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Hamilton General Hospital

237 Barton St E Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2

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Juravinski Cancer Centre

699 Concession Street Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2

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8:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Juravinski Hospital

711 Concession Street Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3

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McMaster Children’s Hospital

1200 Main St W Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5

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McMaster University Medical Centre

1200 Main St W Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5

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Regional Rehabilitation Centre

300 Wellington St N Hamilton, Ontario L8L 0A4

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Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre

325 Wellington St N Hamilton, ON L8L 0A4

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8:00 am - 5:30 pm
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8:00 am - 7:30 pm
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St. Peter’s Hospital

88 Maplewood Avenue Hamilton, ON L8M 1W9

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West End Clinic/Urgent Care Centre

690 Main Street West Hamilton, ON L8S 1A4

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12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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West Lincoln Memorial Hospital

169 Main Street East Grimsby, Ontario L3M 1P3

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June 30, 2022 Health Tips

Kick off summer with these orange-mango creamsicles

What could possibly be a more refreshing way to beat the summer heat than a cold dessert? Bonus points for these orange-mango creamsicles being loaded with vitamins and protein, too! A treasure trove of nutrients “Orange and mango are both sources of vitamin C, which supports immune function and is a key player in the...

June 29, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

HHS is first hospital in Ontario to use cutting-edge FHIR technology for instant lab results

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)’ new Epic hospital information system has given doctors a `surefire’ way to get patients’ lab results instantly from the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) data base. Actually, make that sure-FHIR. OLIS is a central electronic storage site that gives authorized health care providers like HHS doctors access to lab test orders...

Eva and mom Angie
June 28, 2022 Stories

New RJCHC parenting workshops give families strategies and solutions

Angie Butt’s daughter, Eva, was born with a variety of health challenges. Over the last few years, she and her husband have been focused on getting Eva, 6, the help she needs from specialists at McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). And now there’s an opportunity for them to take part in a series of parenting workshops...

Smiling baby in a yellow hospital gown
June 23, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

Real-time updates from HHS operating rooms now available through Epic

When Lindsay Janzen’s baby underwent a six-hour surgery earlier this month, the worried mom received text-message updates directly from the operating room to her mobile phone while she waited at Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). “I really appreciated getting real-time updates through texts.” — Lindsay Janzen, mom This service, called Visit Messaging,...

Looking Back, Leaping Forward
June 22, 2022 Media Room

2021-22 Community Report: Looking Back, Leaping Forward

Dear partners and peers, It’s with immense pride that I share with you Hamilton Health Sciences’ 2021-22 Community Report. Despite the many relentless challenges our sector has faced in the last year, our hospital made many landmark achievements, not the least of which is the recent implementation of our new electronic medical record system, Epic....

June 29, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

HHS is first hospital in Ontario to use cutting-edge FHIR technology for instant lab results

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)’ new Epic hospital information system has given doctors a `surefire’ way to get patients’ lab results instantly from the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) data base. Actually, make that sure-FHIR. OLIS is a central electronic storage site that gives authorized health care providers like HHS doctors access to lab test orders...

Eva and mom Angie
June 28, 2022 Stories

New RJCHC parenting workshops give families strategies and solutions

Angie Butt’s daughter, Eva, was born with a variety of health challenges. Over the last few years, she and her husband have been focused on getting Eva, 6, the help she needs from specialists at McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). And now there’s an opportunity for them to take part in a series of parenting workshops...

Smiling baby in a yellow hospital gown
June 23, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

Real-time updates from HHS operating rooms now available through Epic

When Lindsay Janzen’s baby underwent a six-hour surgery earlier this month, the worried mom received text-message updates directly from the operating room to her mobile phone while she waited at Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). “I really appreciated getting real-time updates through texts.” — Lindsay Janzen, mom This service, called Visit Messaging,...

YouTube thumbnail image from the orange mango creamsicles video
June 30, 2022 Health Tips

Kick off summer with these orange-mango creamsicles

What could possibly be a more refreshing way to beat the summer heat than a cold dessert? Bonus points for these orange-mango creamsicles being loaded with vitamins and protein, too! A treasure trove of nutrients “Orange and mango are both sources of vitamin C, which supports immune function and is a key player in the...

