Shouldice Hernia Centre

"Shouldice" redirects here. For the hamlet in Canada, see Shouldice, Alberta.
Shouldice Hernia Centre
Geography
Location 7750 Bayview Avenue
Thornhill Square Shopping Centre, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°49′14″N 79°24′12″W / 43.82056°N 79.40333°W / 43.82056; -79.40333Coordinates: 43°49′14″N 79°24′12″W / 43.82056°N 79.40333°W / 43.82056; -79.40333
Organization
Care system Publicly funded, privately administered; Ontario Health Insurance Plan
Hospital type Specialist
Services
Standards Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; Private Hospitals Act
Emergency department No
Beds 89
Speciality Hernia repair
History
Founded 1945
Links
Website shouldice.com
Lists Hospitals in Canada

Shouldice Hernia Centre is a private hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.[1]

History

Shouldice was founded in 1945 by Dr. Earle Shouldice.[1][2] While private hospitals are not allowed under Ontario's Private Hospitals Act,[2] Shouldice is one of seven private hospitals in the province grandfathered under the Act.[2] The hospital was family run from its inception.[2]

In 2012, Centric Health Corp. purchased the hospital for $14.25 million.[2] Centric announced that it planned to move the hospital from its Thornhill location once the leased ended in 2016.[2]

Work

Shouldice works solely on hernia repair.[1] It uses a natural tissue, tension free, technique developed during World War II by Dr. Shouldice. Ten full-time surgeons perform over 7500 hemiorrhapies each year.

Everything in the hospital is designed toward hernia repair.[1] Shouldice's rooms do not have telephones or televisions, which it says is to encourage patients to walk around while recovering.[1] The hospital is laid out like a "country club."[3] According to the hospital, it has the lowest rate of complications and recurrences of hernias in the world.[2] The success of its method has been cited to the fact that Shouldice surgeons solely do hernia operations.[4]

Harvard Business School business case

The facility was the subject of a 1983 business case by the Harvard Business School.[1] Written by James Heskett, the report is the school's fourth-best-selling business case, selling over 259,000 copies.[1] The case study focuses on Shouldice's unique three day hernia repair process.[1] The popularity of the business case is responsible for the hospital's process becoming known outside of Canada.[1]

Trivia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Hernia hospital teaches Harvard about service". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hauch, Valerie (September 23, 2012). "Shouldice hernia centre likely to move in four years". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. Worthington, Peter (2007-01-17). "A blueprint for our health-care system". Canoe. Sun Media. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. Gawande, Atul (1998-03-30). "No Mistake". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

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