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Nursing veteran Jaelynne Sonke to retire after a quarter of a century at Niagara Health

Nursing veteran Jaelynne Sonke to retire after a quarter of a century at Niagara Health

Posted May 20th, 2026

Jaelynne Sonke’s sweeping nursing career is coming full circle on June 5, 2026. Her retirement begins exactly 44 years after she wrote her final registered nursing exam.

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Niagara Health counsel named Rotman valedictorian

Niagara Health counsel named Rotman valedictorian

Posted May 19th, 2026

James Hall earned the prestigious honour in a unique program that helps in-house lawyers evolve from a legal sign-off role into strategic leaders.

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Setting the record straight on emergency department wait times

Setting the record straight on emergency department wait times

Posted May 15th, 2026

There is inaccurate and outdated information circulating about emergency department wait times, and it has real consequences. When numbers are presented without context or don’t reflect current conditions, it risks discouraging people from coming to the emergency department when they need care.

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Niagara Health celebrates nursing excellence during annual awards

Niagara Health celebrates nursing excellence during annual awards

Posted May 13th, 2026

A record-breaking 266 nominations were cast for Niagara Health’s annual Nursing Excellence Awards. A highlight of National Nursing Week, the remarkable response is a powerful testament to the depth of talent, professionalism and heart that exists across our nursing teams.

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Cancer care partnership marks one year of compassionate patient support

Cancer care partnership marks one year of compassionate patient support

Posted May 12th, 2026

The success of the Niagara Health-Wellspring Niagara Partnership in Cancer Care one year in can be attributed to its empathetic volunteers bringing their own experience to the joint venture.

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Why getting the facts right matters in healthcare

Why getting the facts right matters in healthcare

Posted May 11th, 2026

Healthcare is personal. Most of us only interact with the hospital system when something serious is happening in our lives or in the lives of people we love. That makes the information we rely on especially important. 

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Notice: Disruption to bedside entertainment and in-room phone services

Notice: Disruption to bedside entertainment and in-room phone services

Posted May 11th, 2026

Starting May 19, 2026 inpatient bedside entertainment and in-room phone access are unavailable at impacted sites.  Patients and loved ones are encouraged to use personal devices (phones, tablets, laptops) for communication and entertainment. 

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Niagara Health celebrating 2,800 nurses this Nursing Week

Niagara Health celebrating 2,800 nurses this Nursing Week

Posted May 11th, 2026

Nurses are often present at people’s most vulnerable moments. Every day across Niagara Health, nurses support patients and families through illness, recovery and loss, while also caring deeply for one another.

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Sixth annual NHKI Research Day builds momentum on expanding research capacity in community hospitals

Sixth annual NHKI Research Day builds momentum on expanding research capacity in community hospitals

Posted May 8th, 2026

Strengthening research in community hospitals and translating evidence into better patient care were the focus of the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute’s sixth annual Research Day, which brought together nearly 200 researchers, clinicians and health system partners from across Niagara, Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday.

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Hospital Spotlight: Against the odds, a gift of life

Hospital Spotlight: Against the odds, a gift of life

Posted May 6th, 2026

With just a two-per cent chance of finding a living donor, a Fort Erie woman’s kidney transplant gives her hope and her life back.

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