2015 – 16
ANNUAL REPORT
Implementing all that we set out to do in Year One of our ambitious three-year Strategic Plan is now complete. It hasn’t been without its hurdles, but then again, nothing worth doing is, which is why we are incredibly proud of how much St. Michael’s has achieved this past year. Inside, we’ve highlighted a story in each of our patient-focused priority areas – we hope you find them as forward-looking as we do. One major challenge we faced was a reminder of our aging infrastructure. A burst pipe forced us to close our Emergency Department and many labs due to flooding. The event had a major impact on patients, families and staff, but the extraordinary efforts of St. Michael’s staff in prioritizing patient safety were heartening to witness. It was a chaotic few days that we overcame with the tireless support of our staff as well as Toronto Paramedic Services and neighbouring health-care partners. On a more positive note, we’ve made great strides in engaging with patients and our community. We established a residents’ health services panel comprised of local residents within our local geography who provide input on how to improve health services in our area.
Tom O’Neill Chair, Board of Directors St. Michael’s Hospital
We also began recruiting for the St. Michael’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, the goal of which is to get feedback on how to improve the patient experience. The events of the past year have strengthened our organization and crystallized our commitment to working with our patients to serve them better. We look forward to continuing on our growth trajectory during Year Two of the Strategic Plan as well as the physical growth of our hospital – continuing the St. Michael’s 3.0 redevelopment project. No matter how difficult a day or situation may seem, there is always something to be thankful for. We are particularly grateful to our St. Michael’s family of staff, physicians and volunteers, and community of donors and partners for your steadfast support. Just as we rose above the challenges of the past year with you in our corner, celebrating the successes was much more enjoyable and growth possible because of your involvement. Thank you.
Robert Howard President and CEO St. Michael’s Hospital
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FAST FACTS 2015–16 463
Approximately
560
$73 million
volunteers
in research funding
acute adult inpatient beds
330,070
507,825
3,977
ambulatory visits
students trained
diagnostic, therapeutic and other visits
25,137
inpatient visits
investigators (scientists & associate scientists)
209 812 physicians 1,689 registered nurses 837 Health Disciplines clinicians
30,025 surgeries
2,764 babies born
6,066 staff members
April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016
OVER 2 MILLION
square feet of property and growing!
73,750
emergency visits
STRATEGIC PLAN
2015-18
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Comprehensive care for our entire urban community St. Michael’s Residents’ Health Services Panel
We set out this year to find new ways to engage our local community to help us identify gaps in health services and recommend ways we can address them. Twenty-eight resident advisers, representative
of our community, were selected to make up St. Michael’s Residents’ Health Services Panel. On behalf of the residents of mid-east Toronto, they have created a set of guiding values and key local health-care
issues, and will be working with us throughout the year to inform specific projects. We hope this process will inform future engagement initiatives and possibly serve as a model across the LHIN.
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Advance systems of care for disadvantaged patients Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No charge Medications CLEAN Meds project
Dr. Nav Persaud, a physician in our Department of Family and Community Medicine, launched a research project to see how better access to life-saving medications for people with low incomes might
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improve health and control disease. Patients who can’t afford medication can suffer serious problems that could have been avoided with relatively inexpensive medication. This project will look at the effect of providing primary care
patients with free and convenient access to a set of essential medicines. Watch a video by Dr. Persaud and Dr. Mike Evans about medication access.
As a centre of excellence in mechanical ventilation, St. Michael’s intensive care units have access to interprofessional experts, such as (from left to right) Lu Chen, post-doctoral research fellow; Orla Smith, manager of the Critical Care Research Unit; Unmesh Edke, clinical fellow; Laurent Brochard, critical care physician and scientist; Orest Shklar, registered respiratory therapist; and Connie Martins, registered respiratory therapist.
Excel in the care of critically ill patients Personalizing mechanical ventilation
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) usually happens in people who are already critically ill. Patients with ARDS need mechanical ventilators to help them breathe because they suffer severe shortness of breath. In most critical care centres, the ventilator is set up
the exact same way for every patient with ARDS. As a centre of excellence in mechanical ventilation, St. Michael’s researchers and clinicians have developed technology that can be used at the bedside to better analyze the individual needs of our
sickest patients and then develop personalized plans to improve supportive breathing for each patient. The team also measures patient progress, which researchers feed back into the technology so that it’s continually fine-tuned.
