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This article is about McMaster Children's Hospital. For other similarly named hospitals, see Children's Hospital (disambiguation).
McMaster Children's Hospital Hamilton Health Sciences 
Geography Location Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 43°15′32″N 79°55′6″W / 43.25889°N 79.91833°WCoordinates: 43°15′32″N 79°55′6″W / 43.25889°N 79.91833°W Organization Care system Public Medicare (Canada) Hospital type Teaching, Children's hospital Affiliated university McMaster University Services Emergency department Yes Beds 117 History Founded 1988 Links Website mcmasterchildrenshospital.ca Lists Hospitals in Canada McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) is an academic tertiary care teaching hospital affiliated with McMaster University. It is operated by Hamilton Health Sciences and is adjacent to the McMaster University Medical Centre. Mac Kids became a children's only hospital on April 4, 2011.
Overview
McMaster Children’s Hospital is one of Canada’s leading pediatric health care facilities and is the regional referral centre for children who are seriously ill, injured or require specialized services in south-central Ontario. Caring for more than 150,000 patients each year, we provide a full range of specialized pediatric services including a dedicated emergency department, 40 outpatient clinics, the province’s largest neonatal intensive care unit and the only pediatric trauma centre in the region. In addition, a range of specialized outpatient services operate at the Chedoke site, including autism, developmental pediatrics & rehabilitation, and mental health. It is also home to the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research and the internationally renowned Offord Centre for Child Studies.
The hospital has 142 acute care beds including: 51 medical/surgical beds, 47 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 14 Level II Nursury beds, 8 critical care beds, 4 step-down care beds, 8 mental health beds, 4 express beds, and 6 flex beds.
The services and specialties available at MCH range from pediatric inpatient services (medicine, surgery and all subspecialties), pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, pediatric oncology, outpatient specialty clinics, emergency services specializing in the care of children, nutrition, metabolism and exercise program, developmental pediatrics & rehabilitation, integrated child & adolescent mental health and a comprehensive and collaborative child health research institute. MCH also specializes in services for children with developmental, physical, communicative, behavioural and emotional problems. Treatment for these problems is also provided in community-based settings and in clients’ homes.
The hospital has three main campuses located at McMaster University Medical Centre, Chedoke and at 123 King Street West in Hamilton and is a key support to Local Health Integrated Networks (LHINs) 3 and 4 and partners with other pediatric academic health science centers in Ontario.
McMaster Children’s Hospital is also a member of the Hamilton Health Sciences system of hospitals, which also includes the Hamilton General Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital, McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC), the Chedoke Hospital and the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre.
McMaster Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) led by McMaster Children’s Hospital and McMaster University’s Department of Pediatrics is a collaboration of many research partners including CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, the Offord Centre of Child Studies, and multiple departments from McMaster University ranging from many representatives from faculties such as Health Sciences, Science, Social Science and the Humanities. The institute will study children as they grow to determine how childhood affects health for a lifetime.
The Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation raises money to support capital projects, equipment, and research required at the hospital. McMaster Children's Hospital is a proud member of the Children's Miracle Network.
References
External links
- McMaster Children's Hospital Website
- McMaster University Department of Pediatrics
- McMaster Children's Hospital (Foundation)
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- Hospitals established in 1988
- Children's hospitals in Canada
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