McMaster University Medical Centre

McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton Health Sciences
Geography
Location	Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°15′34″N 79°55′03″W / 43.2594°N 79.9175°W / 43.2594; -79.9175
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching, Specialist
Affiliated university	McMaster University
Services
Emergency department	Yes (pediatric)
Beds	365
Helipad	TC LID: CPJ3
History
Opened	1972
Links
Website	http://www.hhsc.ca/body.cfm?ID=232
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

The McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC) is a major Ontario hospital with three key services: McMaster Children's Hospital, Women's Health Centre and Adult Outpatient Services. It is a teaching hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a part of McMaster University, but operated by Hamilton Health Sciences. The hospital network is ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc.^[1]

McMaster University Medical Centre delivers a wide range of women's health services including high-risk obstetrics and gynecology to patients throughout the region. It also serves as the home for a range of adult outpatient clinics and day surgery. The site hosts one of Canada's premier digestive disease programs which, in conjunction with McMaster University, conducts more digestive disease research than any other program in the country.