(November 2017) Twenty years ago, the tragic killing of a Hamilton toddler became a catalyst for change in the way mental health care is delivered in Hamilton...

Did you know St. Joe’s Mental Health and Addiction Program has adopted a program that provides patient centred care while reduces workplace violence on inpatient units?

Safewards is an internationally recognized evidence-based best practice...

James MacKillop, PhD, left, Jason Busse, PhD, centre, and Ramesh Zacharias, MD, form the leadership team atthe Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research.   Medicinal cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001, but there is still...

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton has accepted 10 patients from St. Peter’s Hospital as a result of a fire that occurred in an unoccupied wing of St. Peter’s Hospital the morning of Nov. 5, 2017. The fire was put out and everyone is...

How do you learn from incidents where there may be a potentially volatile situation to create a safer environment for staff and a better experience for patients?

Fever, headaches, cough, fatigue? It might be the flu.   The flu vaccine: Who should get it? All individuals 6 months of age and older, who do not have contraindications to the vaccine, with a particular focus on: People at high risk of...