Improving access to care is at the ‘heart’ of new study
A Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) cardiologist and her research team are exploring how remote home monitoring can help improve access...
Getting back on the ice after open heart surgery
Burlington resident Mike Hudson was surprised to end up in hospital after a heart attack in April 2022. By the...
2022 Celebrations: Cardiac, Stroke and Trauma Care
Our year in review Hamilton Health Sciences’ Hamilton General Hospital is a regional centre for cardiac, stroke and trauma care,...
Early catch leads to heart valve disease treatment
In 2019, Oakville resident Karen Timmerman thought she had the flu. Her persistent symptoms resulted in a trip to her...
Helping those with heart failure live long healthy lives
Dr. Harriette Van Spall, a cardiologist at Hamilton Health Sciences is exploring the services needed to help heart failure patients live long and well...
Two years after a life-threatening heart attack
Two years ago Chris had a life-threatening heart attack that resulted in a two and a half week hospital stay he doesn’t remember. To this day, he's still known by doctors and staff at Hamilton General Hospital as “the guy that beat the odds”.