You can look up the average length of time it will take to see a doctor or nurse practitioner in Hamilton’s Emergency Departments (ED) and Urgent Care Centres (UCC). St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences are now posting wait times at HamiltonEmergencyWaitTimes.ca. The wait times are updated every 15 minutes and will also […]
Today St. Mary’s welcomes Lee Fairclough in her new role as President of St. Mary’s General Hospital. St. Mary’s thanks Interim President John Woods who has capably led the organization since July and will remain at St. Mary’s for several weeks to support Ms. Fairclough’s transition. “I am eager to get to know staff, physicians […]
St. Mary’s General Hospital is celebrating today after receiving final approval to begin construction of a $13 million redevelopment of its Heart Rhythm Program. The project will bring new electrophysiology and ablation services to St. Mary’s for patients with abnormal heart rhythms, reducing long wait and travel times. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of […]
Residents of Guelph and area will be some of the first in Ontario to benefit from a new model of organizing and delivering health care that better connects patients and providers in their communities to improve patient outcomes. On Nov. 29, the Honourable Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, announced the Guelph and […]
The Ontario government today announced that Hamilton will be one of the first communities in Ontario to move forward with establishing an Ontario Health Team. The Honourable Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health made the announcement today at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre, before an audience that included patient advisors and other […]
University Health Network (UHN) is partnering with St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) to implement the integrated care model pioneered by SJHS to support patients’ transition from the hospital to their home and community. To date, the Integrated Comprehensive Care program at SJHS has served more than 20,000 patients with a 98 per cent satisfaction rating. […]