Following extensive mandatory and elective due diligence, Niagara Health will be commissioning the removal of the woodlot thicket, located on the southeast portion of the South Niagara Site, to make way for future construction of the new hospital. In preparation of the thicket removal, Niagara Health has partnered with local community members to recycle and preserve the site’s natural elements.
Niagara Health today declared outbreaks of COVID-19 on two medical units – the Sixth Floor Unit at the Welland Site and Unit 2A at the St. Catharines Site.
Today, Niagara Health (NH) and Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services (NRPH&ES) administered the first 322 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the region.
The region’s first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in St. Catharines on Tuesday, January 12.
The arrival of the Pfizer vaccine is a turning point in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Niagara. We expect delivery of the Pfizer vaccine in Niagara on Tuesday or Wednesday, and we are prepared to get doses into arms as soon as the shipment arrives.
The Emergency Department remains open and safe for members of the public seeking care.
The Board of Directors of Niagara Health have decided to end the purchase of CEO services within the agreement with St. Joseph's Health System effective immediately.
We are proud to be working with our community partners to administer the first doses of the vaccine in Niagara.
Niagara Health is pleased to report that all infants on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have tested negative for COVID-19.
Intense pressures on hospitals providing COVID care across the region have prompted activation of the Pandemic Response Unit (PRU) located at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington.
