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Better Together: St. Joe’s Staff & Patient and Family Advisors honoured with awards
On June 15, St. Joe’s celebrated the exceptional work of staff and Patient and Family Advisors at the Better Together - Patient, Family event. Distinguished Awards of Excellence were presented to Patient and Family Advisors, Helene Hamilton and...

Monthly feature: William J. Walker and the Physician Team: Drs. Clara Lu, Achieng Tago, Tobi Olaiya and Curtis Sobchak 2022 Mission Legacy Award winners
Late November we celebrated the 2022 Mission Legacy Award ceremony at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. The Mission Legacy Award recognizes key individuals and departments / teams who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to...

Dr. Lehana Thabane Appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Lehana Thabane, Vice President, Research was appointed as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are distinguished Canadian scholars who have made remarkable contributions to the arts, the humanities and...

The Government of Canada is supporting our efforts to provide measurement based care for patients with substance use disorders
St. Joe’s provides mental health and addictions services for a population of 1.4 million people in Hamilton, Niagara, Brant and Haldimand, making us the largest provider of mental health and addictions in our region, and the second largest in the...

OPINION - Death and Dying in Mental Health: what do we not know about it?
In advance of World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10, 2023) St. Joseph’s Psychiatrist, Dr. Maiko Schneider, penned a very personal editorial about the depths of mental suffering, and the difference between physically dying and mentally dying....