====== McMaster Children's Hospital ======

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**McMaster Children's Hospital** is a pediatric healthcare facility in Hamilton, Ontario. It operates under the [[Hamilton Health Sciences]] hospital network. It is associated with the Department of Pediatrics at [[McMaster University]].((Mikrogianakis, A. //Department of Pediatrics.// Faculty of Health Sciences; McMaster University. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://archive.ph/xwBue))

===== COVID-19 =====

The hospital strongly advocates for children to receive COVID-19 injections, with particular emphasis on children with [[autism]] and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Their resources include links to pages discussing COVID-19’s “real negative effect on children”, dismissing natural immunity following infection, describing the shot as “a passport to a healthier life for your child”, [[myocarditis]] and more.((//COVID-19 vaccines for children and youth.// Hamilton Health Sciences. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://archive.ph/wDsUJ))

===== Funding =====

The hospital receives funding via the [[Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation]] from corporate partners [[Costco Wholesale]], the [[Liquor Control Board of Ontario]] (LCBO), [[SC Johnson]], [[TD Bank Group]], [[Sun Life Financial]], [[Walmart]], [[Microsoft]], [[Berkshire Hathaway]] (via Duracell and Dairy Queen), [[Air Canada Foundation]], and [[Marriott International]].((//Corporate Partners.// Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://archive.ph/KBvsD)) ((//CCHF Partners.// Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://archive.ph/t3o5a)) ((Jurus, J., & Veenema, P. F. (2020). //Donor Report 2019.// Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation (p. 26). https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5ec6d7eacba02558af94ec4c/601031d7154936893499d64d_report-2019-annual-web.pdf)) ((Jurus, J., & Veenema, P. F. (2019). //2018 Donor Report.// Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation (p. 20). https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5ec6d7eacba02558af94ec4c/5edfd6c4dd2034c75cd88ae9_report-2018-annual-web.pdf )) Additional donations have come from [[Loblaws]], [[Shoppers Drug Mart]], RBC ([[Royal Bank of Canada]]), and [[Scotiabank]].((Thomas, K., & Veenema, P. F. (2021). //Beyond the Frontlines - Donor Report 2020.// Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation (p. 24). https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5ec6d7eacba02558af94ec4c/6066169662c7251c8d03086b_2021%20Annual%20Report%20web.pdf))

===== Associated Individuals =====

==== Board of Directors ====

Board of Directors members include representatives of [[BMO Financial Group]]/BMO Wealth Management, [[TMX Group]], and [[National Bank Financial Wealth Management]].

==== Staff ====

^ Name ^ Position ^
| [[Zainab Abdurrahman]]  | Allergy lead, Special Immunization Clinic focusing on [[vaccine]] allergy  |