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Resident physicians are a constant presence in Niagara Health hospitals — assessing patients, supporting care teams and learning their craft in real time, often under pressure. This week, their role comes into focus as Niagara Health marks Residents Week, running Feb. 9 to 13, 2026, recognizing the doctors in training who help deliver care across the region while preparing for independent practice.
Across our sites, we have 665 volunteers, and their impact shows up in ways that don’t always make the headlines but are felt every day by patients, families and our teams.
Niagara Health will not be renewing the operating licence for the long-term care home at the Welland Site. The licence expires in June 2026, which means the home will close once all residents have safely transitioned to new homes.
Recreational therapy services have not been eliminated across Niagara Health, and recreational therapists continue to work in our hospitals. Recreational therapists continue to play an important role within our mental health services as part of interprofessional care teams.
When Niagara Health relaunched its Random Acts of Kindness initiative last summer, staff took up the challenge, accumulating 16,500 acts and counting. The benefits are being felt throughout the organization.
As floods and wildfires displaced thousands from Northern communities last summer, Niagara Health played a critical role in a region-wide effort to support evacuees with complex healthcare needs.
Surabhi Chawla’s journey with cancer started well before her own diagnosis, when her mother survived breast cancer but later died from a secondary cancer, multiple myeloma.
When Elaina Orlando began her academic journey in public health, she never imagined it would lead her to the heart of building a research culture in a community hospital. Today, as the Director of Research Operations at the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI), she is helping to shape how research is conducted, taught and shared in Niagara and beyond.
For the second consecutive year, Niagara Health has been named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes and Statista — a recognition that reflects the dedication, passion and teamwork of its people.
When most people picture cancer care, they think of doctors at the bedside or therapists at the treatment machine. Few know there’s a quiet constant working behind the scenes throughout their entire journey - a medical physicist - making sure every step is safe, accurate and tailored to what patients need most.
