The following story was published on Saturday, May 4 in the Hamilton Spectator as part of their Annual Nursing Week Supplement. As a Registered Nurse with many years of experience in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St. Joseph’s Healthcare...

Diana Filc thought life would be a constant trying-to-get-by process. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety at age 13, Diana spent much of her life managing her mental health. After going to university and developing a cannabis and alcohol dependency,...

The Community Psychiatry Clinic (CPC) at West 5th is one year into a new therapy program called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT. Over the last twelve months, they have led upwards of 100 patients through the 8-week program and are seeing...

This week we celebrate National Nursing Week and we would like to honour each of you for your knowledge, compassion and profound commitment to the high quality patient care you provide in this increasingly complex and dynamic environment. Thank you for...

Every day, more than 320,000 patients across Ontario are treated and cared for by a doctor in this province. At St. Joe’s, treating patients both in and outside of our hospital, our fast-paced clinics, inpatient beds and emergency/urgent care areas...