St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto)

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St. Michael's Hospital
St Michael's Hospital from Queen and Victoria
Location
Place Downtown Toronto, Ontario, (Canada)
Organisation
Care System Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
Hospital Type Teaching
Affiliated Med.Sch. University of Toronto
Services
Emergency Dept. Major Trauma centre
Beds 550
Speciality Unknown
History
Founded 1892
Links
Website Homepage
See also Hospitals in Canada

St. Michael's Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Toronto. It offers tertiary and quaternary care for patients throughout Ontario.

It is unique in many areas and offers services in cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, inner city health and therapeutic endoscopy (after absorbing the Wellesley endoscopy group, which had to relocate when Wellesley Hospital was closed).

The hospital is located near the intersections of Queen Street and Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, and because of its location, caters to a diverse population, that includes the posh condominium complexes in Harbourfront, the underprivileged of the inner city of Regent Park, and the gay and lesbian community in Church and Wellesley. The hospital has over 550 beds and extensive outpatient clinics.

The hospital is one of two major trauma centres in the Greater Toronto Area and is open 24 hours a day. The only other trauma centre is Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

The current Physician-in-Chief is Dr. Robert Hyland, the Surgeon-in-Chief is Dr. Ori Rotstein and the President is Jeffrey Lozon.

[edit] Services

  • Heart and vascular disease
  • Inner city health
  • Trauma and neurosurgery
  • Diabetes comprehensive care
  • Neurology and musculoskeletal disorders
  • Specialized Complex Care
  • Critical care
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Psychiatry

The hospital will be home to a research centre, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, when it opens in 2009.

[edit] History

St. Michael's Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1892, with a specific goal of taking care of the sick and poor of Toronto's inner city.


University of Toronto teaching hospitals edit

CAMH | Hospital for Sick Children | Mount Sinai Hospital | St. Michael's Hospital | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Women's College Hospital | University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital)
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