Influenza season has arrived in Northumberland and, coupled with the annual holiday closure of many local primary care offices, it is expected to be even busier than usual in the Northumberland Hills Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED), especially between Christmas Eve and New Year’s…
Six Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) employees were recognized with Healing Hands Awards yesterday, in recognition of their outstanding demonstration of the hospital’s values of compassion, respect, integrity, quality and teamwork.
Introduced when the hospital opened in the fall of 2003, the…
If you or your family member has been a patient at Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) in the past three years, and you’re over the age of 18, the hospital would like you to consider joining its Patient and Family…
Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) has welcomed Susan Walsh to its senior management team.
Recently appointed Vice President, Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive, Walsh is a senior healthcare leader committed to quality patient- and family-centred care and organizational…
While Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) has resumed normal service in its Emergency Department (ED) following a critical incident involving a weapon the night of October 27th, internal healing will take much longer.
To support that process, NHH leadership have worked this week with…
Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) has now resumed normal service in its Emergency Department.
Due to a serious incident within the NHH Emergency Department late Friday evening, incoming patients were temporarily redirected to other area hospitals. Care in all other areas of NHH…
We can confirm that there was a serious incident within the NHH Emergency Department late last evening (Friday, October 27) involving a weapon.
The scene has been secured and police are on site.
There is no danger to the public or to staff. All…
We can confirm that there was a serious incident within the NHH Emergency Department late this evening involving a weapon.
The scene has been secured and police are on site.
There is no danger to the public or to staff. All current patients, caregivers, staff and police personnel are safe and patients are receiving…
NHH is making some changes to its current counselling program to increase real-time access to counselling in our community.
Working with Northumberland Community Counselling Centre (NCCC), a new walk-in counselling option is now available locally to individuals 16 years of age…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and NHH is hosting a free community information event on Wednesday, October 25th. Members of the NHH health care team will come together with local and provincial health and social care experts and a local breast cancer survivor for an evening of informative…
May 1999. Sara Coulson, working mother of a six- and four-year-old, was diagnosed with breast cancer in Cobourg. A lumpectomy was performed at what was then the Northumberland Health Care Centre. Chemotherapy and radiation followed for six months, an hour and a half away, at Kingston General…
NHH will be recognizing Spiritual and Religious Care Awareness Week this month with a number of activities and awareness initiatives.
Sponsored by the Canadian Multifaith Federation, the theme for the national week in 2017, “Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World,” serves to re-enforce NHH’s commitment…
