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Recycle and support our future Walker Family Cancer Centre!

Posted Apr 18th, 2012

Pictured above: Dr. Janice Giesbrecht, Interim President and CEO Sue Matthews and Niagara Regional Chair Gary Burroughs accept the $500,000 pledge from Emterra founder and CEO Emmie Leung and her daughter.A unique donation of $500,000 (possibly more!) was p...

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New health technology system to help support quality cancer care

Posted Apr 7th, 2012

Authorized care providers throughout Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network to share patient information Authorized clinicians at cancer care facilities located throughout the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integrat...

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Tour our new Operating Suites with Dr. Anna Kobylecky!

Posted Apr 5th, 2012

This past Friday, Surgeon Dr. Anna Kobylecky provided the news media with a tour of our new Operating Suites, Recovery area and other Surgical Program space to demonstrate how patients having a surgical procedure will be provided with the best possible care...

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Get an insider’s view of our new health complex

Posted Mar 21st, 2012

Only 249 days until construction is complete! Earlier this month we kicked off the first in our series of New Hospital Town Halls for our staff to provide an update on progress and to celebrate the countdown to construction completion. We filmed the pres...

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Watch and learn how we’re turning the building into a hospital!

Posted Mar 14th, 2012

Last week we kicked off the first in our series of New Hospital Town Halls for our staff to keep you posted on progress and to celebrate the countdown to construction completion. In order to make this information available to staff, physicians and volunteer...

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More Niagara residents need to be screened for colorectal cancer

Posted Mar 14th, 2012

The number of Niagara residents who are getting screened for colorectal cancer is increasing, however, a large percentage of people who could be at risk aren’t protecting themselves by getting screened. The number of colorectal screenings is up 10 per cen...

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Have you visited the new hospital mock-up rooms?

Posted Mar 7th, 2012

As part of the design development process PCL constructed mock-ups of six key recurring spaces to maximize efficiency of the design with a focus on clinical space. Each mock-up is a full-size structural model made with the exact construction techniques and ...

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First major equipment for our new Walker Family Cancer Centre has arrived!

Posted Feb 24th, 2012

Having successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the supplier in the United Kingdom, and transported in an entourage from Quebec, installers have begun the intricate process of assembling highly specialized radiation treatment machines. The arrival of th...

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Tour our new Critical Care Unit with Dr. Mark Jany

Posted Feb 22nd, 2012

This past Friday, Respiratory and Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Mark Jany provided the news media with a tour of our new Critical Care Unit to demonstrate how critically ill patients will be provided with the best possible care experience. “I can’t wa...

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Providing care for critically ill patients in our new hospital

Posted Feb 17th, 2012

Only 282 days until construction is complete! Each day our new health complex and Walker Family Cancer Centre looks more like a hospital, but it is still an active construction site with over 580 workers, which means access is still limited. We are looking ...

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