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911 Operator: Okay, are there any obvious injuries?
Caller: Yes, one of the passengers has a big swelling their eye.
911 Operator: Okay, stay on the line. I'm sending the paramedics and fire department to help you now.
911 Operator: Okay I'll tell you exactly what to do next. Caller: Okay thank you.
911 Operator: Do not splint any injuries. Do not move any of the people unless...
If your loved one's life is in danger you don't want just
any health care system. You want the best.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is an organization that blends leading-edge
knowledge and expertise
with compassion.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, located in the heart of Toronto, Ontario
Canada,
is a world leader in patient care, education
and research. Fully affiliated with the University of Toronto
Sunnybrook is one of the largest and most dynamic hospitals in North America
Sunnybrook has over 2.5 million square feet of space
1,200 beds, an annual operating and research budget a $1 billion Canadian
dollars,
and more than 10,000 staff physicians and volunteers
that care for more than one million patients each year.
Sunnybrook International is a new initiative of Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre
that brings the expertise of our clinicians, management,
researchers and educators to the world. It leverages the excellence at
Sunnybrook
which has been developed over the past 60 years.
The Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care Program at Sunnybrook
is the most recognized and comprehensive program in Canada
and includes the country's largest trauma and burn centres.
Our expertise in systems of care, trauma surgery,
orthopaedic surgery, reconstructed burn surgery and critical care
has resulted in changes in practice for trauma patients worldwide.
Sunnybrook's experts have also been instrumental in supporting the
development
leading systems of emergency medicine. The Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital
Medicine provides medical direction,
leadership and advice to paramedics and ambulance based care
across major metropolitan areas. It is the largest centre of its kind in Canada.
This centre also operates the Emergency Medical Assistance Team
created to provide rapid more wild appointment of a 56 bed unit,
anywhere in Ontario with road access within 24 hours,
to help hospitals and first responders address surge capacity
in the event major disasters or disease outbreaks.
Canada's first helicopter-based air ambulance system was also created at
Sunnybrook, in conjunction with our government,
to transport critically injured patients to a hospital.
Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre is ranked the second largest in Canada
and sixth-largest comprehensive cancer centre in North America
and is among the top 10 cancer centres and programs in the world.
We offer the highest quality patient care available and conduct world-class
research and education
with a special emphasis on breast, prostate
and colorectal cancers.
Sunnybrook's Women & Babies Program also has an international reputation for
excellence.
It is home to one of the largest high-risk birthing centres in Canada
and is often caring for, and saving the lives of, babies born at less than 28
weeks gestation
and weighing less than 750 grams.
The Schulich Heart Centre at Sunnybrook is one of the largest cardiac centres in
Ontario
and has performed many Canadian 'firsts'. it offers patients some of the world's
most
minimally invasive techniques such as collagenase - a synthetic enzyme that's
injected into the plaque on arteries
to unblock the vessels.
The Holland Musculoskeletal Program at Sunnybrook performs more hip and knee
joint replacement surgeries than
any other centre in Canada. It offers internationally renowned orthopaedic
surgeons
specializing in joint reconstruction and replacement;
spine surgery; sports injury repair;
traumatic injury management; and rehabilitation.
At Sunnybrook, our patients and their families are at the core of everything
we do.
We bring world-class research from bench
to bedside. We strive to understand our patients priorities' and expectations
and involve them in decisions about their care. Our staff truly embraces
Sunnybrook's
vision to invent the future of healthcare.
Sunnybrook has a long history of collaborations and partnerships with
academic institutions,
governments and private entities all around the world.
We would like to join you in creating a sustainable and healthy future
for generations to come.
This culture of excellence, and opportunity to collaborate, is being
extended to our international partners
via Sunnybrook international.
Envision of future of global healthcare excellence.
Please visit the Sunnybrook international website.