A milestone in healthcare was marked in Niagara today with the successful opening of the new St. Catharines hospital. Close to 200 patients were safely transported to the site during a complex move that took approximately six hours. “The move went very sm...
St. Catharines, ON – The transition to providing care at the new St. Catharines Site is officially underway, with operations winding down at the St. Catharines General Site. Early activity: The Ontario Street Site Urgent Care closed successfully at 10 p....
The When Minutes Count. Right Choice. Right Care public education campaign launched today by the Niagara Health System and Niagara Emergency Medical Services is designed to educate our community about the best way to use 9-1-1, Emergency Department and Ur...
Ribbon cutting for new St. Catharines hospital site opening March 24The ribbon has been cut, and the final countdown is officially on for the March 24 opening of the new St. Catharines hospital site. With just 17 days until opening, community partners from ...
Providing a quality patient experience means involving patients and family members in their care and adopting what matters most to them into the care and caring they receive. This is exactly what a team of our healthcare professionals did recently while car...
C. difficile outbreak declared on Medical Unit at St. Catharines General Site The Niagara Health System today declared a C. difficile outbreak at the St. Catharines General Site’s Medical Unit, C3East. Five patients on the unit have confirmed positive for...
Closer to home access for patients and caregivers beginning March 4, 2013 The ribbon was cut today on a new community-based kidney care centre that will provide closer to home access for area dialysis patients and their caregivers when it opens March 4, 201...
MRSA outbreak declared over on ICU/Progressive Care Unit, St. Catharines General Hospital Site An outbreak of MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) in the ICU/Progressive Care Unit at the St. Catharines General Hospital Site has been declared o...
An outbreak of VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus) outbreak in the C4 East at the St. Catharines General Hospital Site has been declared over today. An outbreak is declared when the number of hospital-associated cases is higher than what is seen as the ...
The Niagara Health System has declared a unit outbreak of MRSA in the ICU/Progressive Care Unit at the St. Catharines General Hospital Site. An outbreak is declared when the number of hospital-associated cases is higher than what is seen as the normal thres...