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BUILDING
ST. MICHAEL’S 3.0 In April 2015, the hospital broke ground on our new patient care tower, celebrating the beginning of a redevelopment project that includes a new patient care tower to care for critically ill patients and renovations that will double the size of the Emergency Department.
By March 2016, construction of the Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower reached a third of its 17 storeys. Columns to support the bright and spacious new lobby were poured. Watch how far the building’s come along.
The project also includes renovations to existing parts of the hospital, including the upper floors of the Donnelly Wing. In March 2016, the staff in the hospital’s Pre-Admission Facility prepared to welcome patients to their new, renovated space on the 10th floor.
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QUALITY IN
ACTION We asked our patients, families, staff, physicians and leadership about how to improve quality at St. Michael’s. This year, we focused on four areas: falls prevention, hand hygiene, medication reconciliation and smoother transitions.
Click on the icons to watch how we did in 2015-16. FALLS PREVENTION
HAND HYGIENE
Falls rate per 1,000 patient days
Current: 4.66
Number of times that hand hygiene was performed before initial patient contact during the reporting period
2015-16 target: 4.09
Current: 63.6 per cent
We did not achieve our target, but there was an improvement in the corporate rate. In addition, the work on our General Internal Medicine unit has resulted in a significant 17 per cent reduction in its falls rate.
2015-16 target: 65 per cent
We are continuing to work to reduce our falls rate by focusing on new interventions for two units that have higher than expected falls rates.
Hand hygiene continues to be a priority. Although we did not meet our target, we achieved an improvement of six per cent in our Moment 1 compliance rate. We are proud of this improvement and will continue to build off lessons learned as we continue our work on hand hygiene.
MEDICATION RECONCILIATION
SMOOTHER TRANSITIONS
Total number of patients with medications reconciled in the Mental Health Program as a proportion of the total number of patients admitted to the Mental Health Program (inpatient only)
90th percentile Emergency Department length of stay for admitted patients
Current: 84.1 per cent 2015-16 target: 80 per cent The key success factors in surpassing our target were defining the roles and responsibilities of the medication reconciliation process for each clinician, education on how to do a quality Best Possible Medication History and improving accessibility of the patient’s BPMH information. We will continue to monitor the progress we have made and look for other opportunities to improve current workflows.
Current: 23.1 hours 2015-16 target: 21 hours We believe that in order to have a positive patient experience, our patients should be able to get the care they need with as short a wait as possible. Transitioning a patient from the ED to an inpatient bed in 21 hours is an ambitious goal, but we are striving to achieve our target by improving flow and throughput across the hospital. For example, improving the discharge process means shorter waits in the ED and better support when patients are discharged home.
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VISION World leadership in urban health
VALUES Our values represent the philosophy and beliefs of our organization, guiding all of our decisions and actions.
Human Dignity We value each person as a unique individual with a right to be respected and accepted.
Excellence We value quality in care, work life, education and research.
Compassion We value a quality of presence and caring that accepts people as they are and fosters healing and wholeness.
Social Responsibility We value integrity and the promotion of the just use of resources entrusted to us for the enhancement of human life.
Community of Service We value a work climate of mutual trust and harmony to enable healing, collaboration and the fulfilment of human potential.
Pride of Achievement We value our colleagues, our work and our accomplishments and take pride in bringing our rich tradition of hope and healing to every person in our care.
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OUR VALUES IN
ACTION The Pride of Achievement Award
The Community of Service Award
Marisa Cicero, manager, Collaborative Practice and Education
Paulo Freire, co-ordinator, Clinical Equipment, Supply Chain and Support Services
The Human Dignity Award
The Compassion Award
April Murray, project co-ordinator, Research Facilities
Patti Lou Cheatley, apheresis nurse
Every year, we recognize individuals and teams across the hospital for their exemplary demonstration of our core values. This past year we celebrated the following award winners. Click the images to view each story.
