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Some neighbouring hospitals have Indigenous patient navigators and an Indigenous health committee, but the Indigenous Health Services department at BGH, which launched in September 2020, is now one of only a few similar hospital programs in Canada. Six Nations does not have a hospital of its own, though it does have a community health centre, Gane Yohs. The service was part of a new program at BGH, where members of both Mississaugas of the Credit and Six Nations of the Grand River visit for emergencies and health care. Staats explained to Miller what was going on with her health, answered her questions, and told her about the Indigenous Family Space that she could visit to smudge if she wanted to.īefore Miller was discharged, Staats offered to call her family, help her with paperwork, and handed her a business card with her contact information, in the case Miller had any medical-related questions after returning home. "We gabbed back and forth and of course we come to find out we're related," Miller said.

And because Miller hadn't had any visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions, she welcomed the idea, which also came with a much-appreciated toiletry kit. One of the nurses had asked Miller if it was OK for Leigh Staats, the hospital's new Indigenous patient navigator, to come by. When Cheryl Miller spent eight days at the Brantford General Hospital (BGH) just outside of her home in Six Nations, Ont., in December, she had a surprise visit to her hospital room that made her stay so much better. Part-Time Studies & Continuing Education.

Controversial for its design and appropriation of Royal Botanical Gardens land, in 2014 the McMaster Medical Centre was designated a landmark by the Ontario Association of Architects. The building itself is a brutalist structure designed by Eb Zeidler and opened in 1969. This Helipad was built to allow for quicker and safer transfers to hospitals. The McMaster Medical Center site is equipped with an offsite helipad for quicker patient transfer to the hospital. MUMC is located on the same site as McMaster Children's Hospital (Mac Kids). It is connected to the Life Sciences Building and the Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning & Discovery, which houses many well-funded research groups in areas of genetics, infectious diseases and several specific conditions. It is a multi-use research hospital that ranks among the largest public buildings in Canada.

The McMaster University Medical Centre is the largest facility located at McMaster University. The site hosts one of Canada's premier digestive disease programs which, in conjunction with McMaster University, conducts more digestive disease research than any other program in the country. It also serves as the home for a range of adult outpatient clinics and day surgery. McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC) delivers a wide range of women's health services including high-risk obstetrics and gynecology to patients throughout the region. The hospital was recently ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc. It is a part of McMaster University, but operated by Hamilton Health Sciences. It is a teaching hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC) is a major Ontario hospital with three key services: McMaster Children's Hospital, Women's Health Centre and Adult Outpatient Services.