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Dr. Amol Verma speaking at Sinai Health’s Quality and Safety Symposium at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Annual Quality and Safety Symposium highlights digital health
In the age of rapidly advancing technology, conversations about incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools into our…
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Sinai Health staff posing with their awards.
‘Good Catches’ worth celebrating
Intercepting potential safety issues with proactive reporting is an…
Collage of our people from various departments at Sinai Health.
Captured Caring: Inspiring moments from October 2024
Every day our people at Sinai Health are doing extraordinary things.…
Two staff members at a celebration ceremony
2,500 celebrated for their remarkable service at Sinai Health
Congratulations to the 2,500 employees, physicians and scientists who…
A palliative care patient holding a teddy bear
Bringing comfort, one teddy bear at a time to Hennick Bridgepoint’s palliative care patients
In Hennick Bridgepoint’s Palliative Care Unit, a simple act is bringing…
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How MAUVE volunteers create a better hospital experience
Hospital visits can be an intimidating and lonely experience for older…
William Raskin
Toronto doctor's incredible recovery at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
At age 35, William Raskin’s life was in order. He had a fulfilling job as…
Two smiling people in scrubs outdoors
Summer fun at Sinai Health’s People Appreciation BBQs
This week marked the start of summer and Sinai Health’s annual People…
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Celebrating the outstanding achievements of learners and leaders across Sinai Health
Meet some of Sinai Health’s newest trailblazers, recipients at this year’s…
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Offering patients hope following a stroke
The morning after Halloween 2023, John Crawford woke up unable to move. He…
Nurse holding a patient's hand in comfort
The power of collaboration: The Neurological and Medical Complex Care team at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
In the heart of Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital’s 9th floor, a dedicated team…
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Scholarship, research and compassionate care – Nursing Week at Sinai Health
Every day, nurses across Sinai Health do remarkable things for patients…
A photo of Dr. Ian Witterick, Sinai Health's surgeon-in-chief in a medical setting with this arms crossed
‘It takes a village’: Q and A with Sinai Health’s Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Ian Witterick
It was 1993, a young Dr. Ian Witterick stepped through the doors of Mount…
Resource centre for caregivers opens at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
Caring for caregivers: Resource centre for caregivers opens at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
“Caregiving can be a full-time role. I experience this firsthand as I take…
Sinai Health participates in Indigenous sacred bundle feast ceremony
Sinai Health participates in Indigenous sacred bundle feast ceremony
The first annual sacred bundle feast ceremony took place at Casey House on…
Leadership in stroke care – Hennick Bridgepoint earns Stroke Distinction
Leadership in stroke care – Hennick Bridgepoint earns Stroke Distinction
Earlier this month, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital earned its fourth…
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Improving the delivery of care for Indigenous patients and families
Health-care providers play a crucial role in addressing the health and…
A health-care provider and a patient are walking down the hallway of a hospital. The patient is an older adult woman and she is walking towards the camera with a walking pole in her left hand. The health care provider walks on the patient's right side, holding her hand and offering support
Hennick Bridgepoint’s stroke education video series goes global
For patients and caregivers adapting to life after a stroke, knowledge is…
a group of six metal sculptures in the Max Tannebaum Sculpture garden. They are human figures made out of narrow strips of metal in bright colours. Each figure is depicted as if it is frozen in the middle of motion. The sculpture closest to the camera is dancing
Hennick Bridgepoint’s outdoor spaces offer a place to connect with nature and community
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital is admired for its clean, modern design. One…
A woman stands facing the camera smiling. She is in a therapy gym in a hospital and there are dumbells and other equipment in the background
People of Sinai Health: Dr. Heather MacNeill
Celebrating service milestones at Sinai Health
Celebrating service milestones at Sinai Health
Last week, we recognized employees and physicians who have reached…
Caring for patients by caring for equipment
Caring for patients by caring for equipment
Hospitals produce a lot of sound. This cacophony has often been labelled…
We’re not islands – quality and safety in health care is everyone’s responsibility
We’re not islands – quality and safety in health care is everyone’s responsibility
Last October, we held Sinai Health’s inaugural Quality and Safety…
A spotlight on our palliative care program
A spotlight on our palliative care program
Between 62 per cent and 89 per cent of those with life limiting illness…
Finding healing and peace through painting at Hennick Bridgepoint
