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When Niagara Health set out to make research more accessible to community hospitals, it was a local idea with global potential. That potential was realized earlier this month when Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NKHI) Executive Director and Chief Scientist Dr. Jennifer Tsang was invited to share Niagara’s approach at an international health conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
A crucial part of transforming how Niagara Health delivers care is managing patient flow, Lynn Guerriero writes.
When Tammy Vande Wiel slipped and fell outside her apartment on a cold January morning, she had no idea how long the road to recovery would be. With a broken femur and wrist on her dominant side, even the simplest tasks such as bathing, eating and standing became difficult. Thanks to her determination and the support of Niagara Health At Home, she is on her way to a full recovery.
Jerry Winnicki and Trent Schott both suffered strokes in the past year. Each one credits the care they received through Niagara Health’s nationally recognized acute stroke program with helping them recover.
A year after Niagara Health launched a new program to improve care for older adults with hip fractures, the approach is now attracting attention from clinicians around the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