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May 18, 2022 Health Tips

Mindful eating brings happiness and satisfaction

Have you ever eaten a snack and only realized that you finished it when you wanted to take another bite, but that bite was not there? The alternative to this is called mindful eating. What is mindful eating? “Mindful eating is an approach to enjoying food nonjudgmentally and also intentionally paying attention to the eating...

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April 22, 2022 Health Tips

It’s easy eating green this Earth Day

April 22 is Earth Day and the McMaster Children’s Hospital’s Children’s Exercise and Nutrition Centre (CENC) is celebrating by sharing a great green recipe – creamy broccoli soup. “Making homemade soups is a budget-friendly and healthy way to include a variety of nutrients into your meal planning,” says Anne Marie DiGravio, registered dietitian at the...

May 30, 2022 Our People , Stories

Volunteers are back at HHS! Meet three people happy to be returning in-person

At Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) we’re fortunate to have more than 1,300 volunteers supporting our patients, their families and our staff. They’re an essential part of what we do. Some volunteer programs have continued to run in a modified way during the pandemic while others have had to stop completely. Everyone is eager to return...

May 10, 2022 Our People

#WeAnswerTheCall: National Nursing Week is May 9-15

National Nursing Week takes place from May 9-15 this year. The theme chosen by the Canadian Nurses Association is #WeAnswerTheCall. It reflects how nurses of all levels continue to serve their patients, their patients’ families, and their communities through the most challenging of times. Nurses at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) face challenges head on. Whether...

Dr. Leonardi
March 28, 2022 Our People

Introducing a gynecologist who specializes in endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the whole body. It happens when tissue similar to that which normally lives inside a person’s uterus grows outside of their uterus, such as in the ovaries, bowel, pelvic ligaments, or other parts of the body, often causing pain. The condition affects up to 1 in 10...

June 29, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

HHS is first hospital in Ontario to use cutting-edge FHIR technology for instant lab results

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)’ new Epic hospital information system has given doctors a `surefire’ way to get patients’ lab results instantly from the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) data base. Actually, make that sure-FHIR. OLIS is a central electronic storage site that gives authorized health care providers like HHS doctors access to lab test orders...

Smiling baby in a yellow hospital gown
June 23, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

Real-time updates from HHS operating rooms now available through Epic

When Lindsay Janzen’s baby underwent a six-hour surgery earlier this month, the worried mom received text-message updates directly from the operating room to her mobile phone while she waited at Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). “I really appreciated getting real-time updates through texts.” — Lindsay Janzen, mom This service, called Visit Messaging,...

Woman doing a virtual appointment with her doctor from her home on a laptop
June 16, 2022 Digital Health , Stories

Virtual care just got easier with MyChart

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect our community, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) made a quick shift to virtual appointments for outpatient care. While not all clinics can accommodate virtual care, the ones that could, did. A year into the pandemic, HHS experienced a massive 1,500 per cent increase in virtual care, with thousands of...

Looking Back, Leaping Forward
June 22, 2022 Media Room

2021-22 Community Report: Looking Back, Leaping Forward

Dear partners and peers, It’s with immense pride that I share with you Hamilton Health Sciences’ 2021-22 Community Report. Despite the many relentless challenges our sector has faced in the last year, our hospital made many landmark achievements, not the least of which is the recent implementation of our new electronic medical record system, Epic....

June 21, 2022 Media Room

New first-of-its-kind CT scanner in Canada at HHS

HAMILTON, ON – A new computed tomography (CT) scanner at Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC) is the first of its kind in Canada. The new CT is faster and produces better images to aid in diagnosis and treatment. “To be the first hospital in Canada to have this CT machine shows...

June 10, 2022 Media Room

Hamilton Health Sciences’ innovative solution to some of the surgical backlog

HAMILTON, ON – There are 1,396 pediatric and 6,053 adults waiting for surgery at HHS. A backlog of surgical procedures was evident before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has worsened the situation. With funding of $450,00O through the province’s Surgical Innovation Fund, HHS has developed a plan to tackle wait times for certain spine, knee and...

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