Finding healing and peace through painting at Hennick Bridgepoint
During a recent nine-month stay at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Charmaine…
The future of geriatric care lives at Sinai Health
The future of geriatric care lives at Sinai Health
A recent $15 million gift from long-time supporters, Peter and Shelagh…
Redefining meaningful end-of-life care
Redefining meaningful end-of-life care
For more than 30 years, our skilled palliative care specialists have been…
Annual scholarships and bursary awards create possibilities
Annual scholarships and bursary awards create possibilities
Sinai Health is recognizing the spirit of discovery with our annual…
Sinai Health nurses lead Canada-wide study on models of care during the pandemic
Sinai Health nurses lead Canada-wide study on models of care during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the resilience, creativity and…
Nursing Week
Nursing Week: ‘You never stop learning’
Becoming a health care professional means being a life-long learner. At…
Two years into the pandemic mental health is still a priority
Two years into the pandemic mental health is still a priority
In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, Sinai Health introduced…
The make-up of a Sinai Health Volunteer
Enthusiasm, care and compassion: The make-up of a Sinai Health Volunteer
A steady hand extended at just the right moment. A warm smile that…
Going home after a year in the hospital
From possibility to reality: Going home after a year in the hospital
In the fall, we spoke with Juan Carlos Luaces about the progress he was…
Dr. Jeff Myers
Talking about end-of-life care isn’t easy—Dr. Jeff Myers wants to help
Dr. Jeff Myers, a physician on Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital’s Albert and…
Masking and vaccination requirements still in place
Coming to the hospital? Masking and vaccination requirements still in place
On March 21, there will be no change for those coming to Sinai Health’s…
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022 at Sinai Health
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022 at Sinai Health
Every day, we value the unique and substantial contributions women across…
A spotlight on our geriatrics program
A spotlight on our geriatrics program
Within a decade, one in four Canadians will be over the age of 65.
Everything you need to know about rapid antigen tests
Everything you need to know about rapid antigen tests
In testing, it’s the gold standard. “Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…
Patients at Hennick Bridgepoint discover the healing power of art therapy
Patients at Hennick Bridgepoint discover the healing power of art therapy
Art therapy has been shown to benefit people of all ages, helping…
Celebrating the holidays at Sinai Health
Celebrating the holidays at Sinai Health
This week, Sinai Health celebrated the holidays by greeting employees,…
A warm welcome: Sinai Health entrance screeners move into new roles
For more than 20 months, Health Care Screeners at Mount Sinai and Hennick…
An older male in a wheelchair accompanied by his son and wife
Embracing new possibilities for complex care patients at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
For many patients admitted to complex continuing care units, the hospital…
Five Sinai Health Foundation leaders taking a group photo
Celebrating a transformative gift at Sinai Health
In recognition of a transformational $36 million gift from Jay and Barbara…
Sinai Health to rename Canada’s largest complex care and rehabilitation hospital in celebration of transformative $36 million gift
Sinai Health to rename Canada’s largest complex care and rehabilitation hospital in celebration of transformative $36 million gift
TORONTO (Oct. 27, 2021) – Toronto’s pre-eminent complex care and…
Bridgepoint provides a lifeline for patients with complex health needs
Bridgepoint provides a lifeline for patients with complex health needs
Terry Nicholson is getting ready to move back into the community after a…
Indigenous woman plays the drum and two men are standing in the background
Drum gift ceremony celebrates patient care partnership
In many Indigenous traditions of North America, the drum represents the…
Registered Nurse instructs a nursing student at the bedside
Clinical placements provide crucial hands-on learning
Nicole Filler began a student placement on Bridgepoint Active Healthcare’s…
Indigenous smudging ceremony
Supporting Indigenous patients in navigating the cancer care journey
Leonard Benoit starts each day with a personal smudging ceremony. Before…
Recovering after stroke
Recovering after stroke: “I keep moving forward”
Heather Courneya arrives at Bridgepoint’s Ambulatory Care Centre ready to…
New study finds thinking and communications difficulties common among COVID-19 patients
New study finds thinking and communications difficulties common among COVID-19 patients
Researchers at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, part of Sinai Health, say…
Being an ambassador for change at Sinai Health
Being an ambassador for change at Sinai Health
2020 will be known not just as the year of the pandemic but as the global…
Health care working holding a patient's hand
Providing palliative care and expertise during the pandemic
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a…
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Recognizing Sinai Health’s caring and compassionate volunteers
Sinai Health has over 1,200 volunteers at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare…
Two people transport a patient down a hallway at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare.
