The former Niagara Health chaplain was diagnosed with sepsis nearly a year ago. His healthcare journey with the illness that causes one in 18 deaths in Canada continues today with the optimism the end is in sight.
Perry Wintle lost vision in his left eye after a bacterial infection destroyed his cornea. Thanks to someone who registered to be an organ and tissue donor, Perry can see again.
Thao Pham was near death when she was admitted to hospital in February 2022. Her Niagara Health care team worked for eight months to bring her back to health, becoming like family in the process.
After suffering a stroke last November, David Horton is feeling largely back to normal thanks to his wife, Brenda, and Niagara Health’s Stroke Care team.
As thanks for the care he received when he had a heart attack and stroke, Dan Giancola raised enough money to buy Niagara Health a new electrocardiography machine.
What started out as an individual show of support for a patient with breast cancer by her sister has turned into a source of comfort for other Niagara Health patients.
Avia Whitehorne is on a mission to encourage women over 50 to book regular mammograms after cancerous cells were discovered during the Niagara Health employee’s own routine check-up.
Ninety per cent of patients who use this new virtual service are receiving the care they need on a timely basis and avoiding an unnecessary Emergency Department visit.
Catherine Bourque is grateful for the care she’s received at Niagara Health and is using her perspective to help shape healthcare for others.
After Niagara Health staff and physicians cared for Donald Kennedy for nearly three months, he and his wife Denise Kennedy are sharing their experiences with a national COVID-19 study to help others who fall ill from the virus.
