Marie Brisson was so grateful for the care she received at The Scarborough Hospital's General campus that she didn't just write one thank you card, she wrote 14.

Marie spent two weeks on 3 Central after being admitted with the flu in January. She told the nurses and doctors she'd be back later with cards and true to her word, she returned to the unit in early March to personally distribute the thank you cards she had written.

Unfortunately for Brisson, many of the doctors and nurses weren't in during her visit, but Kim Brophy, the Clinical Resource Leader for 3 Central, was there to receive her card, a hug and a "thank you" in person.

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The outstanding patient care provided by the nurses at The Scarborough Hospital has once again helped us achieve one of the lowest rates of nursing sensitive adverse events for medical patients.

A nurse sensitive indicator identifies outcomes that are improved when a nurse (RPN/RN) is actively involved in the provision of care. Nurse sensitive adverse events include falls prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, pain management and assessment, and intervention of patient fatigue.

"For the second year in a row our nurses have succeeded in keeping us at the top of our game," says Rhonda Seidman-Carlson, Vice-President, Interprofessional Practice and Chief Nursing Executive. "The nurse-sensitive adverse event indicators are tracked in all medicine and surgical programs in Ontario, and our Medicine Program has led the province in this area two years in a row. Our rapid improvement events around pressure ulcers and falls have supported these results, as have our daily huddles and quality improvement activities. A call out to our wonderful TSH nurses."

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The Scarborough Hospital's team of A new fund will support research into how to provide better patient care to Scarborough's diverse population.

The Scarborough Hospital's (TSH) Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) has established the TSH CARES Fund with a $400,000 donation to The Scarborough Hospital Foundation. The TSH Community Academic Research and Education Support (CARES) Fund will support academic enrichment and scholarly activities, and community based research to study various populations and diversity.

"There is much potential to the health of our diverse population and this will give physicians a chance to do the research and in the end, provide better patient care," says Dr. Larry Erlick, Chief of Family Practice and Community Medicine at TSH. "The creation of the TSH CARES Fund enhances the academic role of TSH's teaching program."