McMaster Children's Hospital

McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH), in Hamilton, Ontario, is one of Canada's largest pediatric academic tertiary care teaching hospitals affiliated with McMaster University. It is operated by Hamilton Health Sciences and is within the McMaster University Medical Centre. MCH became a children's hospital in 1988. The hospital was recently ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc.[1]

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
LocationHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°15′32″N 79°55′6″W
Organization
Care systemOHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan)
TypeTeaching, Children's hospital, Specialist
Affiliated universityMcMaster University
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center

CHYMES (Child and Youth Mental Health Emergency Services)

Critical, Acute, and Ambulatory Services

Children's Only

Helipad- TC LID: CPJ3
Beds165
History
Opened1988
Links
Websitemcmasterchildrenshospital.ca
ListsHospitals in Canada

In 2017, the hospital opened a new clinic for dialysis.[2][3]

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), with 63 beds, provides specialized care for newborns and infants with certain conditions that benefit from intensive care.[4]

References
  1. "Canada's Top 40 Hospitals" (PDF). Research Infosource Inc. Research Infosource Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. Tipple, Paul (28 July 2017). "Life-saving kidney dialysis clinic opens at McMaster Children's Hospital". Global News. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. Downey, Debra (28 July 2017). "Nephrology clinic opens at McMaster Children's Hospital". Ancaster News. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/mcmaster-childrens-hospital/areas-of-care/intensive-care/neonatal-intensive-care-unit/, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Premature infant in the NICU
Premature infant in an incubator at the Mcmaster Children's Hospital NICU
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