McMaster Children's Hospital

12/25/2025

A big thank you to all our staff, physicians and residents who are working on this statutory holiday to ensure our patients are receiving the care they need. 💙 We're wishing our entire community happy holidays! ❄️🎁

12/23/2025

Over the holidays, if your child is experiencing a medical issue that isn't life-threatening, the Hamilton Health Sciences Urgent Care Centre is open everyday from 10am to 9pm, even on statutory holidays. It's located just down the road from us. For a medical emergency, please call 911 or visit our emergency department.

We wish you and your family a happy holidays! 🎀❄️

Learn more at needadoc.ca

12/19/2025

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors and community, we have reached our maximum limit for in-kind donations.💙 However, you can still support our hospital this holiday season through the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation's Toy Drive Reimagined initiative at https://bit.ly/497P8bX.

12/18/2025

This week, we invited community partners, donors, planners, staff, and government to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre! Ten years later and over 70,000 patients treated in Hamilton and beyond, we will continue to expand access to care, advance pediatric research, and innovate so every child can thrive. Thank you to Monica Ciriello, Jeff Beattie - Ward 10, Rob Cooper, Joyce Family Foundation, Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation and others for joining.

12/17/2025

12/16/2025

The holidays may look a little different when your child is in the hospital, but we're keeping the holiday spirit bright to ensure families still have positive memories to look back on.✨ With this in mind, our NICU team held holiday crafting sessions for families to make decorations and outfits for their little ones. 🫶🎀

12/10/2025

12/05/2025

We had a holly jolly visitor this week! 🎅🤶 Santa and Mrs. Claus made an early appearance to spread some holiday cheer and reassure our patients that being in the hospital doesn't affect the magic of the season. ✨

12/04/2025

This year, patients from our Ron Joyce Children's Heath Centre formed the Hammerheads VOLT Hockey team and successfully competed in two major tournaments. VOLT Hockey is an accessible sport for individuals with limited mobility where players use specialized chairs.

The team showcased their skill and determination at the Variety Village 2025 North American Volt Hockey Championships in the spring and the 2025 Niagara Volt Hockey Classic in November. Join us in extending our congratulations to the players, who are proud to be the first VOLT Hockey team in Hamilton!
VOLT Hockey Canada

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, help us get new vital signs monitors! See below for details. 👇🩵

It’s Giving Tuesday! This year, we’re raising funds to purchase 75 vital signs monitor machines, which are used to save lives at Hamilton Health Sciences hospitals every single day. Also, thanks to a generous group of supporters, your donation won’t just be doubled—it will be tripled!

Donate now to give the gift of tomorrow and multiply your impact: giftofhealth.ca

11/28/2025

We're celebrating 10 years of our Ron Joyce Children's Health Centre! 🎉 Over the past decade, this centre has become a regional hub and provincial asset for pediatric outpatient care. Since opening, more than 70,000 children have received treatment, more than 20 new specialized outpatient programs have been launched and hundreds of community partnerships have been established across Hamilton and beyond.

Read more at www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/ten-years-later-rjchc/

Photo 3 caption: Hospital site leaders Holly Augerman, Karen Margallo and Bruce Squires at the RJCHC 10th anniversary staff celebration.

11/27/2025

Thank you to all who participated in our Pistachio the platypus contest earlier this month. Congratulations to the three winners who were randomly selected Helen, Halle and Daniella (all entered through Instagram). Pictured is Daniella's son with their new Pistachio!

If you'd like to add Pistachio to your family, they're available for purchase at the following Hamilton Health Sciences locations: McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, and St. Peter's Hospital or at the Give Shop's online store givingblooms.ca.