“The world is your oyster at HHS.”
…HHS.” HHS offers a continuum of care from prenatal to end-of-life and everything in between. It is a regional treatment centre for cancer, heart and stroke, trauma and pediatrics. It’s…
2022 Celebrations: Epic hospital information system
…live a trauma patient arrive by an air ambulance helicopter and a stroke patient arrived by ambulance needing immediate intervention. Despite the significant changes in workflows, the entire team rose…
Update on pressures across Hamilton Health Sciences’ adult sites
…in the emergency department are sicker and many require admission to the hospital. As a regional centre for specialized care, such as cardiac, stroke and trauma care, HHS cares for…
Improving access to care is at the ‘heart’ of new study
…change Van Spall’s work to improve the lives of those with heart failure has been recognized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of…
Sisters inspired by type 1 diabetes diagnosis to pursue health-care careers
…is also an occupational therapy/physiotherapy assistant at HHS West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Hamilton General Hospital, and at the Regional Rehabilitation Centre. Much of her work is with stroke patients going…
Taking technology for blood-clotting disorders to the next level
…explore using this device with stroke patients in the emergency department to determine whether or not there are blood thinners in the patient’s system to guide treatment options. “There are…