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Annual General Meeting a celebration
of Partnerships and Progress
The Board of Directors of The Scarborough Hospital cordially
invites you to attend the 2010 Annual General Meeting. Hear about The Scarborough Hospital's
progress and many improvements, learn about plans for the future, meet the
members of the Board, the Community Advisory Council, key hospital staff and
community leaders, and discover how your support is helping TSH fulfill its
mission, vision and values. An interpreter will be on hand to provide assistance in
Mandarin and Cantonese.
Tuesday, June 22, 20107:00 - 9:00 p.m. Birchmount campus, Stickland Centre 3030 Birchmount Road RSVP: 416-495-2406 or yragnitz@tsh.toRefreshments provided; free parking |
Community Advisory Council marks
one year anniversary
Changing
"the way things have always been done" is never easy, which is part of the
challenge faced by The Scarborough Hospital's Community Advisory Council.
"There are
very few hospitals in this province that have successful community advisory
groups," explains Dr. John Wright, TSH's President and CEO. "They
either end existing on paper and little else, or they become adversarial. Here we're trying to build something very different-a partnership where the
CAC and the hospital work together on issues that affect the community, finding
better solutions for all. That is going to take some time to build."
Karen
Gordon, the CAC's chair, would agree that the first year has been challenging
and rewarding.
"The CAC spent the first part of the year defining our
mandate and terms of reference and establishing where we fit with the both the
hospital and the community," explains Gordon. "We will spend the next
year working hard on getting the community engaged into the process and
providing the CAC with information and feedback. The process isn't quite perfect and there are still some
issues to work out-but with the commitment of the CAC, Board and
Administration-we are certain we will get there."
But both
Gordon and Wright agree that the relationship has already netted benefits for
the Scarborough community.
"The CAC
gave us some advice on the budget-good advice that we took-that I believe
was of great benefit to the community," explains Wright. "We need to work
together to find more opportunities like that where the CAC is a real "value
add" on behalf of the people of Scarborough."
In the coming months, the CAC will be called upon to play a strong role
in the Clinical Action Planning Process, helping to evaluate the hospital's
plans against the concept of the ideal patient experience.
The next CAC meeting (which is open to the public) takes place:
Monday, June 21, 2010, 6:30 p.m., Boardroom, General campus
For more information on the CAC, please click here.
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Your feedback is important to us
Your feedback, either as a patient or as a family member or friend of a patient, is important to us. Please take a few minutes to complete our very short survey and let us know about your patient experience. |
New name, same great
services
Scarborough Support Services has changed its name to
TransCare Community Support Services.
"For over 30 years, Scarborough Support Services has been a
leader in seeing and meeting needs in our community," explains Odette Maharaj,
Executive Director of TransCare. "This legacy of community service is the source of our energy as we look
to the future. Our new name
captures our spirit and our commitment to transforming community care."
TransCare's many services and programs include Home At Last,
Meals on Wheels, transportation, personal care, caregiver relief and supportive
housing.
For more information on TransCare and its many services
check out their website.
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Situated in the most diverse community in Canada,
The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) delivers innovative, high-quality patient care
at two hospital campuses and six satellite sites. The Scarborough Hospital is a
regional centre for dialysis and is renowned for its sexual assault care centre
and mental health programs. Affiliated with the University of Toronto, TSH is
also a referral centre for vascular surgery, pacemakers and corneal implants. The
Scarborough Hospital's vision is to be recognized as Canada's leader in
providing the best healthcare for a global community. Here at TSH, we embrace
and celebrate our community's unique religious and multicultural heritage, and
are proud of the culturally sensitive care we provide on a daily basis.
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