Health Clinics
Good Shepherd Health Clinics are part of the Shelter Health Network (SHN), which is a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare providers operating within the shelters and community agencies in the downtown core of Hamilton. SHN was established in 2005 to reach out to a high-risk population who do not have stable housing and who have complex health problems, which often have a secondary presentation of a mental health and addiction issues. SHN has thirteen clinic sites, which includes five sites operated by Good Shepherd.
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Shelter Health Network
370 Main St. East, Hamilton
Phone:905.526.7137
FAX: 905.526.7969
Good Shepherd Health Clinics are part of the Shelter Health Network (SHN), a team of healthcare providers operating within shelters and community agencies in downtown Hamilton.
SHN was established in 2005 to reach out to a high-risk population who do not have stable housing and who have complex health problems. The primary criteria are that individuals do not have a family doctor, are homeless or at risk of being homeless, and may have difficulty maintaining a relationship with a physician.
SHN has 13 clinic sites, including five operated by Good Shepherd. They are served by physicians, a nurse practitioner, registered nurses and a foot care technician.
Partners include: Good Shepherd, Salvation Army, Wesley Urban Ministries, Mission Services, Wayside House, Men’s Addiction Service Hamilton and CMHA. All referrals are processed through the administrative office located at 128 Emerald Street South, Hamilton. Good Shepherd provides an oversight for the administrative functions and support.
For more information about the Shelter Health Network visit http://shelterhealthnetwork.ca/
*Notice: The Shelter Health Network Clinic and Main Office have moved to 370 Main St. E. effective Oct 7th, 2025.
Health on Wheels
Phone: 365.833.9382
Email: mobilehealth@gsch.ca
Fax: 905.521.6481
Health on Wheels is a mobile health clinic designed to enhance services available to people who face healthcare barriers while accessing emergency shelters, drop-ins, encampments and other community-based locations.
The clinic provides on-the-spot mental health care, medical, harm reduction and peer support services outside of traditional healthcare settings.
Along with the support of the Shelter Health Network, the Health on Wheels clinical team includes:
- nurse practitioner
- registered nurse
- mental health worker
- peer support worker
- harm reduction services
Health on Wheels enhances services available to people who face healthcare barriers while accessing emergency shelters, encampments, drop-ins and other community-based locations.
For information about the Health on Wheels mobile health clinic click here.