Frailty scores could be at docs’ fingertips
HHS geriatrician leads project to build frailty scores into hospital information system The ever-growing amount of information added daily to...
Bringing forests to the city
By Dr. Myles Sergeant Keeping people in cities healthy, especially in poorer neighbourhoods, is challenging. One simple, effective and scientifically...
Made-in-Hamilton app helps clinicians and researchers measure frailty
A new made-in-Hamilton app is helping researchers and health-care providers measure frailty and function in older adults. Frailty is a...
Moments of music, companionship, and compassion
Jinnie Yang is a student at McMaster University who began volunteering at Hamilton Health Sciences’ St. Peter’s Hospital (SPH) in...
Finding the career of your dreams at HHS
Recruiting for health-care workers used to be as easy as posting a job to the hospital’s online hiring website. But...
Opening the conversation about palliative care
Palliative care is often misunderstood, with many assumptions of what it’s about. In reality, palliative care helps improve a patient’s...