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McMaster Children’s Hospital

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McMaster Children’s Hospital has been providing care to children from across the region since 1988. Here, patients ranging in age from infancy to 17 receive care through a family-centred approach that accounts for the child’s emotional, mental and physical well-being.

The hospital is home to the fastest-growing kids-only emergency department in Ontario, one of Canada’s most advanced neonatal intensive care units, and a range of programs and clinics with unique expertise in a number of areas including children’s cancer, digestive diseases, and mental health.

How to Get Here

From Toronto

  • Take the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEQ) to Highway 403 West (to Hamilton).
  • Exit Hwy 403 at Main Street West. At the top of the hill, turn left onto Main Street West.
  • Continue along Main Street West for several blocks.
  • Turn right into the hospital's driveway and follow signs to parking facilities.

From Brantford

  • Take Highway 403 East (to Hamilton). Exit Hwy 403 at Aberdeen Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Longwood Avenue (first set of lights).
  • Turn left onto Main Street West. Continue along Main Street West for several blocks.
  • Turn right into the hospital's driveway and follow signs to parking facilities.

Public Transit

Several Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus routes services this area, including the 10 – B-Line and 1A - King which stop outside the hospital (Main at Emerson), and the 5 – Delaware and 51 – University which travel through McMaster University with stops close to the hospital entrance.
For information on Bus Routes and Schedules please visit https://www.hamilton.ca/hsr-bus-schedules-fares/schedule-routes-maps.

Health Care at McMaster Children's Hospital