Our pharmacists work closely with you, your family doctor and other members of the health care team to ensure that your medications are the best choices for you.

Our pharmacist will meet with you one-on-one in the clinic or by phone. In this meeting our pharmacist will:

• Ask you questions to gather a complete medication history;
• Review all the medications you are taking (prescriptions, over the counter and herbal supplements) to check for any problems and to improve effectiveness and safety;
• Assist with chronic disease management;
• Answer your questions about your medications.

The McMaster Family Health Team provides a variety of mental health services such as groups and individual counselling sessions to their patients.

The Mental Health Team is made up of six social workers. The team aims to provide you with clear treatment strategies by encouraging you to set goals. These goals help manage and overcome difficult life situations and other challenging issues impacting your life.

The team uses therapy models such as cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy and mindfulness.

Referrals can be made to the Mental Health Team through your family doctor or allied health care providers.

Memory issues can impact every aspect of your daily life; from cooking and cleaning to driving and using transportation, and even planning and organizing your day.

The Memory Clinic is made up of a multi-disciplinary team including physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and social workers. Our goal is to provide you, your family and your family physician with a comprehensive assessment of all memory complaints regardless of age.

During your visit, you can expect to meet several members of our team as we perform the assessment. The Memory Clinic team will work in collaboration with your family physician by making recommendations and suggestions to appropriately investigate your memory concern.
We hold our memory clinics on an ongoing basis throughout the year. For more information, please speak to your family doctor.

Our OTs and PTs have put together a collection of online resources for your home use during this time.

With close to 20% of the population living with chronic pain, the McMaster Family Health Team offers various groups for pain patients.

Pain Consultations

An assessment by a family doctor with a specialty in the medical management of chronic pain can be completed in our clinic. Referrals to this specialist can be made by your family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Pregnancy care at the McMaster Family Health Team

Your existing health care team at Stonechurch will see you during prenatal visits and will be assisted in your pregnancy care by other family physicians who work at your clinic and have special interest in obstetrical care. These physicians are affiliated with The Maternity Centre of Hamilton and will become more involved with your care later in your pregnancy. The on-call Maternity Center physician will assist with your delivery.

Where will I have my baby?

Your delivery will happen at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton. A Maternity Centre physician will oversee your care during your delivery and the care of your newborn at St. Joseph’s until your discharge. Your clinic will follow up with regular newborn and postpartum visits.

Are you interested in Prenatal Classes?

We highly recommend that you sign up for one of the excellent prenatal classes organized by the City of Hamilton’s Department of Public Health. Learn more about the classes by visiting their website.

Links to Prenatal Information:

• Prenatal Education (Government of Ontario)
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Pocket Guide (PDF)

Who is available to help?

There are many different health care professionals available to you at Stonechurch both during and after your pregnancy. These include:

• Dietician
• Smoking Cessation Counselors
• Social Workers
• System Navigator
• Occupational Therapist
• Physiotherapist

If you smoke cigarettes and are interested in quitting smoking, we can help!

Stonechurch Family Health Centre and McMaster Family Practice have specially trained smoking cessation counsellors who are ready to assist you with your quit plan, successes and challenges. We encourage you to discuss your quit plan ideas with your health care practitioner especially if you are interested in Smoking Cessation Counselling, Nicotine Replacement, Champix or Zyban.

The STOP smoking cessation program offers counselling support and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) (patch, gum, inhaler and lozenge) at no cost to patients/clients who want to quit smoking.

Talk to your health care practitioner to see if you are eligible to join the STOP program.

You will be referred to a smoking cessation counsellor and asked to complete a consent form agreeing to participate in the program and then complete our questionnaire.

Your smoking cessation counsellor will meet with you at regular follow-up visits every two to four weeks to receive additional NRT for up to a maximum of 26 weeks.

For free telephone support for quitting smoking call the Smoker’s Helpline in Ontario: 1-877-513-5333.

Effective December 1, 2006, Stonechurch Family Health Centre at 1475 Upper Ottawa Street has been the home of the Rh Prevention Program of Hamilton. Previously this clinic was located at Canadian Blood Services.

Telephone: 905-575-0108
Fax: 1-888-848-7101

Map to Stonechurch Family Health Centre

Doctors and midwives can refer their pregnant patients with Rh negative blood type results for a routine 28-week injection of Rh Immune Globulin (WinRho) during their pregnancy or when a woman has a potentially sensitizing event such as bleeding during pregnancy, threatened or spontaneous abortion.

Time-sensitive referrals require a telephone consultation with the clinic, as clinic hours may vary.

The clinic is run by a Nurse Practitioner, with supervision from a Medical Director and a Hematology consultant at Hamilton Health Sciences.

If you have questions about this program, please discuss them with your health care provider.

Learn more by reviewing this information pamphlet about WinRho (PDF).

For health professionals:
Please visit the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Guideline for Prevention of Rh Alloimmunization 2003 (PDF) for information on potentially sensitizing events.

New Rh-Prevention-Referral Form – Oct – 2023 (PDF)