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WHO WE ARE
The Scarborough Hospital (TSH), Canada’s largest urban community hospital, delivers innovative, high quality patient care, advocates for our community’s health and wellness issues, and is a leader in research, teaching and learning. Serving a community of close to one million people or approximately one-third of the GTA, TSH has 3,330 staff, more than 700 physicians, and 600 volunteers.

WHAT WE DO
The Scarborough Hospital provides a diverse range of services across eight patient care areas:

   •   Cardio-Respiratory & Critical Care
   •   Medicine & Specialized Geriatrics
   •   Emergency & Urgent Care
   •   Family Medicine & Community Services
   •   Maternal Newborn & Child Care Medicine
   •   Mental Health Services
   •   Nephrology & Dialysis
   •   Surgery, Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

TSH FAST FACTS

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2010/11 Budgeted Beds
Medical	266
Surgical	127
Paediatric	17
ICU/CCU	36
Obstetric	42
Mental Health	50
Rehab	14
Total	552

Surgeries
2010/11	45,192
2009/10	43,705
2008/09	43,487
2007/08	46,014

Emergency Room Visits
2010/11	103,684
2009/10	99,915
2008/09	95,940
2007/08	97,047

Outpatient Visits**
2010/11	407,427
2009/10	397,814
2008/09	400,367
2007/08	411,281

Number of Employees by Status
FT	1,910
PT	1,145
Casual	275
Total	3,330

Number of Physicians by Status
Active	356
Associate	27
Courtesy	347
Honourary	3
Total	733

PAC-10 Weighted Cases*
	General	Birchmount	Total
2011/12 (Apr-Jun)	5,971.4	3,134.5	9,105.8
2010/11	23,234.0	14,786.6	38,020.6
2009/10	22,620.7	12,613.7	35,234.4
2008/09	21,611.4	12,808.7	34,420.1
2007/08	21,294.9	13,480.0	34,774.9
Inpatient Admission*
	General	Birchmount	Total
2011/12 (Apr-Jun)	4,487	2,913	7,400
2010/11	17,747	11,958	29,705
2009/10	17,905	12,048	29,953
2008/09	18,280	13,188	31,468
2007/08	18,201	13,798	31,999
Patient Days*
	General	Birchmount	Total
2011/12 (Apr-Jun)	26,626	15,729	42,355
2010/11	105,910	62,806	168,716
2009/10	106,517	62,881	169,398
2008/09	103,836	62,640	166,476
2007/08	101,602	68,323	169,925
Births
	General	Birchmount	Total
2011/12 (Apr-Jun)	652	495	1,147
2010/11	2,685	2,215	4,900
2009/10	2,724	2,276	5,000
2008/09	2,787	2,496	5,283
2007/08	2,920	2,727	5,647

* Numbers represent Total Acute Volume. PDST website also has available Adjusted Acute Volume numbers which exclude newborns and non-residents.

** Includes Emergency, Day/Night and Clinic Face-to-Face In House Visits.