Too many non-acute patients are stuck in hospitals. A converted hotel aims to change that
The Hamilton Health Sciences Satellite Health Facility is designated for patients with an alternate level of care — that is, those who do not require acute care in hospital, but are unable to return home for any number of reasons.
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![Dr. Craig Shott, left, and Amanda Weatherston stand next to a bathtub in the recently renovated Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hamilton, Ont. The site now serves as a facility for alternate level of care patients from two Hamilton hospitals. Two smiling people stand in a room next to an empty bathtub.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6995154.1697218563!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/craig-shott-amanda-weatherston.jpg)
The Hamilton Health Sciences Satellite Health Facility is designated for patients with an alternate level of care — that is, those who do not require acute care in hospital, but are unable to return home for any number of reasons.