Hamilton General Hospital
The Hamilton General Hospital (HGH) is a major teaching hospital in Downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Barton Street East and Victoria Avenue North. It is operated by Hamilton Health Sciences and is formally affiliated with the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University. HGH is Canada's largest hospital by bed count.
| Hamilton General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Health Sciences | |
Hamilton General Hospital | |
Location in Ontario | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 237 Barton St E, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43.261944°N 79.854722°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) |
| Type | Teaching, specialist |
| Affiliated university | Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster University) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I Trauma Center |
| Beds | 865 Acute Care Beds |
| Helipad | TC LID: CPK3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Links | |
| Website | hhsc.ca |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
HGH has a high acute and emergency care burden, as 53.7% of patients are admitted through the emergency department (2020-2021). In 2020-2021, the average length of stay was 7.6 days and number of acute admissions was 45,165.
HGH is one of the largest cardiac surgical centres in Canada, performing over 1,600 open heart surgeries annually. The hospital generated CA$182,000,000 of research income in 2013, second to the University Health Network amongst research hospitals in Canada, and representing 14.8% of its income.
HGH is also one of the largest trauma, neurosurgery, and stroke centres in Canada. They perform over 1000 neurosurgical procedures annually. It is an accredited centre of Distinction in Stroke Services for demonstrating clinical excellence in Acute Stroke Services and Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Services.