Hospital Capacity

Hamilton is a regional centre for health care and professional training, possessing two large research hospital networks in Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (St. Joe’s).

HHS is the second largest research hospital in Ontario, serving more than 2.3 million residents in Hamilton and the surrounding regions. HHS has specialized expertise in the areas of cardiovascular, stroke, burns, trauma, neurosurgery, pediatrics, digestive diseases high-risk obstetrics, cancer, orthopedics, and rehabilitation services.

St. Joe’s has a national reputation for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments and is particularly well known for excellence in respiratory care, kidney and urinary care, mental health and addictions, surgical services, cancer surgery, and women’s and infants’ care.

97,433 Number of Patient Admissions

52,878 Number of Surgeries Performed 254,385 Number of Emergency Room Visits

2,132 Number of Hospital Beds