...

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Setting the standard for healthcare design

Posted May 8th, 2013

The Niagara Health System is home to the nation’s newest, state-of-the-art hospital; setting standards for hospital design throughout the province of Ontario. The new hospital was recently featured ...

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Personal Emergency Information Card will help us help you in a medical emergency

Posted May 8th, 2013

The Niagara Health System (NHS) is launching a new and urging members of the public to fill it out and carry it with them to help them be prepared in the event of a health emergency. NHS ha...

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Nursing Week celebrations include Nursing Excellence Awards

Posted May 6th, 2013

The news media are invited to join representatives of the Niagara Health System to officially mark Nursing Week May 6 to 10.

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VRE outbreak on medical unit, Greater Niagara General Site

Posted Apr 25th, 2013

Attached Files The Niagara Health System has declared a unit outbreak of VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus) in Unit C, a medical unit, at the Greater Niagara General Site. An outbreak is declared when the number of hospital-associated cases is higher...

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Saluting our volunteers during national Volunteer Appreciation Week

Posted Apr 22nd, 2013

Attached Files The Niagara Health System is thankful for the support of more than 1,180 volunteers across our six sites. Volunteers are an integral component of the caring culture at our hospital. All of our volunteers do their part to create a great expe...

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Heart Investigation Unit to provide care for cardiac patients closer to home

Posted Apr 19th, 2013

Beginning this week, the first of more than 1,000 patients expected to receive cardiac catheterization testing over the next year will be cared for at Niagara’s new regional Heart Investigation Unit (HIU). Boasting 7,000 square feet at th...

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Provincial government approves renovations at DMH site

Posted Apr 9th, 2013

Niagara Health System is pleased to announce we have received Ontario government approval to move ahead with renovations at the Douglas Memorial Hospital Site. This project will see the relocation of all Complex Care beds at the site to one area, and will a...

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