Hospital Improvement Plan Implementation

Niagara Health System

• Developing the Plan
  • About HIP
    • Why a HIP?
    • Questions and Answers
    • Case for Change
    • Quality Care
    • Financial Pressures
    • Factors Driving Change
    • How Can We Change?
    • NHS at a Glance
    • Better Ways of Delivering Care
  • Background
    • Key Messages
    • National Trends in Health Care
    • Niagara’s Population
      • Geographic Overview
      • Travel Maps
      • Population Projections
      • Population Characteristics
      • Income and Employment
      • Health Determinants & Practices
      • Health Status, Life Expectancy
      • Hospitalization
      • Prevalence of Chronic Conditions
      • Disease Prevalence Maps
  • FAQs
    • The Hospital Improvement Plan
    • Emergency Care in Fort Erie/Port Colborne
    • Women’s & Children’s Health
  • Vision / Plan
    • HIP Addendum – December 2008
    • HIP Addendum & Site Charts – November 2008
    • Kitts Review & Recommendations – October 2008
    • Consultation Summary Report – October 2008
    • Draft Hospital Improvement Plan – July 2008
    • Health Experts Say …
      • Centres of Excellence
      • Emergency Services
      • Women’s and Children’s Health
    • Vision Details
      • Emergency Services
      • Women’s and Children’s Health
    • Video Briefing
• Implementing the HIP
  • Implementation Plan – Year 1
  • Early Opportunities
    • Surgical Program
    • Medicine Program
    • Emergency Services
    • Maternal/Child Program
    • Addictions & Mental Health
  • Services at our Sites – Now and by 2013
  • Planning for Changes
  • Effective Use of Patient Care Equipment
  • HIP Implementation Steering Committee
• Stakeholder Relations
  • Community Information
  • Community Advisory Forums
  • Chair’s Message to C.A.F.
  • Vice Chair’s Address
• Contact
• News
• Videos
• Contact

Services at our Sites – Now and by 2013

Learn about what programs and services will be offered at each of our sites, now and when the HIP is fully implemented by 2013.

Douglas Memorial Hospital Site (Fort Erie)
Current Programs/Services	2013 Programs/Services
24/7 Urgent Care Centre Short-Stay Acute Medical Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Electrocardiogram Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient Addiction Management Pharmacy Laboratory Ultrasound Mammography/Ontario Breast Screening Program General Radiology Fluoroscopy Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics – ENT, Internal Medicine, Methadone, etc Home Hemodialysis Diabetes Education	Urgent Care Centre Complex Continuing Care Beds Electrocardiogram Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient Addiction Management Pharmacy Laboratory Ultrasound Mammography/Ontario Breast Screening General Radiology Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Clinics (e.g. COPD, Heart Function, Asthma) Home Hemodialysis Diabetes Education

Greater Niagara General Site (Niagara Falls)
Current Programs/Services	2013 Programs/Services
Emergency Department Maternal/Women’s Health Pediatrics, Level 2 Nursery Acute Medical Beds Level 2 Intensive Care Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Hospitalist Program Regional Geriatric Assessment Oncology Clinic District Stroke Centre Cardio Diagnostics, Pacemaker Inpatient Surgical Beds General Surgery + Orthopedics including Total Joint Replacement Centre, Ear/Nose/Throat, Plastics, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Urology, Oral and Dental, Endoscopy, Urology Clinic, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics Inpatient Mental Health Beds Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Outpatient Addiction Management Clinic Pharmacy Laboratory – Frozen Sections, Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Chemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Diagnostic Imaging – CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Mammography/Breast Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional and General Radiology, C-Arm, Fluoroscopy Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics Diabetes Education	Emergency Department, Adult/Pediatric Clinical Decision Unit Acute Medical Beds Level 2 Intensive Care Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Hospitalist Program Regional Geriatric Assessment Oncology Clinic District Stroke Centre Acute Stroke Rehabilitation Beds Cardio Diagnostics Pacemaker Inpatient surgical Beds General Surgery + Total Orthopedics, Total Joint Replacement Centre, Ear/ Nose/Throat, Plastics, Oral and Dental, Endoscopy, Urology Clinic, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics Enhanced Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Outpatient Addiction Management Clinic Pharmacy Laboratory – Frozen Sections, Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Chemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Diagnostic Imaging – CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Mammography/Breast Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional and General Radiology, C-Arm, Fluoroscopy Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Outpatient Clinics (e.g. COPD, Heart Function, Asthma) Diabetes Education Dialysis

