Supporting families caring for people with illness and chronic conditions
Did you know?
We hold three monthly support groups. Group meetings consist of ‘round table’ discussions on topics relating to dementia and caregiving. Participants enjoy meeting new friends and sharing their thoughts, ideas and helpful hints for caring for someone with dementia. Upon request, we can provide individual family sessions. We also offer several monthly group education sessions and self-help series, such as Living with Stroke and Living with Stroke and Aphasia. All services are free-of-charge. For more information visit www.providence.on.ca.
New dialysis clinic designed with comfort in mind For dialysis patients, St. Joe’s is like a second home. Many visit our renal clinic over 150 times a year for up to four hours at a time, receiving care in a space that was originally designed for six patients but treats up to 12 patients at once, and an additional nine patients are treated on the 2nd floor of the East Wing. Thanks to support from the Ministry of Health and a generous donor, the design has been completed for the Bachir Yerex Family Dialysis Centre, a space that will significantly increase the size and comfort of our current facility. The new centre will allow us to treat all our patients together in one space, and will provide patients and their families with a true home away from home, complete with private areas and a new water treatment and ventilation system. The new space includes room for growth to ensure we continue serving our community well into the future. Stay up to date on this project by visiting www.stjoestoronto.ca.
St. Michael’s Hospital celebrates 125 years of inspired care On July 1, 2017, when Canada celebrated the 150th anniversary of Confederation, St. Michael’s Hospital celebrated the 125th anniversary of its opening. Established in 1892 by the Sisters of St. Joseph to care for the sick and poor, St. Michael’s remains dedicated to treating all with respect, compassion and dignity. Today, the hospital continues to care for the city’s vulnerable populations as Toronto’s Urban Angel, balancing the continued commitment to the care of the poor and those most in need with providing highly specialized services to the community. Learn more about how St. Michael’s has evolved over the past 125 years by visiting www.stmichaelshospital.com/125.
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In order for Providence’s patients, residents and clients to thrive and flourish, we must also support the people caring for them at home: their families. We offer formal support programs through our Scotiabank Learning Centre to families caring for people with illnesses and chronic conditions such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, dementia, arthritis and Parkinson’s.
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All three organizations were founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had a special interest in creating health-care institutions to care for the most marginalized and disadvantaged in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Providence was established in 1857, St. Michael’s in 1892 and St. Joseph’s in 1921. Continued from page 1
“Each of our hospitals has a long and proud history of providing excellent and compassionate care to all, particularly those who experience marginalization or disadvantage. Our new health network presents an opportunity for us to reinvest in patient care as well as help patients and their families obtain better access to higher quality, integrated care,” said Dr. Robert Howard, interim president and CEO. The three organizations will continue the process of streamlining our back-office operations across the three sites and sharing our expertise and resources, in order to carry on our work as a single organization in the most effective way. For more information, visit www.oursharedpurpose.com Tom Woods Chair of Inaugural Board of Directors
Bob Howard Interim CEO & President
oursharedpurpose.com Our Shared Purpose is an internal newsletter intended to keep staff at all three sites informed about our integration and transition plans, as well as highlight key achievements and activities at each of the sites. Our Shared Purpose is published monthly by the Communications teams at Providence, St. Joseph’s and St. Michael’s. If you have any questions about any of the articles, please visit oursharedpurpose.com to submit your inquiry. OUR SHARED PURPOSE • VOL. 1 • NO. 3 • AUGUST 1, 2017 • page 4
It’s official – welcome to our new health network! We are pleased to announce that the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has approved the three hospitals’ integration proposal, which officially unites Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital under one corporate entity as of August 1, 2017. This represents the culmination of a months’ long process that began when the leaders of the three organizations agreed to explore a voluntary integration, with the goal
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of enabling us to provide better and more accessible local health care for all under the umbrella of a single health network. “This is an important and exciting milestone for each of our organizations and the people we care for as we work towards our vision of advancing the health of our patients and our urban communities,” said Tom Woods, chair of the inaugural Board of Directors of the new health network.
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The integration means that our combined 10,000 staff members are now officially employees of the new health network. United, the three organizations are better positioned to serve our patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. Continued on page 4
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ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS AND URBAN COMMUNITIES Chairs’ Message cont.
Persisting with our relentless focus on quality and safety to achieve an excellent patient experience for everyone we care for.
As Catholic health-care organizations, Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital share a common mission to care for everyone in our communities. United, our three organizations will be better positioned to improve quality of care for all our patients, residents and clients by creating a new health network that offers the full spectrum of care.
