Transforming care for kids and youth with extensive needs
For children and youth with complex health needs, fragmented health systems have led to repeated emergency department visits, caregiver burnout,...
Children with complex conditions get faster access to therapy
Thanks to recent provincial investment, kids and families at Hamilton Health Sciences’ McMaster Children’s Hospital’s (MCH) medically complex care program...
“Nothing in life is off-limits” for children with cystic fibrosis
Before their oldest daughter Mikayla was born, Tammy Strong and her husband Darrin Bianchin had no idea they were carriers...
Complex care for Roberto means sleepless nights for his parents
Angela Cardona Soler and Jason Bowen’s lives changed forever when their son Roberto was born 13 months ago – but...
Care before surgery key to Nathan’s healing
When Nathan was born at his family’s local hospital, he was quickly transferred to McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) where he...
Learning to walk again
“My back pain was excruciating,” recalls Bob Bristo of Georgetown. “Then I began to experience weakness and paralysis in my legs. It kept getting worse until I could barely wiggle my toes.”