St. Peter's Hospital, Hamilton


 * St. Peter's Hospital redirects here. For the NHS hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, England, see St Peter's Hospital (UK). For the hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, see Saint Peter's University Hospital. For the hospital in Albany, NY see St. Peter's Hospital (Albany).

St. Peter's Hospital is a 250-bed chronic care hospital located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario specializing in the care of older adults. The hospital is a part of the "St. Peter's Family of Services," which also includes home care, long-term care, and research branches.

St. Peter's main campus is located at 99 Maplewood Avenue 3-blocks east of Sherman Avenue. Founded at this site by the Anglican Church in 1890 as "St. Peter's Home for the Incurables", St. Peter's now also oversees a long-term care facility on Hamilton Mountain. Construction work began in August 2007 on the new "Alexander Pavilion", so-named for the financial contributions made by The Hon. Lincoln Alexander, above the western end of the main building. This structure will replace the aging south wing which housed the the Behavioural Health unit. The relatively modern east and west wings house the remainder of Behavioural Health and the entirety of the Complex Continuing Care, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, and Day Hospital programs.

As a chronic care facility, St. Peter's admits patients by referral and has no emergency room accessible to the public.

505 staff members support and deliver care to patients; clinical staff include nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, other specialized therapists, and physicians.