McMaster Children's Hospital explained

McMaster Children's Hospital
Org/Group:Hamilton Health Sciences
Coordinates:43.2589°N -79.9183°W
Region:Hamilton, Ontario
Country:Canada
Healthcare:OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan)
Type:Teaching, Children's hospital, Specialist
Speciality:Pediatrics
Emergency:Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center

CHYMES (Child and Youth Mental Health Emergency Services)

Critical, Acute, and Ambulatory Services

Children's Only

Helipad- TC LID: CPJ3

Affiliation:McMaster University
Beds:165
Founded:1988
Website:mcmasterchildrenshospital.ca
Org/Group:Hamilton Health Sciences

McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH), in Hamilton, Ontario, is one of Canada's largest pediatric academic tertiary care teaching hospitals affiliated with McMaster University. It is operated by Hamilton Health Sciences and is within the McMaster University Medical Centre. MCH became a children's hospital in 1988. The hospital was recently ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc.[1]

In 2017, the hospital opened a new clinic for dialysis.[2] [3]

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), with 63 beds, provides specialized care for newborns and infants with certain conditions that benefit from intensive care.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada's Top 40 Hospitals. Research Infosource Inc. Research Infosource Inc. 20 September 2015.
  2. News: Tipple . Paul . Life-saving kidney dialysis clinic opens at McMaster Children's Hospital . 12 July 2018 . Global News . 28 July 2017.
  3. News: Downey . Debra . Nephrology clinic opens at McMaster Children's Hospital . 12 July 2018 . Ancaster News . 28 July 2017.
  4. https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/mcmaster-childrens-hospital/areas-of-care/intensive-care/neonatal-intensive-care-unit/, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit