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Hamilton Health Sciences issues Community Report and Environmental Performance Report Hamilton, ON – The past year has been one of the most disruptive in a lifetime. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is pleased to share its 2020-2021 Community Report, entitled Rising Up, and its 2020 Environmental Performance Report. Both reports highlight the remarkable contributions of everyone...
The City of Hamilton has installed artwork on 15 traffic signal boxes near healthcare facilities across the city to honour and support healthcare workers. “Healthcare professionals are the new heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic, as they strive to meet the unprecedented challenges associated with this crisis,” says Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton. “These artworks...
The first half of 2021 brought some of the highest numbers of patients with COVID-19 to our intensive care units (ICUs). At points, the additional 43 per cent surge capacity added was just enough to provide space and staff to care for the sickest patients. Our ICU staff worked tirelessly throughout to provide care to...
Children aged 12 and over are eligible for the COVID 19 vaccine. Illyria and Eric from McMaster Children’s Hospital’s Youth Advisory Council ask infectious diseases specialist Dr. Martha Fulford about the COVID-19 vaccine. Eric: How was the vaccine developed so quickly and has it been tested on teens yet? The technology for the Pfizer...
On Thursday, June 3, in partnership with the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) hosted a virtual “Discovery Days in Health Sciences” event for high school students. The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame partners with university and medical institutions across the country to host the Discovery Days events, and invites local high...
Springing our clocks forward on Sunday, March 14 means a fresh start on sleep habits! Good quality sleep helps to reset our minds and bodies and encourages improvements in behavior, learning, memory, emotional regulation, mental health and physical health. Not getting enough sleep can lead to an increased risk for obesity, depression, hypertension, diabetes, accidents...
If you’re feeling isolated during the pandemic, you’re not alone. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Lisa Cecckin, a social worker in Hamilton Health Sciences’ West Niagara Mental Health clinic, shares some tips to improve your mental health. Step away from your screens Many of us are working from home during the pandemic. We’re on our...
The year 2020 has not been easy. Restrictions and changes as a result of the pandemic have placed additional stresses on our mental health. In particular, social media has amplified body image concerns for many. Constant talk of weight loss and healthy eating can shake our body confidence and redirect our valuable energy to focus...
Hamilton Health Sciences issues Community Report and Environmental Performance Report Hamilton, ON – The past year has been one of the most disruptive in a lifetime. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is pleased to share its 2020-2021 Community Report, entitled Rising Up, and its 2020 Environmental Performance Report. Both reports highlight the remarkable contributions of everyone...
Children aged 12 and over are eligible for the COVID 19 vaccine. Illyria and Eric from McMaster Children’s Hospital’s Youth Advisory Council ask infectious diseases specialist Dr. Martha Fulford about the COVID-19 vaccine. Eric: How was the vaccine developed so quickly and has it been tested on teens yet? The technology for the Pfizer...
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved by Health Canada for use in individuals ages 12+. The Province recently opened COVID-19 vaccination registration to youth ages 12+ to 17. McMaster Children’s Hospital welcomes this news as the next step in our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Video Resources To help youth and their families make...
The City of Hamilton has installed artwork on 15 traffic signal boxes near healthcare facilities across the city to honour and support healthcare workers. “Healthcare professionals are the new heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic, as they strive to meet the unprecedented challenges associated with this crisis,” says Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton. “These artworks...
On Thursday, June 3, in partnership with the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) hosted a virtual “Discovery Days in Health Sciences” event for high school students. The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame partners with university and medical institutions across the country to host the Discovery Days events, and invites local high...
Being parents of twins is a blessing that has its share of joys and challenges. Tom and Liz of Stoney Creek know this firsthand, as they are parents of fraternal twin boys on the autism spectrum. When he was six months old, younger twin William started showing signs of autism such as avoiding eye contact...
The first half of 2021 brought some of the highest numbers of patients with COVID-19 to our intensive care units (ICUs). At points, the additional 43 per cent surge capacity added was just enough to provide space and staff to care for the sickest patients. Our ICU staff worked tirelessly throughout to provide care to...
Kim Capra is in her 34th year in diagnostic imaging (DI) at Hamilton Health Sciences’ Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre where she works as a senior X-ray technologist in general X-ray and portables. Her long tenure with HHS also includes 16 years in computed tomography (CT) and two years as a temporary charge tech in...
May 1 is Doctors’ Day in Canada. It is a day in which we celebrate the remarkable contributions physicians have made to patients, their families and the community. This has been an extraordinary year with unprecedented pressures and despite these challenges, frontline heroes continue to step up to the plate and provide patient-centred and compassionate...
