“I noticed an unusual lump on my leg in 2009,” recalls Syl Corsini of Lynden. “I went to the local hospital for scans and a biopsy. That’s when I was diagnosed with lymphoma.” Syl was referred to Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (JHCC), where testing revealed his lymphoma to be a slow-growing form of cancer....
The Main Entrance of St. Peter’s Hospital (Maplewood Avenue), will be closed for two weeks for concrete and asphalt repair work. The main entrance will be temporarily relocated to the Lorne Street entrance, beginning on Monday September 23rd at 8:00am to Friday October 4th, 2019 at 4:00pm. See below for vehicle traffic flow and direction....
For the third consecutive time, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has been Accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada. Being accredited signals to our patients and community that HHS is committed to strengthening our culture of safety and quality, operational excellence, our use of research evidence, and our pursuit to solve problems in transformational ways so...
When John Korver first started working at Hamilton General Hospital in 1969, the lab was still in the Victoria St. Wing—a drafty old building that had been around since the late 1800s. “When I walked into the General in 1969, people were smoking in the lab—working on specimens with a cigarette hanging out of their...
The tricky thing about a disaster is that it usually comes without warning. Natural events, acts of terrorism, or large-scale accidents can create chaos and cause harm beyond what emergency responders encounter day-to-day. So, how do they prepare for the worst? They practice. Last week, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) emergency and trauma doctors and medical...
Back to school can be a stressful time for parents and kids. Together with both school boards and the City of Hamilton, we've developed a downloadable booklet containing advice on a variety of topics like anxiety, vaccinations and allergies.
Dr. Jeff Pernica is an infectious disease specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences. There’s a lot of attention in the news right now about the flu season in Australia. Some are calling it the worst in years. Although this sounds scary, it’s important to understand what we can learn from Australia’s flu, and how we can...
If you’re a green thumb, you’ve probably learned to cope with the creepy crawlers that live in your garden beds: worms, beetles, grubs. But what about the bugs you can’t see? Believe it or not, there are microscopic germs in our soil that can turn a day in the garden in to a trip to...
The Main Entrance of St. Peter’s Hospital (Maplewood Avenue), will be closed for two weeks for concrete and asphalt repair work. The main entrance will be temporarily relocated to the Lorne Street entrance, beginning on Monday September 23rd at 8:00am to Friday October 4th, 2019 at 4:00pm. See below for vehicle traffic flow and direction....
For the third consecutive time, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has been Accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada. Being accredited signals to our patients and community that HHS is committed to strengthening our culture of safety and quality, operational excellence, our use of research evidence, and our pursuit to solve problems in transformational ways so...
Supercrawl is returning to Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre! Join us for a free evening of fun and games including musical performances, crafts, face painting and more. This is an accessible event for the whole family. Date: Friday, September 13th, 2019 Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Location: Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, 325 Wellington...
“I noticed an unusual lump on my leg in 2009,” recalls Syl Corsini of Lynden. “I went to the local hospital for scans and a biopsy. That’s when I was diagnosed with lymphoma.” Syl was referred to Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (JHCC), where testing revealed his lymphoma to be a slow-growing form of cancer....
When John Korver first started working at Hamilton General Hospital in 1969, the lab was still in the Victoria St. Wing—a drafty old building that had been around since the late 1800s. “When I walked into the General in 1969, people were smoking in the lab—working on specimens with a cigarette hanging out of their...
The tricky thing about a disaster is that it usually comes without warning. Natural events, acts of terrorism, or large-scale accidents can create chaos and cause harm beyond what emergency responders encounter day-to-day. So, how do they prepare for the worst? They practice. Last week, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) emergency and trauma doctors and medical...
When John Korver first started working at Hamilton General Hospital in 1969, the lab was still in the Victoria St. Wing—a drafty old building that had been around since the late 1800s. “When I walked into the General in 1969, people were smoking in the lab—working on specimens with a cigarette hanging out of their...
Jean Riley is a recreation therapist at St. Peter’s Hospital. She has worked at Hamilton Health Sciences for 25 years, most recently in the behavioural health unit caring for patients with dementia. What does a recreation therapist do? All therapeutic recreation programs take place with the goal of finding non-pharmaceutical ways of reducing responsive behaviour....
When Jules Okoko came to Canada, he didn’t know anyone or have much money. Jules was a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo where he fled the Great African War at the turn of the century. After working in different jobs, mostly in labour, he went back to school to be a computer networking...
