Yesterday Niagara Health held its first in-person Annual Meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic and released its 2022-23 Annual Report.

This was a possibility to mark our progress recovering from challenges ensuing from the pandemic, profile vital achievements and investments in each our individuals and in innovation and recommit to our core mission as an acute and emergency care group. 

Key accomplishments embrace:

• Putting individuals first by means of measures to help, enhance and improve the affected person expertise – from new mattresses to the introduction of SeamlessMD, a digital care instrument for sufferers present process a variety of surgical procedures 
• Launching the Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation crew to enhance care and expertise for Indigenous sufferers and households
• Equipping Niagara Health crew members with the instruments for fulfillment, together with Vocera, a robust medical communication instrument
• Empowering the supply of protected and efficient care by means of the creation of the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute, with a mission to advance healthcare although analysis, high quality enchancment and training
• Transforming how we work with new instruments like SCOPE, a seamless collaboration instrument, bringing hospital, main care and community-based suppliers collectively to help sufferers with advanced wants
• Making vital progress on the brand new South Niagara Hospital

The cowl of this yr’s annual report options paintings by artist, Delbert (JayR) Jonathan depicting Turtle Island with a medication wheel on the centre. The artwork creates a visible id for Niagara Health’s Indigenous Health and Reconciliation crew. The authentic portray will likely be proudly displayed within the St. Catharines Emergency Department with reproductions at our different websites.