2021 Celebrations: Cardiac and ECMO Care
This year, HHS featured several stories about heart health, cardiac research and COVID-related heart issues. As only one of four...
Refusing vaccination can lead to “death’s door” in the intensive care unit
The dire situation in Ontario’s intensive care units (ICUs) is all so preventable, say Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) doctors. They’re...
A remarkable relay: How one team is striding for healthcare heroes
Mike VanNetten nearly lost his life to COVID-19. In April 2021, the 45-year-old chicken farmer from Simcoe caught the virus...
Inside the ICU During COVID-19: photos from healthcare providers
View images that capture the pandemic at its peak in some of Hamilton’s intensive care units.
“Angels in scrubs” provide COVID care with ECMO heart-lung bypass machine
Update: After a nearly 3-month stay at the Hamilton General Hospital, Mike VanNetten recovered enough from COVID to go home...
Saved by a hair’s breadth thanks to ECMO
Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) patient David De Giuli would almost certainly have died from heart failure if not for the...