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Usha Chauhan is an adult nurse practitioner in Hamilton Health Sciences' digestive disease clinic focusing on patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Angela Cardona Soler and Jason Bowen’s lives changed forever when their son Roberto was born 13 months ago – but not just in the typical way a parent’s life is changed after the birth of their first child. Roberto was born extremely prematurely and requires 24/7 care because he is dependent on a tracheostomy (trach)...
Psycho-spiritual practitioners, formerly known as chaplains, are vital members of the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) interprofessional health care team. They offer emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, and HHS staff during times of stress and anxiety. This has been particularly important recently during COVID-19. For patients, psycho-spiritual practitioners can help from the moment the...
Take a tour of the recently upgraded West Lincoln Memorial Hospital operating rooms (OR) and endoscopy suite, which includes: A new top-of-the-line heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system to control temperature and humidity A newer, larger endoscopy suite which allows patients to have important screening procedures, like colonoscopies, in the community Brand new equipment,...
Retired high school teacher Ted Aylan-Parker is deeply committed to helping others. It’s what motivated the Caledonia man to become an educator, spending much of his career as a guidance counsellor at an inner-city Hamilton school. His many years of community volunteer work earned him both a Citizen of the Year Award and Lifetime Achievement...
Infectious diseases specialists from Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton answer some frequently asked questions about flu season and COVID-19. Why is it more important than ever to get the flu shot this year? This year is unique in that the COVID pandemic is going on and it is going to put stress...
By Caden Craig, registered social worker, McMaster Children’s Hospital Child & Youth Mental Health Program Safety plan: what to do during a crisis When a young person has disclosed that they’ve been having thoughts about wanting to die or that they want to harm or kill themselves, working on a safety plan can be a...
By Jennifer Cometto, clinical psychologist, McMaster Children’s Hospital Child & Youth Mental Health Program This video focuses on how caring adults can talk to young people about suicide. To fully dive into this important topic, please know that despite fears, all the evidence shows that talking about suicide does not cause people to consider ending...
A typical birthday party for a five-year-old might include balloons, pizza and a bouncy castle. But these are not typical times. So this year, it’s a low-key congratulations to McMaster Children’s Hospital on celebrating Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre’s (RJCHC) five years in the community. The birth of a state-of-the-art centre In June 2011, the...
Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is taking the next step toward digital transformation by renewing its hospital information system (HIS). This multi-year project will enable significant advancements in the safety and efficiency of health service delivery at one of the province’s largest hospital networks. As Rob MacIsaac, president & CEO, HHS shared with Canadian Healthcare Technology...
This has been a year unlike any other… My name is Dr. Simerpreet Sandhanwalia, and I am an Emergency Department physician at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS). And I am so proud of the way our community has come together and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Everyone was supportive in their own way – from...
Angela Cardona Soler and Jason Bowen’s lives changed forever when their son Roberto was born 13 months ago – but not just in the typical way a parent’s life is changed after the birth of their first child. Roberto was born extremely prematurely and requires 24/7 care because he is dependent on a tracheostomy (trach)...
Psycho-spiritual practitioners, formerly known as chaplains, are vital members of the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) interprofessional health care team. They offer emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, and HHS staff during times of stress and anxiety. This has been particularly important recently during COVID-19. For patients, psycho-spiritual practitioners can help from the moment the...
Take a tour of the recently upgraded West Lincoln Memorial Hospital operating rooms (OR) and endoscopy suite, which includes: A new top-of-the-line heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system to control temperature and humidity A newer, larger endoscopy suite which allows patients to have important screening procedures, like colonoscopies, in the community Brand new equipment,...
Usha Chauhan is an adult nurse practitioner in Hamilton Health Sciences' digestive disease clinic focusing on patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
She has spent most of her career in pediatrics and critical care, including almost a decade as a leader based at McMaster Children’s Hospital, facilitating change and enabling innovative ways of providing safer care. Now, a new challenge awaits for Filomena (Fil) Canci. The 25-year Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) employee was recently appointed to be...
Janet Corning has worked for Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) for more than 20 years. Her career with HHS stretches back to her final year of university when she completed her student placement at the former Henderson Hospital (now Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre) prior to being hired as a technologist. Having spent her entire working...
