Hamilton Health Sciences restoring burn program and establishing new burn research centre
HAMILTON, ON – Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is restoring its provincial burn program and establishing a new burn research centre....
Collaboration is key for new Research VP
A renowned burn surgeon and researcher left Toronto for Hamilton to establish a new burn research centre and serve as...
Nurses reconnect decades after near death experience
Shelley Vanderwal's first time at Hamilton General Hospital was decades ago. She was only ten years old and her parents were told she likely wouldn't...
Tips to minimize your risk of burns outdoors
Every spring and summer, Hamilton General Hospital sees a number of trauma cases due to risky behaviour around campfires, brush fires and barbecues. Lightning is also...
Making motion: the team behind burn recovery
It’s a call no one wants to receive. When Tanya was told that her husband Phil had been injured in...
Burn survivors celebrate recovery
Every year, Sean looks forward to the Burn Survivors Holiday Party at Hamilton General Hospital (HGH). “I always call my...