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New doctor in town

By Niagara Health System

With the opportunity to set up his practice anywhere, Dr. Ramzy Abdel-Malik chose Niagara. Setting up in Niagara and obtaining privileges to the Niagara Health System made perfect sense to the general surgeon. He has family living close by. There is also the... »

Hospital services meet national standards

By Niagara Health System

[caption id="attachment_3681" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="A surgical safety checklist must be completed before every surgery, a safety procedure Niagara Health implemented before new provincial regulations came into effect. The hospital recently earned full accreditation from Accreditation Canada, a designation that fewer than one in three healthcare organizations in Canada receive. Among the patient safety initiatives examined during this process were... »

New surgery to fight prostate cancer

By Niagara Health System

Each year in Niagara, approximately 450 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Starting in the early 1950s, various treatment... »