Bridgepoint plays key role in COVID-19 response, admitting patients from strained acute care hospitals
When the second wave of COVID-19 peaked in Toronto, Bridgepoint Active…
Dr. Christie Lee meets with team members in the ICU.
Teamwork and tenacity: reflections on the pandemic from the ICU
In early March 2020, Mount Sinai Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
Headshot of Marian Walsh
Former Bridgepoint CEO Marian Walsh awarded Meritorious Service Decoration
Congratulations to Marian Walsh, former President and CEO of Bridgepoint…
Celebrating International Women's Day on March 8
Sinai Health celebrates women on the front-lines of COVID-19
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global event that recognizes the…
Headshot of Dr. Laveena Munshi.
Rolling up our sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine
Just one year after the World Health Organization officially declared…
Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Celebrating women and girls in science
The United Nations declared February 11 as International Day of Women and…
Amir, Thevaki and Brook pose in the hallways at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare and Mount Sinai Hospital.
Shining a spotlight on Sinai Health’s young employees
For the third year in a row, Sinai Health has been named one of Canada’s…
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Looking back at 2020 in numbers
2020 for Sinai Health was a year like no other. Terms like “new normal”…
A woman in a hospital bed with her husband standing next to her. They are both looking at a computer screen and he is tapping the screen with a stylus
The delicate process of reintroducing essential care partners and visitors
Perla Domondon beams as she plays a game of solitaire on a computer screen…
a physiotherapist taking a virtual rehab session
Virtual rehabilitation creates new possibilities for future care
For Bridgepoint’s Ambulatory Care Centre, the idea of providing care…
A man in a chef uniform preparing meals in a large industrial kitchen
Meals on Wheels partnerships more important than ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives at work and at home.…
Bridgepoint launches new online stroke education videos
Bridgepoint launches new online stroke education videos
Bridgepoint rolled out the red carpet for the premiere of a new education…
Celebrating closing the loop in medication management at Bridgepoint
Celebrating closing the loop in medication management at Bridgepoint
Last week employees from across Bridgepoint gathered to celebrate the…
Two women with plates of food at the annual patient holiday meal event.
Bridgepoint Holiday Meal 2019: Serving patients festive cheer
Last week, Bridgepoint’s main floor auditorium transformed into a winter…
Mockup image of Hennick Bridgepoint building with blue background.
Research on caring for patients with complex health needs
Scientists at the Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation…
Composite image of various healthcare workers helping patients.
Patient safety week: Reflections from the units
Every year across Canada, 28,000 people die from preventable harm while…
Woman sitting with person in wheelchair in dimly lit room with lights.
Bridgepoint’s Snoezelen Room offers unique therapeutic space for discovery
Walking into the Snoezelen Room at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare is like…
Group shot of: Leo Alfaro, Patient Care Manager; Meredith McClenaghan, Occupational Therapist; Maureen Matheson, Communicative Disorders Assistant and Georgi Georgievski, Social Worker, represented Bridgepoint’s Transitional Care Unit at the Canadian Conference on Dementia.
Bridgepoint develops new model of care on the Transitional Care Unit
Delivering high quality patient care and experience is at the core of…
Composite image of elderly couple, caregivers helping elderly woman in bed and caregiver with man on crutches.
Rehabilitation and complex continuing care at Sinai Health
Throughout October, we’ll be exploring Sinai Health’s commitment to…
Five women standing in the Hennick Bridgepoint hallway.
Bridgepoint stroke program welcomes surveyors from Accreditation Canada
Last week, surveyors from Accreditation Canada commended Bridgepoint’s…
Woman standing with wheelchair and woman in wheelchair.
