April 16^th is Advance Care Planning (ACP) Day

A lot of personal health information is collected through a 500-question survey when someone is admitted to an in-patient mental health bed. A St. Joe's psychologist says healthcare institutions need to give that information back to patients. "It's their...

  It was the wee hours of the morning and Tracey Mota had just given birth to a beautiful baby girl, Madalyn Michelle. Exhausted, elated and hungry she was “craving a hamburger.” Mindful of good nutrition, her sensible side won out....

Forgetfulness, loss of appetite, high blood pressure, and the feeling of being tired all of the time was something that Christine Stone experienced as sudden symptoms. It wasn’t long after feeling these symptoms, along with shortness of breath,...

  We’re fortunate to live in a city with such a wide array of medical services and medical specialties. Unfortunately, some of these services are underused, while others struggle to keep up with demand. Our hospital emergency departments (EDs)...

Pictured above: Winners of the first Integrated Comprehensive Care (ICC) program Innovation Sprint with judges and organizers of this inaugural competition McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Health System partnered to have 30...