History
The Greater Niagara General Hospital (GNGH) was established in 1907 and was originally located on Jepson Street. Over the years, there were four additions, but it soon became evident a larger hospital was needed to serve the growing population of Niagara Falls. In 1951, the citizens of the Greater Niagara area approved a grant of $1.7 million for the construction of a new health care facility. With tremendous support and unprecedented fund raising, a further $1 million dollars were raised in the community. The City of Niagara Falls subsequently donated Poplar Park for the site of the new hospital and by 1958 construction was completed. GNGH has continued this tradition of “Working Together for a Healthier Niagara”. We provide a wide range of acute, surgical, long term care and mental health services for the citizens of Niagara Falls and surrounding area, as well as the many tourists who visit our City each year. Through the ongoing support of our community, we have acquired state-of-the-art equipment, such as a helical CT scanner, gamma camera for nuclear medicine testing and a mammography machine to name a few.The Greater Niagara General Hospital is one of eight Hospitals in the Niagara Region amalgamated on March 8, 2000 under one corporation, The Niagara Health System (NHS).
Programs, Services & Staffing
The hospital has a first class team of fully trained nursing, clinical, and technical staff, 34 family physicians, and over 70 specialists serving the City of Niagara Falls.
GNG Hospital (Site) offers both in-patient and out-patient programs and services, including:
- 24-Hour Emergency Department (58,000 emergency visits per year)
- Base Hospital for Regional Paramedic Department
- Intensive Care and Step Down Unit
- Surgery-General, Orthopaedic, Urology, Ophthalmology/Gynaecology, Plastics
- Maternal/Child Unit
- Geriatric Assessment Unit and Program
- Ontario Breast Screening Clinic
- Palliative Care, including Bereavement Counselling/Support
- Medical Student/Resident Community Placement
Contact the GNG Hospital (Site)
5546 Portage Road
Niagara Falls, ON
L2E 6X2
Tel: 905.378.4647
Visit the Niagara Health System – GNG Hospital (Site)
