Hamilton General Hospital

Details

Name :

Hamilton General Hospital

Address  :

237 Barton Street East

Town  :

Hamilton

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

L8L 2X2

Phone  :

905 527 4322

Web URL  :

Not Available
Hamilton General Hospital

Description

The Hamilton General Hospital is major teaching hospital on the corners of Barton Street East and Victoria Avenue North in downtown Hamilton Canada that is affiliated with McMaster University It is sometimes referred to as quotHGHquot

Founded in 1848 Hamilton Health Sciences is the largest employer in Hamilton with nearly 10000 employees and serves approximately 22 million people in central south and central west Ontario Hamilton Health Sciences is a family of five unique hospitals and a cancer centre they include Chedoke Hospital Hamilton General Hospital Henderson General Hospital McMaster Childrens Hospital McMaster University Medical Centre and the Juravinski Cancer Centre Hamilton Health Sciences is affiliated with McMaster Universitys Faculty of Health Sciences It is one of the most comprehensive health care systems in Canada2 In October 2008 the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation was named one of quotCanadas Top 100 Employersquot by Mediacorp Canada Inc and was featured in Macleans newsmagazine3

The David Braley Cardiac Vascular and Stroke Research Institute is a 90million Research Centre that will be home to 500 scientists and will be built right behind the Hamilton General Hospital The new building with 165000 square feet 15300 m2 is expected to open in 2010 At least 250 new jobs will be added to the local economy4 David Braley contributed 10million towards the project Braleys donation marks an important transition in Hamiltons economy as he takes money he made in the industrial economy and uses it to help the community develop a more diverse economic base David Braley is the president of autoparts manufacturer Orlick Industries Ltd former owner of the Hamilton TigerCats and current owner of the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts56
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