The Niagara Health System (NHS), the primary provider of hospital inpatient and outpatient services in Niagara, is comprised of six hospital sites and an ambulatory care centre serving 434,000 residents across the region. The NHS employs approximately 4,200 employees, of which about 1,800 are nurses, and has approximately 925 beds. It is supported by a medical staff of about 540 physicians and is served by more than 1,100 active volunteers. The NHS provides care to almost 35,000 in-patients annually. More than 200,000 patients are treated annually at our five 24/7 Emergency Departments and one 14-hour Prompt Care Centre. The NHS forms a sophisticated and innovative network of health services, stretching from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.