McMaster Children’s Hospital is one of Canada’s leading pediatric health care facilities and is the regional referral centre for children who are seriously ill, injured or require specialized services in South-Central Ontario. More than 180,000 visits are made to the hospital throughout the year. Specialized services include 40 pediatric clinics, the province’s largest neonatal intensive care unit and the only pediatric trauma centre in the region.
Scotiabank's Smiles for Mac Kids campaign is back and celebrating 20 years of Smiles! The program involves Scotiabank management and staff raising funds in branches accross our region. Over its 20 year history, Smiles has raised more than $5.6-million for Hamilton Health Sciences.
In support of McMaster Children’s Hospital
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Pier 4 Park
McMaster Children’s Hospital, in partnership with Hamilton Police and Hamilton Public Health are proud to present the first annual Mac Kids Walk & Wheel for Miracles. We invite you to bring your family, friends and colleagues to this family friendly event to help us raise $100,000 towards much needed funds for equipment, research and programs at Mac Kids.
The Bailey/Prickett family of Guelph, Ontario is holding an online campaign in 2012 in an effort to purchase a dialysis machine in support of the Mac Kids Nephrology Clinic.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 00:00 - Monday, December 31, 2012 - 00:00
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation would like to welcome our newest Care4 Partner: Liane Tautrims, Independent Silpada Representative. Through purchases of sterling silver jewellery, she and her customers are supporting Mac Kids.
Hamilton Health Sciences Care4 campaign offers consumer-oriented organizations the option of making a financial commitment on behalf of their customers in support of a cause that is important to both their business and their customers.
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Mac Kids Miracle Weekend this June 1st and 2nd . The format for the weekend continues to transform as we adapt to the interests and needs of our community. On June 1st, CHCH will be on-location broadcasting from the lobby of Mac Kids. With live segments throughout the day, you will be able to watch as physicians and staff, along with patients and their families, share their stories of hope and healing.
On February 24, through its partnership with Microsoft Canada and Children’s Miracle Network, McMaster Children’s Hospital launched the CLICK (Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids) Program. CLICK has been designed to improve the patient experience through the power of play and create a sense of normalcy for children who experience hospitalizations for any length of time.
Mrs. Laureen Harper attended the CLICK launch at Mac Kids on February 24. She accepted a gift created by Mac Kids patients. (from left to right: Jennifer Beaudoin, Child Life Specialist; Travis (Mac Kids patient); Laureen Harper
McMaster Children's Hospital and Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation teamed up on October 20th, 2011 at McMaster Children’s Hospital for the SECOND Mac Kids Inside Ride! Over $12,000 was raised for kids and teens with cancer.
Acura of Hamilton presented a cheque to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation in the amount of $41,600 for funds from their 2011 Care4 campaign.
Acura of Hamilton donates $200 from every new vehicle sold or leased to in support of McMaster Children’s Hospital and Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre.
For the next few months, visitors to Mac Kids will see an Acura MDX parked in the lobby as a way of raising awareness around the program.
In amongst the busyness of the holiday season, friends and supporters of Mac Kids took time to be involved with projects that raised funds and toys to help make the holidays brighter for patients at McMaster Children’s Hospital. The following groups represent a sampling of the tremendous generosity of groups, individuals and corporations from throughout our region. Their efforts combined with many other gracious supporters helped bring holiday cheer to the faces of the young patients at Mac Kids.
This past November, Chloë, a young patient at McMaster Children’s Hospital, discovered that hard work and determination really pay off. It was during a clinic appointment that seven-year-old Chloë and her family received the extraordinary news that, for the first time in her life, she was able to see out of both her eyes.
What makes this story amazing is that when Chloë was six-years-old, doctors discovered she had severe Amblyopia, a condition where her brain had not been exchanging signals with one of her eyes since birth. By the time it was detected, Chloë was functionally blind in her left eye. Too young to articulate that anything was wrong, she could barely even detect light and motion in her left eye.
On September 15, associates from Walmart stores across the region joined together at McMaster Children’s Hospital for the Community Launch of the 2011 Champions program, presented by Walmart. During the ceremony, Emily Croxon was officially announced as the Mac Kids 2011 Children’s Miracle Network Champion.
Emily is an amazing 11 year old who is a true champion. She has required aggressive treatment for the past eight years to control her Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Emily and her family shared her incredible story of courage and determination and the special care she continues to receive at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
In October, Emily and her family will attend Children’s Miracle Network festivities in Ottawa along with the other Canadian champions who are acting as ambassadors of their hospitals. Emily and her family will then travel to Disney World in Orlando with the Children’s Miracle Network Champions from across North America.
(from left to right: Walmart associate Jessie McNulty, 2011 Champion Emily Croxon, 2010 Champion Dustin Berry, Walmart Market Manager Frances Vacirca) During the launch event for the Champions presented by Walmart program, Dustin Berry officially welcomed Emily Croxon as the newest Champion)
Watch as this new 2012 Acura MDX is rolled into the lobby of Mac Kids! Acura of Hamilton is promoting its partnership with Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation through the Care4 program. $200 from every new Acura sold or leased is donated to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation in support of Mac Kids and the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre.
The holiday spirit echoed throughout the halls of McMaster Children's Hospital this morning as West Jet employees presented gifts to patients after collecting them during their annual toy drive. This event brought many smiles to the faces of our young patients.
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation and McMaster Children’s Hospital recently announced a new research chair in pediatric blood disorders at McMaster University, with the assistance of Bayer Inc.
On November 5, Mac Kids celebrated the grand opening of the new pediatric emergency department by holding an open house for the community. Attendees toured phase 1 of the new state-of-the-art deparment. To learn more about Mac Kids specialized emergency department, click here.
Mrs. Laureen Harper attended the CLICK launch at Mac Kids on February 24. She accepted a gift created by Mac Kids patients. (from left to right: Jennifer Beaudoin, Child Life Specialist; Travis (Mac Kids patient); Laureen Harper
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