Health

The Niagara Region has all of your health concerns and issues covered. Through the Niagara Health System's (NHS) many hospitals and urgent care centres, Niagara residents have access to a variety of health care options in a range of locations to keep their health in check.

The NHS has over 900 hospital beds, 4,136 employees, approximately 553 physicians and over 1,100 volunteers, with an annual operating budget of approximately $390 million to serve a large cross section of medical needs.

Care is provided through seven sites that include:
 

• Douglas Memorial Site in Fort Erie

• Greater Niagara General Site in Niagara Falls

• Niagara-on-the-Lake Site

• Ontario Street Site in St. Catharines

• Port Colborne Site

• St. Catharines General Site

• Welland Hospital Site
  
  

For supplementary care, there are a number of community and continuing care facilities, specialists, dentists, alternative health services, fitness, eye care and pharmacies.

Additionally, a new hospital is under construction on Fourth Avenue in St. Catharines. Once completed, the entire region will have access to a state-of-the-art cancer centre and cardiac and mental health services. The hospital is scheduled to open in 2013.

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