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3. OUR SHARED HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP: A FUTURE FULL OF OPPORTUNITY

The three organizations have demonstrated a commitment to extend their reach beyond the walls of
their respective institutions into the community, to improve health and the overall social determinants
of health, rather than just treat disease – a commitment rooted in our histories from the Sisters of St.
Joseph.

Providence Healthcare provides rehabilitation, palliative care, long-term care and community programs
in Toronto. Through Providence Hospital’s inpatient and outpatient programs, adults of all ages
rehabilitate after strokes, orthopaedic surgery, lower limb amputations or other complex medical
conditions generally associated with aging. The hospital’s palliative care program offers seven days a
week patient admissions for people approaching the end of life. Short-term respite admissions are
available for palliative patients who require inpatient care before returning home to spend their final
days. The Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence long-term care home provides the highest standards
of comfort, care and safety to 288 residents. An Adult Day Program for people with moderate to severe
dementia cares for the most vulnerable clients, around the clock. Patients, residents, caregivers and
families, as well as the general community, have access to the support and education resources of the
Scotiabank Learning Centre.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre is a community teaching health centre affiliated with the University of
Toronto that has served the communities of west Toronto and beyond for nearly a century. It is a vital
resource for people and families at every stage in their lives, including family birthing, specialized
paediatric services, family medicine and dedicated programs for the growing senior population. Its
teams also help to diagnosis and manage chronic illnesses at its ambulatory clinics. St. Joseph’s areas of
specialty include mental health, cardiology, diabetes and nephrology, with St. Joseph’s also being home
to tertiary care programs in bariatrics, thoracic surgery and hepatobiliary surgery. These programs
support not only our local community, but are a valued resource at a regional and provincial level.

St. Michael’s Hospital is a fully affiliated University of Toronto teaching and research-intensive hospital,
and is a hub for care, ranging from primary and secondary care to highly complex tertiary and
quaternary care for patients from across the province. St. Michael’s is downtown Toronto’s adult trauma
centre – an urban focal point for neurosurgery, complex cardiac and cardiovascular care, diabetes and
osteoporosis care, minimally invasive surgery, and care of those who experience disadvantage. It is also
one of the province’s major sites of care for critically ill patients and runs provincial programs in the
treatment of diseases such as multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis – the largest of such clinics in Canada.

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