Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 46 minutes ago
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 them, it's life changing.
Kidney disease is on the rise in Canada. The number of Canadians living with end stage renal disease has increased by 29% since 2012. This explains why the demand for care here at St. Joe’s has increased dramatically, too. But the space where the kidney care clinics are located hasn’t been renovated for over 15 years, and it’s too small to accommodate the number of patients we care for today.
Soon, we’ll begin to renovate nearly 15,000 square feet of space on the 4th floor of the Marian Wing at the Charlton Campus to create a new home for the kidney care and transplant clinics. We’ll create new, larger waiting areas and brighter clinical spaces that support the mental and physical health of patients and families, transplant donors and recipients. With more space, we’ll also integrate research and education with clinical care so that we can train the nephrologists of tomorrow, test new treatments, and discover how we can continue to improve the lives of those living with kidney disease.
This renovation project isn’t eligible for funding from the province, but we know it’s the right thing to do for the patients we serve, for the people who love them, and for our healthcare professionals who care for them, too. That’s why our Foundation is working with grateful patients and our generous community to raise $2.2 million to support this renovation project.
If you’d like to help or learn more contact Jill Kennedy, Vice-President, Development via email at jill@stjoesfoundation.ca.
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 them, it's life changing.
Kidney disease is on the rise in Canada. The number of Canadians living with end stage renal disease has increased by 29% since 2012. This explains why the demand for care here at St. Joe’s has increased dramatically, too. But the space where the kidney care clinics are located hasn’t been renovated for over 15 years, and it’s too small to accommodate the number of patients we care for today.
Soon, we’ll begin to renovate nearly 15,000 square feet of space on the 4th floor of the Marian Wing at the Charlton Campus to create a new home for the kidney care and transplant clinics. We’ll create new, larger waiting areas and brighter clinical spaces that support the mental and physical health of patients and families, transplant donors and recipients. With more space, we’ll also integrate research and education with clinical care so that we can train the nephrologists of tomorrow, test new treatments, and discover how we can continue to improve the lives of those living with kidney disease.
This renovation project isn’t eligible for funding from the province, but we know it’s the right thing to do for the patients we serve, for the people who love them, and for our healthcare professionals who care for them, too. That’s why our Foundation is working with grateful patients and our generous community to raise $2.2 million to support this renovation project.
If you’d like to help or learn more contact Jill Kennedy, Vice-President, Development via email at jill@stjoesfoundation.ca.
