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Updated: Urgent Care Centre Hours

Updated: Urgent Care Centre Hours

Posted Jun 10th, 2025

Urgent Care Centre hours in Port Colborne and Fort Erie are subject to change due to ongoing physician staffing shortages. Please check here to see if the UCC you intend to visit is open. 

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Final Structural Concrete Pour Marks Major Milestone for South Niagara Hospital Project

Final Structural Concrete Pour Marks Major Milestone for South Niagara Hospital Project

Posted Dec 3rd, 2025

Crews working on the South Niagara Hospital Project have reached another major milestone. Read this article and more in the new issue of the South Niagara Hospital Project Newsletter

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Flu and respiratory illnesses on the rise in Niagara (avec traduction française)

Flu and respiratory illnesses on the rise in Niagara (avec traduction française)

Posted Dec 3rd, 2025

Flu activity and other respiratory illnesses are currently rising in Niagara as we enter one of the busiest social periods of the year. Niagara Region Public Health and Niagara Health are reminding residents to get vaccinated and take simple preventative steps. Taking these precautions helps protect the community and eases pressure on local hospitals.

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'Spreading joy to the kids is my favourite thing to do': Children's Unit nurse

'Spreading joy to the kids is my favourite thing to do': Children's Unit nurse

Posted Dec 2nd, 2025

Joining the Niagara Health team as a pediatric nurse was a dream come true for Alexandria Boucher.  "I always knew I wanted to work in pediatrics,” she says, noting she has seen first-hand the immense difference nurses make in the lives of patients and their families.  

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Hospital budget savings update

Hospital budget savings update

Posted Nov 27th, 2025

Niagara Health, like all hospitals across Ontario, is facing significant pressures. Patient needs are growing in both volume and complexity, while we work to make the most responsible use of our resources. To maintain high-quality, safe care, we must balance the need to make strategic investments in innovative models of care, technology, and infrastructure, with financial responsibility.   

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Nurse Practitioner’s career journey leads to lasting impact in emergency care

Nurse Practitioner’s career journey leads to lasting impact in emergency care

Posted Nov 27th, 2025

Valerie Frassetto’s presence as a Nurse Practitioner in the Welland Emergency Department helps with patient flow, which decreases wait times and improves patient experience.

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'We will remember that doctor and that moment forever,' Family recalls care at Niagara Health

'We will remember that doctor and that moment forever,' Family recalls care at Niagara Health

Posted Nov 26th, 2025

When her two-year-old daughter Briar came home with a few bruises, Roxanne didn’t think much of it. “She was in school part time, so I just thought she was playing a little rough,” Roxanne says. But even on the days Briar was at home, the bruises kept appearing.  

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‘No woman should be forced to choose between her health and her baby’s future:’ NH program offers expectant mothers access to iron therapy not covered by OHIP

‘No woman should be forced to choose between her health and her baby’s future:’ NH program offers expectant mothers access to iron therapy not covered by OHIP

Posted Nov 21st, 2025

Shemiah Marcus-McDonald and her newborn son Amani Hall are both healthy thanks to blood transfusions called intravenous iron therapy at the Niagara Health ONTraC Clinic during her pregnancy.

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Stanford-trained anesthesiologist brings leading-edge care to Niagara Health

Stanford-trained anesthesiologist brings leading-edge care to Niagara Health

Posted Nov 20th, 2025

Dr. Franziska Miller is one of the few physicians in Canada trained in the next generation of pain treatments that could be approved for use here.

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Building Research Together: NHKI Engages Patient Partners in Advancing Care

Building Research Together: NHKI Engages Patient Partners in Advancing Care

Posted Nov 18th, 2025

The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI) recently hosted an event bringing together members of the Niagara Health Engagement Network (NHEN) and hospital researchers to share research initiatives and discuss how patients and families can play a greater role in shaping the future of health research in the region.

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