Kelly Gaudette lives in Ajax, yet she chose to have her second baby at The Scarborough Hospital because she knew she would be given the option of a vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC). Nine months ago, she delivered her daughter Sydney, just the way she had hoped.
Kelly delivered her first child, Noah, by c-section due to his position in the womb. She really didn't want a c-section, but opted for it because of the circumstances. After delivery, she developed a blood clot in her leg and had to see a specialist. > MORE |
The road to success in Accreditation 2012 relies on each and every staff member, physician and volunteer at The Scarborough Hospital are preparing to demonstrate all 33 of our Required Organizational Practices (ROPs).
Accreditation is a peer review process administered by the organization Accreditation Canada that measures a hospital's programs, services, policies and procedures according to national standards of excellence. It is a process of continuous quality improvement. All acute care hospitals participate to evaluate and improve quality and safety of services.
> MORE |
As the province begins to transform healthcare to make it more affordable and more patient-centred, hospitals are facing tough decisions about how best to meet the needs of our communities.
Dr. John Wright, President and CEO of The Scarborough Hospital, has written a recent blog post to help our community better understand how this transformation can potentially impact on healthcare delivery in Scarborough.
> Click here to read Dr. Wright's blog. |
