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The Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre (RJCHC) reopened Monday, August 10, 2020 for limited in-person care. Hamilton Health Sciences is taking a phased approach and the goal is to begin to safely offer face-face clinical activity that has not been available through virtual care. “We are looking forward to gradually welcoming clients and families back...
A Labrador Retriever named Laddie may have been the first to suspect that Robb Bendus wasn’t well. “Laddie would put his head on my knee and rest there, like he knew something was wrong,” said Bendus, an animal lover who provides temporary shelter in his home for service dogs in the process of being placed...
During Rasmi (Ras) Kokash’s volunteer orientation at McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), his volunteer coordinator said something that stuck with him: this is a place where you have a lot of emotions going on. “Believe me, I live it every time I come here,” says Ras. He learned that if he could reduce the level of...
When COVID-19 arrived in Canada, employees in almost every field imaginable were suddenly faced with reinventing how they worked. For many, this included moving to a virtual, online workplace. “Health care was no exception,” said Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) registered nurse Carley Ouellette, who specializes in digital health care and is the research project nursing...
Thank you for sharing your Smile With Your Eyes #maskie photos with us on social media! Whether you made it yourself or bought it, whether it’s made of cloth or hospital-grade, wearing your mask with pride shows that we’re all in this together! Why is it important to wear a mask? To keep our hospitals...
Eating healthy in uncertain times can be challenging – especially when there are barriers like tight finances, limitations in grocery shopping, limited food supply, boredom, fluctuations in mood and appetite, and changes in physical health. Yet it’s important that we do not forget about our food intake. Why and how we eat can be as...
The year 2020 has proven to be an unprecedented time and has brought with it challenges the likes of which we’ve not seen in our lifetime. With the onslaught of COVID-19, the normal course of life has been disrupted globally. This has included a major impact to the health and welfare of all. Physical distancing...
Working from home is a new reality for many people during the pandemic. Working outside the traditional office space for extended periods of time can create unique challenges for our bodies but the advice developed by the ergonomists at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) provides easy strategies that can help keep you working comfortably and productively. “One...
The Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre (RJCHC) reopened Monday, August 10, 2020 for limited in-person care. Hamilton Health Sciences is taking a phased approach and the goal is to begin to safely offer face-face clinical activity that has not been available through virtual care. “We are looking forward to gradually welcoming clients and families back...
Thank you for sharing your Smile With Your Eyes #maskie photos with us on social media! Whether you made it yourself or bought it, whether it’s made of cloth or hospital-grade, wearing your mask with pride shows that we’re all in this together! Why is it important to wear a mask? To keep our hospitals...
Progress continues to be made on construction of the expanded Adult Stem Cell Transplant Unit at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (JHCC). Completion is expected this fall. The new unit will offer: A new 15-bed inpatient unit for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and other complex malignant hematology cancer treatments. Expanded oncology day services,...
The Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre (RJCHC) reopened Monday, August 10, 2020 for limited in-person care. Hamilton Health Sciences is taking a phased approach and the goal is to begin to safely offer face-face clinical activity that has not been available through virtual care. “We are looking forward to gradually welcoming clients and families back...
A Labrador Retriever named Laddie may have been the first to suspect that Robb Bendus wasn’t well. “Laddie would put his head on my knee and rest there, like he knew something was wrong,” said Bendus, an animal lover who provides temporary shelter in his home for service dogs in the process of being placed...
Imagine turning $4000 into $50,000 to help feed people in your community. That’s just what a team of HHS Respiratory Therapists (RTs) did during the recent #HCWS4FOOD fundraising campaign. Stepping up to the challenge The group raised $4,221 for Hospital 2 Home’s food division, during the period of June 12 – July 3. The H2H...
During Rasmi (Ras) Kokash’s volunteer orientation at McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), his volunteer coordinator said something that stuck with him: this is a place where you have a lot of emotions going on. “Believe me, I live it every time I come here,” says Ras. He learned that if he could reduce the level of...
When COVID-19 arrived in Canada, employees in almost every field imaginable were suddenly faced with reinventing how they worked. For many, this included moving to a virtual, online workplace. “Health care was no exception,” said Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) registered nurse Carley Ouellette, who specializes in digital health care and is the research project nursing...
Within hours of putting out a call for volunteers, almost 160 staff and doctors from across Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) stepped up with offers to care for residents in long term care homes and retirement homes. Among those who volunteered to work elsewhere temporarily were nurses Rhiannon Mullen, Heather Catterson and Rose Davis, all motivated...
