Niagara Health System

Greg and Diane Slaight's transformational $60 million gift largest in Niagara Health history

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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NIAGARA, ON, July 31, 2023 /CNW/ - Niagara Health Foundation is honoured to announce and celebrate a historic gift from Greg and Diane Slaight that will truly transform the care that patients receive at Niagara Health.

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  • NIAGARA, ON, July 31, 2023 /CNW/ - Niagara Health Foundation is honoured to announce and celebrate a historic gift from Greg and Diane Slaight that will truly transform the care that patients receive at Niagara Health.
  • Greg and Diane's unparalleled $60-million gift is the largest donation ever made to the Niagara Health Foundation.
  • $45-million of the gift will address priority patient care needs and the advancement and treatment of health needs at Niagara Health for Niagara's 485,000 residents.
  • Finally, $5-million of the gift will support building the new South Niagara Hospital, which will bring a world-class healthcare facility to Niagara.

Niagara Residents Travel to Queen’s Park to Demand Ford Government Stop the Overnight Closure of their Hospitals’ Urgent Care Centres

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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Local community members with the Ontario Health Coalition are travelling to Queen’s Park on Tuesday to demand that the Ford government take action to stop the closures.

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  • Local community members with the Ontario Health Coalition are travelling to Queen’s Park on Tuesday to demand that the Ford government take action to stop the closures.
  • When: Tuesday, June 6 at 12:30 p.m.
    Who: Local advocates: Heather Kelly Fort Erie SOS group, Niagara Health Coalition; Sue Hotte, Niagara Health Coalition.
  • Niagara MPPs Wayne Gates, Niagara Falls (and Fort Erie) and Jeff Burch, Niagara Centre (inclu.
  • For more information: Sue Hotte, Niagara Health Coalition 905-932-1646 cell and Natalie Mehra, executive director, Ontario Health Coalition 416-230-6402 (cell).

IDENTOS works with MedicaSoft to put healthcare data in motion

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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Today, our healthcare systems are burdened with various health platforms that silo data and fail to deliver the necessary data to its required destination.

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  • Today, our healthcare systems are burdened with various health platforms that silo data and fail to deliver the necessary data to its required destination.
  • Healthcare providers want greater autonomy over patient data while maintaining confidentiality of the data being used and stored and having the ability to share it appropriately.
  • Powered by a translation engine that can transform data into standardized inputs compliant with all standards in today's healthcare market.
  • "In navigating the evolving healthcare data landscape, Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) relies on the technical expertise, industry experience and excellent customer service consistently provided by the MedicaSoft team!

Niagara Health System in Canada chooses enterprise-wide imaging solution from Sectra to improve patient care

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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Niagara Health will utilize the radiology and cardiology modules as well as the vendor-neutral archive (VNA) of Sectra's enterprise imaging solution.

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  • Niagara Health will utilize the radiology and cardiology modules as well as the vendor-neutral archive (VNA) of Sectra's enterprise imaging solution.
  • The solution will support Niagara Health's growing imaging demands and provide efficient workflows to improve diagnostics and patient care within the Niagara region.
  • "As a health system, we aim to build a healthier Niagara," says Mike Sharma, Director, Diagnostics at Niagara Health.
  • I believe Sectra's enterprise imaging solution will support Niagara Health's IT strategy, improve workflow efficiency, and enable future growth," says Nader Soltani, President, Sectra Canada Inc.
    Sectra's enterprise imaging solution provides a unified strategy for all imaging needs while lowering operational costs.

Niagara Health System in Canada chooses enterprise-wide imaging solution from Sectra to improve patient care

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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Niagara Health will utilize the radiology and cardiology modules as well as the vendor-neutral archive (VNA) of Sectra's enterprise imaging solution.

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  • Niagara Health will utilize the radiology and cardiology modules as well as the vendor-neutral archive (VNA) of Sectra's enterprise imaging solution.
  • The solution will support Niagara Health's growing imaging demands and provide efficient workflows to improve diagnostics and patient care within the Niagara region.
  • "As a health system, we aim to build a healthier Niagara," says Mike Sharma, Director, Diagnostics at Niagara Health.
  • I believe Sectra's enterprise imaging solution will support Niagara Health's IT strategy, improve workflow efficiency, and enable future growth," says Nader Soltani, President, Sectra Canada Inc.
    Sectra's enterprise imaging solution provides a unified strategy for all imaging needs while lowering operational costs.

Ontario Health Coalition Demands Answers from Ford Government on Long-Term Care & Hospital Crisis

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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According to Public Health Ontario data :

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  • According to Public Health Ontario data :
    The past week from January 4 to January 11, there have been 193 COVID deaths in Ontario with 38 of those deaths in long-term care homes.
  • During this past week, there have been 142 new outbreaks declared in long-term care homes, infecting 1,319 residents and 506 health care workers (in one week alone).
  • According to Public Health Ontario data :
    From January 4 to January 11, there have been 114 new outbreaks.
  • Chatham-Kent Health Alliance As of January 4, 2022, the hospital reported its intensive care unit is at 100% occupancy.

Interactive voice response system improves reporting of adverse events at hospital

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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A new study in the December 2021 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Novel Telephone-Based Interactive Voice Response System for Incident Reporting , identifies barriers to incident reporting and develops solutions to increase the ease and efficiency of the reporting process.

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  • A new study in the December 2021 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Novel Telephone-Based Interactive Voice Response System for Incident Reporting , identifies barriers to incident reporting and develops solutions to increase the ease and efficiency of the reporting process.
  • Catharines Site, St. Catharines, Ontario, were surveyed to identify barriers to incident reporting through the hospitals existing web-based IRS.
  • Barriers included lack of time, lack of feedback and complexity of the reporting system.
  • A phone-based structured interactive voice response system (IVRS) with no time limit to describe an incident, dial pushes for binary information and a flow of instructions on which information to report.

Terry Flynn, PhD, APR, FCPRS LM Receives 2021 Heather Pullen Memorial Award for Ethical Public Relations

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2021 /CNW/ - For his focus on the most fundamental of ethical considerations within the public relations profession, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, the Canadian Public Relations Society has chosen Terence (Terry) Flynn, PhD, APR, FCPRS LM as the recipient of the 2021 Heather Pullen Memorial Award for Ethical Public Relations.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2021 /CNW/ - For his focus on the most fundamental of ethical considerations within the public relations profession, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, the Canadian Public Relations Society has chosen Terence (Terry) Flynn, PhD, APR, FCPRS LM as the recipient of the 2021 Heather Pullen Memorial Award for Ethical Public Relations.
  • "I accept this honour in recognition of Heather, and pledge to continue promoting her vision of ethical public relations and public relations leadership in Canada.
  • Established in 2020 to honour the life and career of Heather Pullen, MCM, APR, FCPRS, the Heather Pullen Memorial Award for Ethical Public Relations was created to recognize outstanding commitment to ethical public relations.
  • Founded in 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a not-for-profit association of professionals dedicated to the practice, management and teaching of public relations and communications.