3 1,100 1,351 5,779 10,118
organizations supporting communities from Etobicoke to Scarborough
Delivering on our commitment to population health needs and partnering to lead local and system changes for our communities.
total beds across our organizations
total medical staff across our organizations
Making it easier for people – including those who experience disadvantage – to navigate their care journey by improving access to more streamlined care.
medical trainees and health professional learners total staff members across our organizations
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Using our shared public resources efficiently to sustain and reinvest in care programs. OUR SHARED PURPOSE • VOL. 1 • NO. 3 • AUGUST 1, 2017 • page 3
Supporting families caring for people with illness and chronic conditions
Did you know?
We hold three monthly support groups. Group meetings consist of ‘round table’ discussions on topics relating to dementia and caregiving. Participants enjoy meeting new friends and sharing their thoughts, ideas and helpful hints for caring for someone with dementia. Upon request, we can provide individual family sessions. We also offer several monthly group education sessions and self-help series, such as Living with Stroke and Living with Stroke and Aphasia. All services are free-of-charge. For more information visit www.providence.on.ca.
New dialysis clinic designed with comfort in mind For dialysis patients, St. Joe’s is like a second home. Many visit our renal clinic over 150 times a year for up to four hours at a time, receiving care in a space that was originally designed for six patients but treats up to 12 patients at once, and an additional nine patients are treated on the 2nd floor of the East Wing. Thanks to support from the Ministry of Health and a generous donor, the design has been completed for the Bachir Yerex Family Dialysis Centre, a space that will significantly increase the size and comfort of our current facility. The new centre will allow us to treat all our patients together in one space, and will provide patients and their families with a true home away from home, complete with private areas and a new water treatment and ventilation system. The new space includes room for growth to ensure we continue serving our community well into the future. Stay up to date on this project by visiting www.stjoestoronto.ca.
St. Michael’s Hospital celebrates 125 years of inspired care On July 1, 2017, when Canada celebrated the 150th anniversary of Confederation, St. Michael’s Hospital celebrated the 125th anniversary of its opening. Established in 1892 by the Sisters of St. Joseph to care for the sick and poor, St. Michael’s remains dedicated to treating all with respect, compassion and dignity. Today, the hospital continues to care for the city’s vulnerable populations as Toronto’s Urban Angel, balancing the continued commitment to the care of the poor and those most in need with providing highly specialized services to the community. Learn more about how St. Michael’s has evolved over the past 125 years by visiting www.stmichaelshospital.com/125.
CONNECTING CARE, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
VOL 1 • NO. 3
In order for Providence’s patients, residents and clients to thrive and flourish, we must also support the people caring for them at home: their families. We offer formal support programs through our Scotiabank Learning Centre to families caring for people with illnesses and chronic conditions such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, dementia, arthritis and Parkinson’s.
AUGUST 1, 2017
All three organizations were founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had a special interest in creating health-care institutions to care for the most marginalized and disadvantaged in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Providence was established in 1857, St. Michael’s in 1892 and St. Joseph’s in 1921. Continued from page 1
“Each of our hospitals has a long and proud history of providing excellent and compassionate care to all, particularly those who experience marginalization or disadvantage. Our new health network presents an opportunity for us to reinvest in patient care as well as help patients and their families obtain better access to higher quality, integrated care,” said Dr. Robert Howard, interim president and CEO. The three organizations will continue the process of streamlining our back-office operations across the three sites and sharing our expertise and resources, in order to carry on our work as a single organization in the most effective way. For more information, visit www.oursharedpurpose.com Tom Woods Chair of Inaugural Board of Directors
Bob Howard Interim CEO & President
oursharedpurpose.com Our Shared Purpose is an internal newsletter intended to keep staff at all three sites informed about our integration and transition plans, as well as highlight key achievements and activities at each of the sites. Our Shared Purpose is published monthly by the Communications teams at Providence, St. Joseph’s and St. Michael’s. If you have any questions about any of the articles, please visit oursharedpurpose.com to submit your inquiry. OUR SHARED PURPOSE • VOL. 1 • NO. 3 • AUGUST 1, 2017 • page 4
It’s official – welcome to our new health network! We are pleased to announce that the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has approved the three hospitals’ integration proposal, which officially unites Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital under one corporate entity as of August 1, 2017. This represents the culmination of a months’ long process that began when the leaders of the three organizations agreed to explore a voluntary integration, with the goal
Pg 1-4 IT’S OFFICIALWELCOME TO OUR NEW HEALTH NETWORK!
Pg 2-3 ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS AND URBAN COMMUNITIES
of enabling us to provide better and more accessible local health care for all under the umbrella of a single health network. “This is an important and exciting milestone for each of our organizations and the people we care for as we work towards our vision of advancing the health of our patients and our urban communities,” said Tom Woods, chair of the inaugural Board of Directors of the new health network.
Pg 4 ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH CENTRE New dialysis clinic designed with comfort in mind
The integration means that our combined 10,000 staff members are now officially employees of the new health network. United, the three organizations are better positioned to serve our patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. Continued on page 4
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