Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, abbreviated SHSC and known simply as Sunnybrook, is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto, Ontario.
It is the largest trauma centre in Canada and is one of two major trauma centres in Toronto; the other is St. Michael's Hospital. It is also Canada's largest maternity hospital as well as a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.
The Kilgour Wing (K Wing) is a long term care centre with the large majority of patients being war veterans. The hospital was a centre used to handle the wounded after World War II.
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History
Sunnybrook Hospital had its origins as the Toronto Military Orthopaedic Hospital at 350 Christie Street, which was also known as the Christie Street Military Hospital and, after 1936, the Christie Street Veterans' Hospital. The Collegiate Gothic building had originally been the site of the National Cash Register Company Factory in 1913 (by architects Page and Warrington) but was converted for use as a military hospital in 1919 to house soldiers injured during World War I as well as some veterans disabled in the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and the Fenian Raids of 1866. The influx of disabled soldiers returning from World War II led to overcrowding and the need for a new hospital. The original site was demolished in 1981 and replaced by Christie Gardens Apartments and Care Facility at 600 Melita Crescent.
Joseph and Alice Kilgour, a wealthy Toronto couple, purchased 154 acres in the town of Leaside, Ontario and created Sunnybrook farm, where they raised horses and hosted fox hunts. In 1928, after Joseph's death, Alice M. Kilgour donated the Sunnybrook Farm to the City of Toronto in his memory, for use as a public park.
With the consent of the Kilgour heirs, part of the parkland was transferred to the Government of Canada to build a hospital for veterans to replace the Christie Street Hospital. The new building was designed by Allward and Gouinlock (Hugh Allward was son of sculptor Walter Seymour Allward and George H. Gouinlock is the son of architect George Wallace Gouinlock). The Sunnybrook Military Hospital opened its doors in June 1948, and the Christie Street hospital was converted into a senior citizens home named Lambert Lodge. In 1991, The Province of Ontario opened major research facilities to house the rapid growth of research on campus. The hospital merged with Women's College Hospital and the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital in June 1998 under the provisions of Bill 51, but Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre was de-amalgamated in April 2006 to create Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the separate Women's College Hospital.
On July 1, 2012, Sunnybrook and St. John's Rehab Hospital, which had complementary programs and services, voluntarily merged, providing a continuum of care from acute injury or illness, through to rehabilitation and recovery.
In 2016, Sunnybrook maintains three campuses, with its main campus (Bayview) on Bayview Avenue in North York, the satellite Holland Centre (orthopaedic and arthritic care) on Wellesley St. E., and St. John's Rehab Hospital on Cummer Avenue. SHSC became affiliated with the University of Toronto in 1966.
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Areas of focus
Veterans and Community
Located in the Kilgour Wing it is partnered with Veterans Affairs Canada and has about 500 veterans of World War II and the Korean War. For veterans they provide various types of services such as mental health, cognitive and palliative care which is also provided to the general population
Brain Sciences
They provide care for people with brain-related problems including dementia, strokes and mood and anxiety disorders. It is also a research centre looking into areas such as neuropsychology and neurochemistry.
Holland Musculoskeletal Program
The program is mainly involved in musculoskeletal injury but are also involved in musculoskeletal education and research.
Women and Babies
The program provides gynaecology services and includes a neonatal intensive-care unit. They deliver about 4,000 babies a year, of which 25% are high risk births.
Schulich Heart Centre
The centre is named for Seymour Schulich a Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Montreal. The centre, as per the name, is a cardiac care clinic and is involved in research, surgery and intervention.
Odette Cancer Centre
The centre is involved in cancer research but also provides education and treatment. Odette Cancer Centre is the second largest in Canada and 6th largest cancer centre in the world.
Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care
The hospital provides critical care and provides a consultation service to the Ross Tilley Burn Centre. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day. The trauma centre provides emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries.
St. John's Rehab
St. John's Rehab Hospital provides specialized rehabilitation, education and support for people recovering from complex, life-changing illnesses and injuries, including: amputations, cancer, cardiovascular surgery, organ transplants, orthopaedic conditions, stroke and neurological conditions, traumatic injuries and complex medical procedures and conditions.
Heliport
A helicopter pad (TC LID: CNY8) is located at the east end of the hospital grounds. Sunnybrook handles air ambulance flights with urgent trauma cases from the Greater Toronto Area where an ambulance run is not possible. Only two other hospitals in Toronto have helipads (St. Michael's Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children).
Private, for-profit cancer clinic
Sunnybrook Hospital was the site of Ontario's first private cancer clinic created since the inception of Medicare. The clinic operated after regular working hours at the hospital, and was owned by Tim McGowan. An investigation by the Auditor General of Ontario revealed that the cost per procedure was $500 greater than in the public sector and that the waiting times did not decrease in the public system as a result of the clinic's creation. The clinic operated from 2001 until 2003.
Holland Musculoskeletal Centre
The Holland Centre consists of the Orthopaedic Program located in downtown Toronto; the Holland Centre Campus is located on 43 Wellesley St. East.
The Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre was initially founded as the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital by James E. Bateman and Charles S. Wright II in 1955 based on a charter procured by C. Stewart Wright, an orthopaedic surgeon. It was founded as a specialty hospital for the treatment of patients with orthopaedic ailments. The building it was founded in was a sanitorium and since then it has undergone a series of renovations and additions.
As part of the Ontario initiative to reduce hospital wait-times, the Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre was named as a centre of excellence in joint replacement.
References
External links
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Sunnybrook Foundation
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Sunnybrook PARTY PARTY Program (Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth)
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