Niagara Health Now Issue 2010-06-24
About our board, committees and key partners
Board of Trustees The Niagara Health System Board of Trustees is made up of volunteers who live and work in Niagara. The board is responsible for governing the NHS and providing strategic direction to meet the healthcare needs of the community within available resources. Jean Armitage Dr. Andrei Arvinte, VP, Medical Staff Association Stephen Butz Bruce Caughill Trevor Cooper Carman Dix Helen Eggleton Mike Henry Dr. Joanna Hope, Interim Chief of Staff Steve... »
An update on the past year
A message from Niagara Health System Board of Trustees Chair Betty-Lou Souter (left), Interim Chief of Staff Dr. Joanna Hope, and President and Chief Executive Officer Debbie Sevenpifer This past year, our hospital provided care to more than 475,000 admitted patients and outpatients. Along with providing ongoing patient care, our dedicated hospital team also: responded effectively to last fall’s H1N1 influenza pandemic; underwent... »
Our financial position
Condensed Statement of Financial Position as at March 31 2010 2009 ASSETS Current assets $36,299 $31,541 Capital assets 156,834 155,880 Investments 67,769 70,186 Endowment and Trust Funds 3,981 3,981 $264,883 $261,588 LIABILITIES, DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS AND NET ASSETS Current liabilities $148,868 $167,179 Long-term liabilities 8,118 9,736 Employee future benefits 14,851 14,330 Deferred contributions 166,971 163,299 Net assets (73,925) (92,956) $264,883 $261,588 Condensed Statement of Operations year ended March 31 2010 2009 REVENUES Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Local Health Integration Network - base funding $313,078 $291,798 - One-time and other funding 24,491 19,517 Cancer Care Ontario 8,112 8,446 Patient 32,877 32,483 Preferred accommodation 6,126 6,533 Non-patient 12,531 11,977 Amortization of equipment grants/donations 5,422 7,714 $402,637 $378,468 EXPENSES Salaries and benefits $257,869 $249,586 Medical... »
Measuring our financial performance
Revenue sources for 2009-10 Approximately 85% of our revenue, in base and one-time funding, was received from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) during the fiscal year. Average emergency visit: $233 Eighty per cent of expenses are related to direct patient care like nursing, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, laboratory and... »
A 92-year-old patient’s story
At 92 years of age, having surgery wasn’t something Doris Bourque would ever have considered -- until she didn’t have much choice. After quietly ringing in 2010 by sharing... »
Improving patient safety and quality
Focus on those we serve KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Hospital Improvement Plan – A number of services were consolidated last year to improve efficiency and quality care, including surgeries such as ophthalmology, plastics and day surgery. Thirty beds were closed across a number of sites. Two Emergency Departments were converted to Urgent Care Centres, and statistics show that 95% of patients in Port Colborne... »
Managing the H1N1 flu outbreak
Bring out the best in each other KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS NHS Awards of Excellence – A number of different award presentations are organized each year that stem from nominations by staff for their peers and colleagues. Interprofessional Awards are the newest group, awarded to clinical team members who exhibit a patient-focused mindset. Nursing Awards are given to RNs and RPNs who go above... »
A growing family of care
Build strong and successful relationships KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Niagara Health Now – Finding a way to communicate to many different audiences is a challenge that has been ably met with Niagara Health Now, a new 12-page monthly newspaper offering a range of information to appeal to members of the hospital family, community partners and the general public. It is available online and in... »
McMaster school thrives in Niagara
Create a better way KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS GNG Site surgeons launch new training program – An innovative way for surgeons to learn new ways to perform laparoscopic or keyhole surgery began in 2009. The Ontario Telemedicine Network is a high-tech fibre-optic system that connects healthcare partners, and through the audio/video feed, surgeons at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton linked directly with the OR at... »
LEEDing the way
Use our resources wisely KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Better bed utilization – All hospitals have to compare how they use their patient beds and meet targets or goals to ensure the highest number of patients are getting the care they need. In many areas, Niagara Health is meeting and exceeding these benchmarks, and in areas where we need to do better, we are liaising... »
Preventing falls in hospital and at home- Our board, committees and key partners for 2010-11
An update on the past year- Our financial position
How we measure our financial performance
Nurses support projects in Africa
Increasing outpatient services across Niagara
We rely on our volunteers
Complex to open spring 2013
Energy-saving retrofits