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Updated: Urgent Care Centre Hours

Updated: Urgent Care Centre Hours

Posted Jun 10th, 2025

Niagara Health is announcing changes to the summer hours at the Fort Erie and Port Colborne Urgent Care Centres (UCCs) due to a critical shortage of available physicians.

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NH mentorship program an opportunity to “learn things I didn’t know I didn’t know about”: participant

NH mentorship program an opportunity to “learn things I didn’t know I didn’t know about”: participant

Posted Oct 22nd, 2025

The mentor-mentee relationship formed by Jennifer Law and Isaiah Beardy during the Extraordinary Us program worked both ways and helped guide Niagara Health through back-to-back crises.

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Opportunity brewing at the South Niagara Hospital for local café vendor

Opportunity brewing at the South Niagara Hospital for local café vendor

Posted Oct 21st, 2025

There is an exciting opportunity for local vendors to become part of Niagara’s newest state-of-the-art healthcare facility. Niagara Health will soon be seeking vendors to operate the retail spaces within the South Niagara Hospital.

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Take Five with Dr. Shetty

Take Five with Dr. Shetty

Posted Oct 21st, 2025

As Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Physician Lead at Niagara Health, Dr. Shetty blends psychiatry and addiction medicine to help patients navigate both. After obtaining her methadone license and expanding into opioid agonist therapy, she developed a passion for helping people find stability and recovery through early, evidence-based intervention.

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Niagara Health secures prestigious federal eligibility for health research funding

Niagara Health secures prestigious federal eligibility for health research funding

Posted Oct 17th, 2025

Niagara Health can now apply for major federal health research funding after being recognized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) — a distinction usually reserved for universities, large academic hospitals and only a few community hospitals in Canada.

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From 18th choice to first love: Med student sets sights on urology

From 18th choice to first love: Med student sets sights on urology

Posted Oct 15th, 2025

As medical learner Grant Sweeny inches closer to graduation, he’s focused on learning everything he can during his last few rotations and securing a residency in urology.

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Niagara Health marks midpoint in five-year Strategic Plan

Niagara Health marks midpoint in five-year Strategic Plan

Posted Oct 9th, 2025

Today, Niagara Health shared a candid update on its five-year strategic plan, Transforming Care, outlining the progress made since its launch in 2023, the challenges facing hospital care in the region and the focus moving forward as the hospital system prepares for the opening of the new South Niagara Hospital in 2028.

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‘It felt like the best of both worlds’: Niagara-born medical students return home for summer research

‘It felt like the best of both worlds’: Niagara-born medical students return home for summer research

Posted Oct 7th, 2025

For Queen’s University medical students Bianca Marcella and Prey Patel, this summer was more than a chance to advance their research skills - it was an opportunity to come home.   

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NH general counsel a finalist for national law award

NH general counsel a finalist for national law award

Posted Oct 2nd, 2025

James Hall has been shortlisted by the Canadian Bar Association for an award celebrating exceptional early-career legal talent.

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“It’s never just been a job to me”: Laura Morrison’s 35-year career comes full circle

“It’s never just been a job to me”: Laura Morrison’s 35-year career comes full circle

Posted Sep 29th, 2025

Laura Morrison, Director, Kidney Care and Ambulatory Programs is retiring in October after 35 years at Niagara Health.

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