Niagara Health Now Issue 2009-05-21 (Download PDF)
Welcome to our first edition of Niagara Health Now
Being in the know is essential, especially in the complex and ever-changing world of healthcare. Yet staying on top of all the things you need to know about isn’t always easy. Harder yet is sorting through all the information we get bombarded with to zero in on the things that really matter and help us better understand the evolving environment... »
Roundup
Patient Safety WalkArounds A new initiative is hitting NHS hallways and patient rooms this spring - Patient Safety Leadership WalkArounds - a way in which senior leaders demonstrate their commitment to safety and learn about the safety issues in their own organization. The WalkArounds are increasing the awareness of safety issues among all clinicians and helping to make safety a priority. WalkArounds... »
Update on the Hospital Improvement Plan
Update on Early Opportunities Surgical or Peri-Operative Program – Moving to Centres of Excellence Ophthalmology – Detailed meetings among NHS program leads have been taking place over the last few months, to move this service from five sites to two sites, at Ontario Street Site - St. Catharines and Welland Site, which occurred on May 19. This is the first step towards... »
A thank you to groundbreaking sponsors
Groundbreaking for the new health-care complex and Walker Family Cancer Centre took place April 28 when Minister of Transportation and MPP for St. Catharines Jim Bradley joined hospital officials, community members, fundraising volunteers and health-care partners for the official ceremony. It’s Our Time fundraising campaign patient heroes on four excavators officially broke ground with help from operators from Walker Industries,... »
Construction begins on new health-care complex
Elaine Davies, a 52-year-old wife and mother from Niagara Falls, is one of four patient heroes who helped break ground for the new health-care complex: "It sounds funny to say it this way, but I had the perfect heart attack. I know how lucky I was to have made it to Hamilton. I know it’s not this way for everyone." Heavy... »
Honouring Our Nurses
Nurses across the seven sites of the Niagara Health System care for 500,000 patients each year. The 1,800 Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses working at Niagara Health are the health-care providers patients see most often during their care. And when it comes to the most trusted and respected professionals in Canada, nurses consistently rank as number one. Each year,... »
Betty-Lou Souter, Chair of the NHS Board of Trustees
Close up with... Betty-Lou Souter, Chair of the NHS Board of Trustees The Niagara Health System Board of Trustees is made up of volunteers who live and work in Niagara. Each Board member brings unique skills and expertise to this leadership role. The Board is responsible for governing the NHS and providing strategic direction to the Hospital to ensure it meets the health-care... »
Two words that speak volumes
Intensive Care Unit RN Claudia Danyluk, second from left, instructs Brock University nursing students on the correct sterile technique for changing the dressing on a wound. Good hand hygiene technique Hands are the most common vehicle to transmit health-care associated organisms. Good hand hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of many infections and is a necessity for... »
Debbie Sevenpifer, President and Chief Executive Officer
Debbie Sevenpifer, President and Chief Executive Officer I often say that the only constant about healthcare is change. For this, and many other reasons, I welcome the introduction of this column and the opportunity it presents to update you, on a regular and meaningful basis, about our hospital priorities and what is happening at the Niagara Health System. Across Ontario, hospitals are making... »
Community Report(Download PDF or browse links below)
- About our board, committees and key partners
An update on the past year- Our financial position
Measuring our financial performance
A 92-year-old patient’s story
Improving patient safety and quality 
Managing the H1N1 flu outbreak
A growing family of care
McMaster school thrives in Niagara
LEEDing the way- Browse past issues...
