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| Location | |
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| Place | Niagara Region, Ontario, (Canada) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Hospital Type | Community/Teaching |
| Affiliated University | McMaster University Brock University |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Site Dependent |
| Beds | Over 800 |
| History | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in Canada |
The Niagara Health System (NHS) serves 430,000 residents across the 12 municipalities making up the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. It is Ontario's largest multi-site hospital amalgamation. Its corporate offices are located in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The system contains eight hospitals, including three large community hospitals, three smaller rural hospitals, a specialty complex care hospital and an outpatient rehabilitation centre.
The NHS has capacity for approximately 800 acute care, complex continuing care, and mental health patients. It also offers a 75-bed long term care facility, 40 interim long term care beds, and a range of clinics and programs. It has approximately 4,200 employees, including 500 physicians, and over 1,000 volunteers. The operating budget of the NHS is about $332 million per year.
Large Community Hospitals:
- Greater Niagara General Site in Niagara Falls
- St. Catharines General Site
- St. Catharines Ontario Street Site (formerly the Hotel Dieu Health Sciences Hospital)
- Welland Hospital Site
Smaller Hospitals:
- Douglas Memorial Hospital Site in Fort Erie
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Hospital Site
- Port Colborne General Site
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Poetry
Mary has a little plan
To fleece your healthcare dough
And everywhere the loot is spent
Souter's sure to show.
Controversy
A new hospital complex is expected to be built in the west-end of the city of St. Catharines, replacing the current St. Catharines General and Ontario Street sites. The new facility will continue to provide acute care and mental health services for the community, as well as feature a new Niagara Regional Cancer Centre.
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