St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto 3146436 213031329 2008-05-17T13:00:41Z SimonP 1591 geocode {{Infobox Hospital | Name = St. Michael's Hospital | Org/Group = <!-- optional --> | Image = St mikes hosp1 south.jpg | Caption = St Michael's Hospital from Queen and Victoria | Logo = | Location = Downtown | Region = Toronto | State = Ontario | Country = Canada | HealthCare = Medicare | Type = Teaching | Speciality = | Standards = <!-- optional if no national standards --> | Emergency = [[Level I trauma center|Level I]] [[trauma centre]] | Affiliation= [[University of Toronto]] | Beds = 550 | Founded = 1892 | Closed = <!-- optional --> | Website = http://www.stmichaelshospital.com/ | Wiki-Links = <!-- optional --> |}} '''St. Michael's Hospital''' is a Catholic [[teaching hospital]] in [[Downtown Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It offers tertiary and quaternary care for patients throughout [[Ontario]]. It is unique in many areas and offers services in [[cardiovascular surgery]], [[neurosurgery]], inner city health and therapeutic [[endoscopy]] (after absorbing the Wellesley endoscopy group, which had to relocate when [[Wellesley Hospital]] was closed). The hospital is located near the intersection of [[Queen Street (Toronto)|Queen Street]] and [[Yonge Street]] in Downtown Toronto, and because of its location, caters to a diverse population, that includes the posh [[condominium]] complexes in [[Harbourfront]], the underprivileged of the inner city of [[Regent Park]], and the [[Gay village|gay and lesbian community]] in [[Church and Wellesley]]. The hospital has over 550 beds and extensive outpatient clinics. The hospital is one of two major trauma centres in the [[Greater Toronto Area]] and is open 24 hours a day. The only other trauma centre is [[Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]]. The current Physician-in-Chief is Dr. Robert Hyland, the Surgeon-in-Chief is Dr. Ori Rotstein and the President is [[Jeffrey Lozon]]. The Hospital also has a large team of volunteers that contribute their skills and caring to help achieve the Hospital's commitment to healing. St. Michael’s Hospital is the site of a groundbreaking experiment partnering media and medicine. Until Dec. 2007, award-winning documentary filmmaker Katerina Cizek will team up with frontline health care workers in the National Film Board of Canada's [http://www.nfb.ca/filmmakerinresidence Filmmaker-in-Residence] project. [[Image:SMH 0832b.JPG|thumb|right|150px|St. Michael's Hospital - Bond Street entrance.]] ==Services== * Heart and vascular disease * Inner city health * Trauma and neurosurgery * Diabetes comprehensive care * Neurology and musculoskeletal disorders * Specialized Complex Care * Critical care * Obstetrics and gynecology * Psychiatry * Vitreoretinal Surgery The hospital will be home to a research centre, the '''Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute''', when it opens in [[2009]]. It is also the home of the Toronto Platelet Immunobiology Group, a world renowned group of scientists and physcians that perform research in platelet and bleeding disorders. ==History== St. Michael's Hospital was founded by the [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] in [[1892]], with a specific goal of taking care of the sick and poor of [[Toronto|Toronto's]] inner city. {{Toronto_teaching_hospitals}} [[Category:Hospitals in Toronto]] [[Category:University of Toronto]] [[Category:Teaching hospitals in Canada]] {{coord|43.653225|N|79.377497|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=title}}