McMaster Children’s Hospital

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McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) has been providing comprehensive care to children from across South-Central Ontario since 1988. Here, patients 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,  Canada’s largest neonatal intensive care unit, and Ontario’s largest inpatient child and youth mental health unit. It offers a full range of programs and clinics with unique expertise in a number of areas including: children’s cancer, digestive diseases, orthopedics, neurosurgery and mental health.

Health Care at McMaster Children's Hospital

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Creating positive sleep habits for your child

Achieving consistent sleep is vitally important to a child’s overall health. It has a direct impact on their physical and...

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A world of experience: Internationally educated nurse launches HHS career

After months of studying and filling out paperwork to practise nursing in Ontario, while also getting real-world experience in Canada’s...

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RT externs help patients breathe easier

Anum Ayaz, HHS Hamilton General Hospital ICU “It was the perfect career for me.” Even as a young child, HHS...

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MRTs ‘radiate’ confidence in HHS career choice

The moment that Dave Mazerolle discovered medical radiation technologist (MRT) careers in his high school guidance office, he knew it...

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HHS cares for IBD patient as a child and adult

When Rachel Veldhuizen was nine years old, she started showing concerning symptoms including pain with bowel movements and going to...