Scarborough Hospital

The Scarborough and Rouge Valley Hospital
The Scarborough Hospital, General Division
Geography
Location	3050 Lawrence Avenue East Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1P 2V5
Organisation
Care system	Medicare
Hospital type	Community
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	556
History
Founded	1956
Links
Website	http://www.tsh.to

The Scarborough and Rouge Valley Hospital (TSH) is a hospital network serving Scarborough (part of Toronto), Ontario, Canada. A community hospital situated in one of the most ethnically diverse communities in the world, the Scarborough Hospital is affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. The hospital network consists of three campuses, the General campus, the Birchmount (formerly Grace) campus, and the Centenary campus, along with six community satellite sites.

In 2008/09, the hospital had nearly 96,000 Emergency visits, 5,200 births, and 43,000 surgeries. Approximately 3,400 staff members, more than 700 physicians and 600 volunteers help the hospital provide a diverse range of services including:

The Scarborough Hospital was founded as Scarborough General Hospital by the Sisters of Misericorde in 1956. In 1985, The Salvation Army Scarborough Grace Hospital was opened in northern Scarborough; it was later voluntarily amalgamated with Scarborough General to form The Scarborough Hospital in 1998, as part of a successful proposal to the Health Services Restructuring Commission.

The hospital’s historic affiliation with The Salvation Army ended in October 2008 when The Army made a decision to cease its role in the administration of the hospital and refocus its efforts on providing culturally sensitive spiritual care. As part of the agreement with The Salvation Army, the hospital undertook a process to change the name of the Grace campus. Staff and members of the public were given the opportunity to enter a contest to suggest a new name for the campus. The new name, “Birchmount campus”, was officially announced in early July 2009.

In addition to providing a range of community-based healthcare services, The Scarborough Hospital is a regional centre of excellence for dialysis, family maternity services, vascular surgery, pacemakers, sexual assault care, and mental health and crisis programs. The dialysis program is the largest of its kind in North America.