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Academic health science centre

Hospital in Ontario, Canada
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
St. Joseph's Health System
The main entrance of a building with glass doorsMargaret and Charles Juravinski Centre in 2016
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is located in OntarioSt. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonLocation in Ontario
Geography
LocationHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°14′56″N 79°52′17″W / 43.24894°N 79.87151°W / 43.24894; -79.87151
Organization
Care systemMedicare (OHIP)
FundingPublic
Type
  • Specialized
  • teaching
Affiliated university
NetworkSt. Joseph's Health System
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds777
History
Former name(s)St. Joseph's Hospital (1852–2000)
Opened1852; 172 years ago (1852)
Links
Websitewww.stjoes.ca
ListsHospitals in Canada

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is a 777-bed research hospital and academic health science centre located in Hamilton, Ontario, that is affiliated with the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine of McMaster University as well as Mohawk College. It is part of the St. Joseph's Health System and serves as the regional kidney transplant centre for a population of approximately 1.2 million people.

With three locations in Hamilton, the hospital is known for being one of the top national institutions for robotic surgery and for having one of the largest kidney and urinary programs. It's also first in Canada to partner a mental health worker with police to respond to a 911 crisis call.

Other services include acute care, surgical and outpatient services at three locations.

Locations

Charlton Campus

Location: 43°14′56″N 79°52′17″W / 43.24894°N 79.87151°W / 43.24894; -79.87151

St. Joseph's Healthcare's Charlton Campus is a busy, acute care centre that includes facilities such as the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre. This location has 600 beds.

West 5th Campus

Main article: Margaret and Charles Juravinski Centre Location: 43°14′25″N 79°53′03″W / 43.24038°N 79.88415°W / 43.24038; -79.88415

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's West 5th Campus provides specialized tertiary mental health services for residents of Central South Region in Ontario, operating specialized mental health beds and providing leading-edge community services to thousands of outpatients.

The West 5th Campus recently underwent a major redevelopment. Construction began in January 2011 and the new building was completed in the summer of 2014. The new facility is approximately 800,000 square feet.

In 2019, the facility provided inpatient and outpatient care to those suffering with a severe mental illness or addiction, and more general medical outpatient clinics plus diagnostic imaging services. This campus is also known as the Margaret and Charles Juravinski Centre for Integrated Healthcare.

King Campus

Location: 43°13′19″N 79°46′27″W / 43.22184°N 79.77415°W / 43.22184; -79.77415

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's King Campus is a stand-alone facility that has pioneered models of ambulatory care and includes a robust Surgery Centre for cataract surgeries and a satellite dialysis centre. The Regional Eye Institute (providing eye care and cataract surgery) is located here; the site is primarily for outpatient services, including pain management, a Mature Women's Health Centre, a 39-bed satellite Dialysis Clinic, and education programs.

Programs

References

  1. "Our Vital Statistics - St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton".
  2. "Melissa Farrell named new President of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton". Newswire.ca. March 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. "Charlton Campus". St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. "West 5th Campus". St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. "King Campus". St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

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