Impact Report
Patient Comfort and Kindness Grants Each year, Hospital staff submit applications to our Patient Comfort and Kindness Fund for grants of up to $5,000 to help cover the costs of those ‘little things’ that go a long way in providing comfort to the patients St. Joe’s serves. These grants are…
A Renal Renovation is on the Horizon At St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, our nephrology (kidney) program cares for more than 3,000 patients living with kidney disease right here in Hamilton and across Brant, Norfolk, and Haldimand counties. For many patients, the care they receive here is life-saving. For all of…
Making Mental Health Care More Accessible to Everyone A recent study from the Canadian Medical Journal looked at 12,000 Canadian middle and high school-aged students from across Canada and found that Black youth living with mental health concerns are less likely to access care than their white peers. The reluctance…
A GoFundMe Campaign in Memory of Crystal Mammoliti Goes Viral Funds raised will support a research fellowship in lung disease at St. Joe’s As her name suggests, Crystal Mammoliti sparkled wherever she went. She was an engaging and fun-loving mother and grandmother with an infectious smile. She was a loving…
Launching our Robotic Surgery Revolution Campaign In May 2025, our Foundation publicly launched a $20 million fundraising campaign to fuel the next phase of our Hospital’s robotic surgery revolution. And thanks to donors and friends like you, we’re more than halfway towards our goal. Robotic surgery at St. Joseph’s Healthcare…
Kenneth’s Kindness A $430,000 estate gift supports St. Joe’s orthopaedic surgical robotics program Those closest to Kenneth would describe him as a good friend and a man of his word. Kenneth Asselstine always saw important things through, whether that was dedicating 35 years of service to his job in the…
From Care Provider to Care Receiver: Remembering Dr. George Lau’s Journey at St. Joe’s Those that worked alongside Dr. George Lau at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton fondly remember him as a kind and generous pioneer of pediatric general surgery. For his wife of 49 years, Philoria, and their two children,…
Michael Zenker Travelled to St. Joe’s ED for Care, and he Thinks That Decision Might Have Saved his Life In early March 2025, Oakville resident and 59-yearold retired accountant, Michael Zenker, was feeling unwell. He was experiencing shortness of breath, severe fatigue and back pain. He chalked it up to…
Our Recently Renovated Emergency Department is Open! Donors like you helped to fund the $1.5 million efforts to build a bigger waiting room, more private triage bays, and a dedicated offloading area for EMS and Ambulances On August 6, 2025, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton opened the doors to its recently…