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2023
July 18, 2023

Shovels in the ground for new South Niagara hospital

Shovels in the ground for new South Niagara hospital

via Niagara Health: After more than a decade of planning, Niagara residents are celebrating the start of construction on the new South Niagara hospital.

July 12, 2023

Niagara Falls city council approves $30-million contribution to new hospital

via St. Catharines Standard: Niagara Falls city council has approved a $30-million contribution to Niagara Health to support the future south Niagara hospital on the outskirts of the municipality.

2022
December 19, 2022

Preferred Proponent Selected for South Niagara Hospital Project

The South Niagara Site has reached another exciting project milestone with the selection of EllisDon Corporation Infrastructure Healthcare as the preferred project team to design, build, finance and maintain the new hospital that will transform healthcare in the Niagara region.

2021
October 28, 2021

Ontario Accepting Proposals to Build the New South Niagara Hospital

Ontario Accepting Proposals to Build the New South Niagara Hospital

The Ontario government is continuing to support the development of a new state-of-the-art hospital for patients and families in the Niagara region as part of its comprehensive plan to end hallway health care and protecting our progress by building a better connected health care system for all Ontarians. Once complete,..Read More

July 21, 2021

Teams Shortlisted for South Niagara hospital project

Teams Shortlisted for South Niagara hospital project

Patients at Niagara Health are among the first in the province who can access their diagnostic records such as an x-ray, CT scan, MRI, or ultrasound through Ontario trusted account, a unique patient digital identity service on the Niagara Health Navigator mobile app.

July 18, 2021

Region Commits $44.5 Million to Support South Niagara Site

Niagara Regional Council has committed $44.5 million in principle to support the South Niagara hospital’s local share funding portion.

February 5, 2021

Request for Qualifications Issued for South Niagara Site

Request for Qualifications Issued for South Niagara Site

The South Niagara hospital project is taking another step forward as Infrastructure Ontario and Niagara Health start the process to find a design-build-finance-maintain team for the project.

January 15, 2021

Niagara Health partners to preserve and honour South Niagara Site

Niagara Health partners to preserve and honour South Niagara Site

Niagara Health has partnered with local community members to recycle and preserve the South Niagara Site’s natural elements. Following extensive mandatory and elective due diligence, Niagara Health will be commissioning the removal of the woodlot thicket, located on the southeast portion of the South Niagara Site, to make way for..Read More

2020
December 8, 2020

South Niagara Site Outdoor Landscape Survey

South Niagara Site Outdoor Landscape Survey

Looking ahead, post-pandemic, to the opening of the new South Niagara Site, Niagara Health has identified numerous outdoor spaces to be incorporated into the design of the future hospital.

September 16, 2020

South Niagara Hospital RFQ/RFP Information Session

South Niagara Hospital RFQ/RFP Information Session

In preparation for the South Niagara Hospital Project’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ) release, scheduled for the spring of 2021, Niagara Health in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario are hosting an online information session targeted to Niagara businesses and the community to provide more information on:

March 11, 2020

Niagara Health awards planning, design and conformance consultant

Niagara Health awards planning, design and conformance consultant

Niagara Health’s South Niagara Project has reached another major milestone with the selection of Stantec Architecture Ltd. as the successful proponent to the Planning, Design and Conformance (PDC) Request for Proposals.

February 20, 2020

South Niagara Project survey aims to make a statement

South Niagara Project survey aims to make a statement

Niagara Health is asking for feedback and creativity to help develop the Project Statement for the South Niagara hospital.

February 4, 2020

South Niagara Project working toward first WELL® certified healthcare facility in Canada

South Niagara Project working toward first WELL® certified healthcare facility in Canada

Niagara Health has recently registered the South Niagara Project with the International WELL® Building Institute to work towards becoming WELL® v2 certified. If successful, and once the South Niagara hospital is open, the South Niagara Project will be the first WELL® certified healthcare facility in Canada – focused on the..Read More

2019
November 5, 2019

PDC RFP Released

PDC RFP Released

In November 2019, the South Niagara Project team in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario, were on-time to release the PDC (Planning, Design and Conformance) RFP (Request for Proposal). This PDC consultant’s role will be to prepare the planning and design documents to include in the final RFP to the project company..Read More

November 4, 2019

Site Planning Begins

Site Planning Begins

In preparation for the new South Niagara Hospital, we have had a natural heritage assessment completed on the property and were cleared for next steps. Boreholes are being dug as part of our site study. The boreholes will provide insight into the water, gases and temperature measurement on the site..Read More

September 16, 2019

Ontario Government confirms new South Niagara Hospital

Ontario Government confirms new South Niagara Hospital

Planning for the new South Niagara Hospital took an important step forward as Infrastructure Ontario has listed the project (Niagara Falls Hospital) in their Market Update for Projects in Pre-Procurement.

September 9, 2019

Stage 2 Proposal Submitted to Ministry

Stage 2 Proposal Submitted to Ministry

In Early September 2019, the South Niagara Project team submitted their Stage 2 proposal to the provincial Ministry of Health. This submission outlines the program and service requirements, equipment and space needs of the hospital and has been developed with extensive input from our staff, physicians and community partners. Ministry..Read More

2017
May 19, 2017

Building a Healthier Niagara update

Building a Healthier Niagara update

Hearing the news that our capital project is included in the recent provincial budget is a strong demonstration of confidence in our vision for Niagara Falls and Welland. There has been excellent dialogue with Welland Mayor Frank Campion and I appreciate his advocacy for healthcare for Welland residents.

January 26, 2017

Building a Healthier Niagara – A message to the community

Building a Healthier Niagara – A message to the community

On January 21, 2020, Niagara Health Community leaders, residents, patients, healthcare workers, physicians, and municipal partners were engaged in the planning so far, and we will continue to seek input as we move forward. On Wednesday, January 25,2017 the LHIN endorsed the first submission – Stage 1A – which is..Read More