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Canada’s first and largest-scale vision-loss study is underway at St. Joe’s thanks to $750,000 grant from the Juravinski Research Institute Research into age-related macular degeneration to help curb vision loss in older adults in Canada With a $750,000 boost in funding from the Juravinski Research Institute (JRI), researchers at the Regional Eye Institute at St. … Read More

A Force for Good: Honouring the Life and Legacy of Enrico Visentini “No one is ever really gone.” – Luke Skywalker, The Last Jedi Better known as Rico or Hank to friends and family, Enrico Visentini was a fervent fan of the Star Wars franchise, but he was so much more than a film buff. … Read More

Family’s Donation Brings Comfort to Others who Experience Pregnancy Loss Julie Hogeterp is a registered nurse at the Dunnville Hospital near her home. Smart and capable, Julie has held senior roles, including serving as Interim Director of the Emergency and Operating Rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. But even with all of her experience, Julie was … Read More

RBC Dominion Securities is helping our tiniest patients grow big and strong Sometimes the babies born at our Hospital arrive a little early or are born with a medical condition that means they can’t go home right away. When that happens, newborns will often spend a few days to a few weeks in our Special … Read More

Opening Up 2022 – A Women’s Health Concerns Clinic Event Name something that 50 per cent of the world’s population will experience. We’ll wait right here… The answer is MENOPAUSE, and it will be the featured topic at the Women’s Health Concerns Clinic Forum – Opening Up – on November 18, 2022.  Building on the … Read More

RBC’s Investment in Mental Health Care is Helping Hamilton Youth, Like Riley Riley* (who uses they/them pronouns) was referred to St. Joe’s Youth Wellness Centre (YWC) at age 17. At the time, Riley was having thoughts of suicide and receiving support through the child/adolescent mental health and addictions system. But in Ontario, when young people … Read More

The Allen and Milli Gould Family Foundation Makes $20,000 Grant to Help Those Recovering from Mental Illness When clients of St. Joe’s seek help for mental illnesses, one of their goals for recovery is often reintegration into the community through meaningful physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual activities. At St. Joe’s, we have a team … Read More

Sam & Roma Mercanti Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Expand Emergency Mental Health Service Sam Mercanti has had a 26-year relationship with St. Joe’s. He was part of the advisory board for St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Urgent Care Centre in Stoney Creek back in the late 1980s. He was a member, and later the chair, of … Read More

Gifts from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Help Ensure our Newborn Care is Right on the Button Our Women’s and Infants’ Program has the busiest maternity ward in the city, welcoming over 3,650 babies every year (that’s 10 babies delivered every day!). One of the most common conditions babies are born with is jaundice, which causes … Read More