The Sinai Health System (corporately styled as Sinai Health ) is a hospital system which serves Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It comprises two hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital (an acute care hospital) and Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital (a rehabilitation hospital), both affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine .
11-567: UHN or Uhn can refer to: University Health Network , a public research and teaching hospital network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada HKBP Nommensen University abbreviated UHN , a campusses located in North Sumatra, Indonesia Uhn, the symbol for the chemical element Unhexnilium Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
22-605: Is a 464-bed rehabilitation hospital located in the Riverdale neighbourhood of Toronto. It operates programs for patients with complex chronic ailments or those requiring physical rehabilitation. Sinai Health and University Health Network jointly run the Sinai Health-UHN Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, advocating for improved patient access to appropriate antibiotics while combating antimicrobial resistance . The program
33-573: Is a public research and teaching hospital network in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is affiliated with the University of Toronto , and is the largest health research organization in Canada, ranking first in Canada for total research funding. The network includes four hospitals – Toronto General Hospital , Toronto Western Hospital , Princess Margaret Cancer Centre – West Park Healthcare Centre,
44-734: Is connected via tunnels and bridges to three adjacent hospitals of the University Health Network : Toronto General Hospital , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre . The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (founded 1985 as the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute) is the medical research institute of Mount Sinai Hospital. Its researchers conduct studies into various diseases including cancers , neurological disorders , and diabetes . Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital (founded 1875 as Riverdale Isolation Hospital)
55-682: Is led by infectious diseases specialist Andrew Morris , who joined as founding director at its inception in 2009. During the COVID-19 pandemic , UHN received a $ 323,981 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada 's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among personal support workers and their patients. Sinai Health System In the 2019–2020 fiscal year, there were nearly 29,000 inpatient stays and 59,700 emergency department visits for Mount Sinai Hospital. The average length of stay for inpatients
66-497: The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , and The Michener Institute , a post-secondary institution granting diplomas and certificates in health sciences and leadership. In the 2019-2020 fiscal year, there were over 39,000 acute inpatient stays and close to 121,000 emergency department visits across the three acute care hospitals. Newsweek has consistently named UHN's Toronto General Hospital as among
77-791: The Toronto Hospital. In 1998, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre joined, with the resulting institution named the University Health Network in 1999. The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute joined in 2011, facilitating rehabilitation services for patients as they transitioned out of acute care. All four hospitals are affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and serve as teaching hospitals for resident physicians , nurses , and other healthcare professions. 2016 saw
88-606: The integration of The Michener Institute into the UHN. The Michener Institute for Education was originally established in 1958 and is the first non-medical unit to join the UHN. On April 1, 2024, West Park Healthcare Centre joined the UHN. UHN and Sinai Health System jointly run the SHS-UHN Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, advocating for improved patient access to appropriate antibiotics while combating antimicrobial resistance . The program
99-486: The title UHN . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UHN&oldid=1245610508 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages University Health Network University Health Network ( UHN )
110-551: The world's top hospitals, most recently ranking Toronto General as the world's 3rd best hospital in 2024, and first in Canada. The hospital was named Canada's top research hospital by Research Infosource from 2015 to 2022. A series of mergers over many years has resulted in the UHN in its current form. In 1986, the Toronto Western Hospital and the Toronto General Hospital merged to form
121-521: Was 4.4 days. The hospital system was formed through the voluntary amalgamation of Mount Sinai Hospital (including the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute ) and Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital on January 22, 2015. Mount Sinai Hospital (founded 1923 as The Hebrew Maternity and Convalescent Hospital) is a 442-bed general hospital located along the "Hospital Row" portion of University Avenue in downtown Toronto . It
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