Working towards a smoother ride for power wheelchair users
Travelling over uneven surfaces like bricks, grass, streetcar tracks and…
Summer Mentorship Program (SMP) high school summer students, vising the learning lab
A different kind of summer school
Hennick Bridgepoint’s Transitional Care Unit team
Supporting patients during one of life’s biggest transitions
Patients on Bridgepoint’s Transitional Care Unit face one of the biggest…
Academic Medical Rehabilitation Unit
First patients admitted to new Academic Medical Rehabilitation Unit at Bridgepoint
On May 8, Bridgepoint reached a major milestone as it admitted patients to…
Official ribbon cutting ceremony at Hennick Bridgepoint
Celebrating Bridgepoint’s new clinical spaces
Six years ago on April 14, 2013, Bridgepoint moved from the half-round…
Mrs. Penn sitting in her hospital room smiling wearing a purple sweater.
Providing a smooth journey on the hip fracture pathway
In early February, Mrs. Penn was admitted to Bridgepoint for…
Dr. Ross Upshur
Dr. Ross Upshur recognized with prestigious fellowship
Dr. Ross Upshur, Assistant Director of the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research…
Dr. Kim Coros in front of athletic weight racks
“I truly believe that movement is medicine”
Dr. Kim Coros, a Physiatrist at Bridgepoint, leads a double life. Four…
Helga Humprephy
The right care, in the right place at the right time: Helga's story
In a 2016 issue of Sinai Health Magazine, Helga Humphrey shared her story…
Speech language pathologist uses ipad
Incorporating mobile apps into rehabilitation
In a Bridgepoint first, patients now have access to mobile tablet…
Group of young employees at Sinai Health
Sinai Health is a Top Employer for Young People
Sinai Health has been named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People…
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Generation next: Why young employees choose Sinai Health
Sinai Health has been named as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young…
Brent Belzberg and Jay Hennick
Sinai Health’s Chair of the Board of Directors, Brent Belzberg and Past Chair, Jay Hennick appointed to the Order of Canada
Congratulations to Brent Belzberg and Jay Hennick, members of Sinai Health…
Group of lawyers at Bridgepoint
Bringing free legal advice to the bedside
For patients in the hospital, concerns about care planning or…
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Sinai Health named one of the Top Employers in the GTA for 2019
Sinai Health is honoured to have been named one of the Top Employers in…
Group of students at Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint hosts students for Interprofessional Education placement
This fall Bridgepoint hosted 24 students for four different…
Rose graphic with text: National Day of Remembrance and action on violence against women
Violence against women affects us all
Across Canada, December 6 is marked as the National Day of Remembrance and…
Lee Snodden
Life after a stroke—Partnership aims to improve support for family caregivers
Lee Sneddon and his partner Kris were getting ready to attend a wedding…
Two women hugging
Ministry announces funding to open 10th floor at Bridgepoint
Five and a half years ago, Bridgepoint moved from the old half-round…
Collection of photos including hospital exterior, patients in a pool and therapy gym
Bridgepoint featured in series on innovative hospitals in Ontario
Our Bridgepoint Active Healthcare campus is featured as part of MaRS…
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Facilitating teamwork: How one team at Bridgepoint improved communication
Earlier this year, the team on Bridgepoint’s Orthopaedic Rehabilitation…
Bridgepoint’s Palliative Care Unit
Bringing the spa experience to patients and families on Bridgepoint’s Palliative Care Unit
Susanne Loay, Patient Care Manager on the Palliative Care Unit and a…
A man stands in front of a research poster.
Bridgepoint Occupational Therapists travel across Canada and beyond in pursuit of sharing knowledge and learning
Clients with complex medical needs often have unique and challenging…
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Charting a new course in research on stroke rehabilitation for complex patients
A scientist at Bridgepoint’s Collaboratory for Research and Innovation (…
A woman looking at a piece of medical equipment.
New smart pump technology coming to Bridgepoint
This month, nursing staff received training on new infusion pumps that…
New pool fitness program launched at Bridgepoint
New pool fitness program launched at Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare’s warm saltwater pool offers therapeutic…
Head shot of staff member Julia sitting on a couch
From staff member, to patient
Julia, a Food Services Supervisor at Bridgepoint has a unique perspective…
Hip Fracture Patients
New Study Shows Significant Quality Improvement in Hip Fracture Patients
An inter-professional approach for hip fracture patients developed at…
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Bridgepoint Active Healthcare receives a Governor General’s Medal in Architecture
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare and its architectural partners, Stantec…
Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks with the media outside Mount Sinai Hospital's emergency department. Health-care workers stand in the background.
A look back at Sinai Health’s pandemic response
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a…