Niagara-on-the-Lake Hospital Site
Current Programs/Services	2013 Programs/Services
Walk-in Clinic Acute Medical Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Laboratory (Private) Ultrasound General Radiology Family Health Team	Walk-In Clinic Complex Continuing Care Beds Laboratory (Private) Ultrasound General Radiology Family Health Team

Port Colborne General Site
Current Programs/Services	2013 Programs/Services
24/7 Urgent Care Centre Complex Continuing Care Beds Electrocardiogram Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient Addiction Management Pharmacy Laboratory Ultrasound Mammography/Ontario Breast Screening Program General Radiology Fluoroscopy Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics – ENT, Internal Medicine, Methadone, etc Diabetes Education	Urgent Care Centre Complex Continuing Care Beds Electrocardiogram Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient Addiction Management Pharmacy Laboratory Ultrasound Mammography/Ontario Breast Screening Program General Radiology Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Clinics (e.g. COPD, Heart Function, Asthma) Diabetes Education

St. Catharines General Site & Ontario Street Site
Current Programs/Services	2013 Programs/Services
Emergency Department, Adult Clinical Decision Unit Maternal/Women’s Health Pediatrics, Level 2 Nursery Acute Medical Beds Inpatient Nephrology Beds Level 3 Intensive Care Hospitalist Inpatient/Outpatient Oncology, Chemotherapy Cardio Diagnostics Pacemaker General Surgery + Orthopedics including Total Joint Replacement, Ear/Nose/Throat, Plastics, Thoracic, Vascular, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Oral and Dental, Endoscopy, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics Inpatient Mental Health Beds Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Inpatient/Outpatient Addiction Management Pharmacy Laboratory – Frozen Sections, Surgical Pathology & Cytology, Autopsies, Histology, Immuno-Histochemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Diagnostic Imaging – MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Mammography/Breast Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional and General Radiology, C-Arm and Fluoroscopy Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics Dialysis Centre Diabetes Centre	Emergency Department, Adult/Pediatric Clinical Decision Unit Acute Medical Beds Level 2 Intensive Care Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Hospitalist Program Regional Cancer Services Cardio Diagnostics Pacemaker Inpatient Surgical Beds General Surgery + Ophthalmology, Endoscopy, Urology, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics Enhanced Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Outpatient Addiction Management Clinic Pharmacy Laboratory – Frozen Sections, Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Chemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Diagnostic Imaging – CT, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Mammography/Breast Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional and General Radiology, C-Arm, Fluoroscopy Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Outpatient Clinics (e.g. COPD, Heart Function, Asthma) Dialysis Diabetes Centre Maternal / Child Care In-patient Mental Health Services

Welland Hospital Site
Current Programs/Services	2013 Programs/Services
Emergency Department Maternal/Women’s Health Pediatrics, Level 2 Nursery Acute Medical Beds Inpatient Nephrology Beds Level 2 Intensive Care Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Hospitalist Program Oncology Clinic Cardio Diagnostics Pacemaker Inpatient Surgical Beds General Surgery + Orthopedics including Total Joint Replacement, Ear/Nose/Throat, Plastics, Ophthalmology, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Urology, Oral and Dental, Endoscopy, Urology Clinic, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics Inpatient Mental Health Beds Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Pharmacy Laboratory – Frozen Sections, Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Chemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Diagnostic Imaging – CT, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Mammography/Breast Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional and General Radiology, C-Arm, Fluoroscopy Ambulatory (Outpatient) Clinics Dialysis Diabetes	Emergency Department, Adult/Pediatric Clinical Decision Unit Acute Medical Beds Level 2 Intensive Care Beds Complex Continuing Care Beds Hospitalist Program Oncology Clinic Cardio Diagnostics Pacemaker Inpatient Surgical Beds General Surgery + Ophthalmology, Endoscopy, Urology, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics Enhanced Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Outpatient Addiction Management Clinic Pharmacy Laboratory – Frozen Sections, Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Chemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Diagnostic Imaging – CT, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Mammography/Breast Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional and General Radiology, C-Arm, Fluoroscopy Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Outpatient Clinics (e.g. COPD, Heart Function, Asthma) Dialysis Diabetes Centre