Access Your Medical Imaging with Niagara Health System & PocketHealth
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PocketHealth has partnered with Niagara Health System to provide fast, easy access to your medical imaging records. With this partnership, you can:
PocketHealth provides easy access to view, share and store your medical imaging records from Niagara Health System so you can get involved in your own care.
Access My RecordsYou require a doctor’s referral or requisition form for most services available through a Niagara Health Systems clinic. However, mammogram services offered under the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) do not need a referral for those who meet the eligibility criteria.
The majority of services are covered under OHIP with a valid OHIP card. Services can also be paid for out-of-pocket without an Ontario health card.
The Niagara Health System clinic will send your results to your referring physician, typically within a week of your test. You can use PocketHealth to easily view and share your results, often before your follow-up appointment.
Niagara Health is a healthcare organization with multiple locations. They provide a broad variety of medical imaging services across all the municipalities in the Niagara region, with sites in Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, St. Catharines and Welland.
To find the site nearest you, check the address listed above under “Location details”.
You need a referral from your doctor to book imaging tests with Niagara Health system, with the exception of imaging under the Ontario Breast Screening Plan (OBSP). Under OBSP, eligible patients can self-refer. You can call their switchboard at 905-378-4647 to book an appointment. To book a virtual urgent care appointment for a non-life threatening issue, you can visit the UrgentCareOntario website.
Your results will be sent to your referring physician, who may set up an appointment with you to discuss your images and report.
With PocketHealth, you can securely access your results prior to your follow-up appointment, often as soon as they’re released by the radiologist. PocketHealth also offers tools to help you better understand your results and personalized insights based on your report.
Yes, Niagara Health System uses MyChart. Niagara Health has also partnered with PocketHealth to allow you to view and access your diagnostic imaging records and reports online. With PocketHealth, you can securely access your results prior to your follow-up appointment, often as soon as they’re released by the radiologist.
Screening imaging is a regular scan that provides your doctor with a baseline against which to monitor any changes over time.
Diagnostic imaging examines a specific area of concern that your referring physician would like to investigate, such as a lump or injury.
CT scans and MRIs create highly detailed internal images of your body to help doctors identify and diagnose illness or injury.
Computed tomography (CT) scans use a series of low-dose cross-sectional X-rays to create images. The X-rays are delivered by a donut-shaped array which rotates around the exam table, then are compiled by a computer to create detailed 3D images.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans use powerful magnets and radio waves to capture images. The magnetic field of the scanner temporarily moves your protons out of alignment. When they realign, a computer measures the released energy and compiles those results into detailed images.
CT scans are better at capturing defined images of the hard structures of the skeletal system, while MRI scans provide clearer images of soft tissues like muscles, ligaments and tendons.