The Social Responsibility Award Prescription Care Centre
The Excellence Award Scotiabank Health Sciences Library
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Financial Statement 2016 $
2015 $
140,936 38,323 3,898 7,907
149,611 42,035 3,821 6,191
191,064
201,658
Restricted investments
85,942
76,955
Long-term receivable
97,558
-
Employee future benefits asset
32,285
31,002
Property, plant and equipment
541,112
442,637
947,961
752,252
102,134 1,000 33,423
98,690 1,000 37,036
136,557
136,726
3,553
4,349
97,302
-
387
532
Employee future benefits liability
27,000
24,364
Deferred capital and other contributions
367,962
273,606
Deferred research and trust contributions
84,425
78,856
Net Assets
230,775
233,819
947,961
752,252
Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable Inventories Prepaid expenses and other assets
Liabilities Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Long-term debt Deferred capital and other contributions
Long-term debt Long-term obligations Provision for sick leave benefits
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2016 $
2015 $
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care/Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network/Cancer Care Ontario Other funded programs Preferred accommodation In-patient Out-patient Sales and other revenue Interest Amortization of deferred contributions Grants and donations for research and other purposes
483,142 20,130 3,018 6,083 17,854 49,714 5,053 13,035 67,189
486,905 19,474 3,508 6,241 17,194 47,777 2,355 10,693 68,083
Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network - Casey House
6,930
5,024
672,148
667,254
430,488 51,285 41,679 94,750 1,068 204 26,476 22,312 6,930
424,392 54,558 41,207 88,960 1,103 238 25,052 21,786 5,024
675,192
662,320
Excess of revenues over expenses for the year Net assets - Beginning of year
(3,044) 233,819
4,934 228,885
Net assets - End of year
230,775
233,819
Revenues
Expenses Salaries and employee benefits Medical and surgical supplies Drugs Other supplies Bad debts Interest accretion Amortization of property, plant and equipment Other funded programs Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network - Casey House
Financial fluency benefits not only our hospital but the whole health care system. Watch how St. Michael’s is improving cost awareness and efficiency while still delivering high quality care. Annual Report 2015 – 16 I 12
Medical Advisory Committee
Non-voting members
As at March t31, 2016
Other appointments:
Voting members
President and chief executive officer Executive vice-president and chief nursing executive Vice-president, Research Vice-president, Education
Chair Vice-chair President, Medical Staff Association Vice-president, Medical Staff Association
Dr. Thomas Parker Dr. Glen Bandiera Dr. Aaron Hong Dr. Ralph George
Dr. John Laffey Dr. Andrew Baker Dr. Karen Lee Dr. Glen Bandiera Dr. Karen Weyman Dr. Victor Tron Dr. Tim Dowdell Dr. Thomas Parker Dr. Michael Geary Dr. Linn Holness Dr. David Wong Dr. Jennifer Anderson Dr. Michael Sgro Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos Dr. Ori Rotstein
Other appointments: Executive vice-president and chief medical officer
Dr. Douglas Sinclair
Program medical directors: Diabetes Comprehensive Care Program Heart and Vascular Program Inner City Health, Core Services Specialized Complex Care Program Mobility Program Trauma and Neurosurgery Program Perioperative Services
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Ella Ferris Dr. Arthur Slutsky Dr. Patricia Houston
Medical directors:
Department chiefs: Anaesthesia Critical Care Dentistry Emergency Medicine Family and Community Medicine Laboratory Medicine Medical Imaging Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Occupational Health Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Pediatrics Psychiatry Surgery
Dr. Robert Howard
Dr. Jeffrey Zaltzman Dr. Michael R. Freeman Dr. Philip Berger Dr. Jerry Teitel Dr. Earl Bogoch Dr. Andrew Baker Dr. James Mahoney
Quality and Patient Safety Clinical Informatics
Dr. Chris Hayes Dr. Michael R. Freeman
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016
As at March 31, 2016
Dr. Richard Alway Nora Aufreiter Dr. Glen Bandiera Wayne Barwise Hazel Claxton John Cruickshank Ruth daCosta William A. Etherington, vice-chair, St. Michael’s Hospital Board Ella Ferris Ralph George Dr. Vivek Goel Peter Gordon Anthony R. Graham Doug Guzman Dr. Aaron Hong Dr. Robert Howard, president and CEO, St. Michael’s Hospital Colleen Johnston Claude Lamoureux Mary McConville Noella Milne Tom O’Neill, chair, St. Michael’s Hospital Board Kerry O’Reilly-Wilks Dr. Thomas Parker John Ruetz Harcharan (Harry) Singh Frank Techar, chair, St. Michael’s Foundation Board Darryl White Dr. Trevor Young
Ella Ferris, Executive vice-president, Programs, chief nursing executive and chief health disciplines executive Dr. Patricia Houston Vice-president, Education Dr. Robert Howard President and chief executive officer Alayne Metrick President, St. Michael’s Foundation Dr. Thomas Parker Chair, Medical Advisory Committee Dr. Douglas Sinclair Executive vice-president and chief medical officer Dr. Arthur Slutsky Vice-president, Research Anne Trafford, Vice-president, Quality, Performance, Information Management, and chief information officer
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