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'''Hamilton Health Sciences''' ('''HHS''') is a [[hospital network]] of seven unique hospitals and a cancer centre located inserving [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], Canada. In 2018 it was ranked 3rd in Canada on Research Infosource's Top 40 Hospitals in Canada list.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://researchinfosource.com/top-40-research-hospitals/2018/list|title=Research Infosource Inc. :: Top 40 List|website=researchinfosource.com|access-date=2018-12-12}}</ref>

Hamilton Health Sciences is affiliated with the [[McMaster University Medical School|the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine]] at [[McMaster University]]. In October 2008, the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation was named one of "[[Canada's Top 100 Employers]]" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in ''[[Maclean's]]'' newsmagazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluta.ca/top-employer-hamilton-health|title=Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition}}</ref>

It was formed in 1996 when Hamilton General, Henderson General, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster Children's Hospital and Chedoke Hospital merged to form Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation;. thisThe union formed one of the largest teaching hospitals in Ontario with four sites, approximately 8,000 employees, and 1,000 physicians. St. Peter's Hospital became part of Hamilton Health Sciences in 2008.

The ''David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute'' opened in 2010 and is located behind the Hamilton General Hospital. It is a $90- million Researchresearch Centrecentre and employees nearly 500 scientists. The new building is {{convert|165000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name="BRALEY">{{cite news| title = Good Medicine: A $90-million health research centre set to rise on the edge of Hamilton's industrial heartland points the way to life after steel| publisher = Hamilton Spectator| date = 2007-05-09}}</ref> David Braley contributed $10- million towards the project.

''The Ron Joyce Children's Centre''',''''' which opened in the fall 2015'','' is the only centre of its kind in Canada. The purpose built facility houses a variety of programs including: Autism Spectrum Disorder Service, Child and Youth Mental Health Program, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Program, Prosthetics and Orthotics Services and Audiology Services.{{cn|date=June 2023}}