McMaster Children’s Hospital

• High viral activity creating ‘ED gridlock,’ long waits at Hamilton’s McMaster Children’s Hospital

  McMaster Children's Hospital admissions related to Flu, RSV and COVID have gone up week over week and at times have put inpatients beds to full capacity.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2023
  
• Surgical backlog at Hamilton Health Sciences at almost 9K cases amid continuing pressures

  Overnight units, unfunded beds as well as post care units are some nontraditional tactics Hamilton's largest hospital network is applying to offset occupancy pressures.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2023
  
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• Girl’s severed finger leads mother to sue Hamilton public school board for $1M

  Sjanita-Marie Harrison is seeking compensation for damages she claims were caused following a late 2022 episode in which her daughter was rushed by ambulance to hospital.

  Education

  Mar 28, 2023
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• Ontario launches pilot project for children and youth with complex needs

  The program is intended to connect families to a team of health-care professionals, including doctors, social workers and behavioural consultants.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
• Ontario pediatric hospitals ask for help to deal with backlog of 12,000 surgeries

  Children's hospitals had a meeting on Thursday with Ontario Health as part of a new 'surgical access' table in an effort to figure out how to tackle the surgical backlog.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2023
• Emergency department back to ‘more seasonal levels’ at McMaster Childrens’ Hospital

  The president of the facility says waits in MCH's emergency department have improved but the hospital is still dealing with a huge backlog of postponed surgeries.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2023
• HHS’ Main Street clinic in Hamilton to close New Year’s Day

  A spokesperson for the hospital network says the closure is part of current and ongoing health human resource pressures amid a surge in viral illnesses in the city.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2022
• HHS to close Main Street clinic in Hamilton on Christmas and New Year’s Day

  A spokesperson for the hospital network says the closures are due to current and ongoing health human resource pressures amid a surge in viral illnesses in the city.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2022
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• McMaster Childrens’ Hospital opens cold and flu clinic due to ‘immense strain’ in demand

  The president of McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) says the clinic, set to open Monday, is an example of 'implementing everything' it can to ease the strain on admissions.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2022
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• Flu surges on heels of RSV, COVID 19 to overwhelm children’s hospitals in Canada

  Pediatric hospitals across Ontario have for weeks reported surging admissions as they contend with a triple-threat of respiratory syncytial virus, the seasonal flu and COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2022