Although Scarborough sits up the hill from Toronto, when it comes to healthcare, we’re always fighting an uphill battle. For decades, our hospitals have been forced to do more with less, to climb high despite our obstacles. To be underdogs who always overdeliver – over and over again.
Yet with grit and grace, we climb – for our patients, families, and neighbours. And with your support, we can keep climbing.
Scarborough needs you.
For too long, Scarborough hospitals were left behind. Our healthcare teams forced to climb high, doing more with less. But we fight on, not defined by our uphill battle but determined to succeed in spite of it. Because that’s the Scarborough way. Delivering exceptional quality care in over 20 languages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We need your support to meet the needs of the community.
But Scarborough deserves hospitals that match the level of care provided within our walls. To have modern facilities that can keep up with our growing community. And you can make that happen. Donate today and help us keep climbing.
“Young people in Scarborough deserve access to specialized mental health care, regardless of what their families can afford.”
Jen Durrant, Social Worker, Slaight DBT Program
Meet the Faces of
Love, Scarborough
These are real people – patients, physicians, and proud Scarborough advocates – who are part of our Scarborough Sans family. Every headline you see is written in their own handwriting, and their story a testament to their uphill climb.
Jephina Lueche
Scarborough Storyteller
Jen Durrant
Social Worker, Slaight DBT Program
Dr. Samir Grover
Executive Vice-President, Academics
Dr. Janice Nazareno
Radiologist
Darshan Sritharan
Grateful Patient, Volunteer
Austine Gaqui
Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis
Dr. Paul Chan
Family Physician
Fefe Dobson
Scarborough-Born Singer
Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN
Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member
Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher
Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine
Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room
Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient
Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer
Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist
Dr. Caroline Chan
Physician, Emergency Department & Academy Director, Scarborough Academy of Medicine
Thariska Manokumar
Palliative Care Nurse
Dr. Phil Iradakunda
Emergency Doctor
Veronica Javier
Planner, Mental Health & Addictions and Oncology
Nicholas Lewis
Scarborough-born athlete
Marissa Papaconstantinou
Three-time Paralympian and World Championship Medalist
Judith Elson
RN – General Internal Medicine and Unit Coordinator
Dr. Mayo Ravichandiran
Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine, SHN
Dr. Dhun Noria
Chief of Laboratory Medicine
Sam Ibrahim
Grateful Patient and Business Leader
Dr. Caroline Scott
Orthopaedic Surgeon, SHN
Dr. Paul Tam
Medical Director and Chief of Nephrology
Dr. Jason Conrad Smith
Orthopaedic Surgeon at SHN & Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays
Julia Girmenia
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient
Jephina Lueche
Scarborough Storyteller
Jen Durrant
Social Worker, Slaight DBT Program
Dr. Samir Grover
Executive Vice-President, Academics
Dr. Janice Nazareno
Radiologist
Darshan Sritharan
Grateful Patient, Volunteer
Austine Gaqui
Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis
Dr. Paul Chan
Family Physician
Fefe Dobson
Scarborough-Born Singer
Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN
Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member
Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher
Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine
Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room
Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient
Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer
Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist
Dr. Caroline Chan
Physician, Emergency Department & Academy Director, Scarborough Academy of Medicine
Thariska Manokumar
Palliative Care Nurse
Dr. Phil Iradakunda
Emergency Doctor
Veronica Javier
Planner, Mental Health & Addictions and Oncology
Nicholas Lewis
Scarborough-born athlete
Marissa Papaconstantinou
Three-time Paralympian and World Championship Medalist
Judith Elson
RN – General Internal Medicine and Unit Coordinator
Dr. Mayo Ravichandiran
Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine, SHN
Dr. Dhun Noria
Chief of Laboratory Medicine
Sam Ibrahim
Grateful Patient and Business Leader
Dr. Caroline Scott
Orthopaedic Surgeon, SHN
Dr. Paul Tam
Medical Director and Chief of Nephrology
Dr. Jason Conrad Smith
Orthopaedic Surgeon at SHN & Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays
Julia Girmenia
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient
Jephina Lueche
Scarborough Storyteller
Jen Durrant
Social Worker, Slaight DBT Program
Dr. Samir Grover
Executive Vice-President, Academics
Dr. Janice Nazareno
Radiologist
Darshan Sritharan
Grateful Patient, Volunteer
Austine Gaqui
Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis
Dr. Paul Chan
Family Physician
Fefe Dobson
Scarborough-Born Singer
Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN
Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member
Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher
Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine
Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room
Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient
Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer
Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist
Dr. Caroline Chan
Physician, Emergency Department & Academy Director, Scarborough Academy of Medicine
Thariska Manokumar
Palliative Care Nurse
Dr. Phil Iradakunda
Emergency Doctor
Veronica Javier
Planner, Mental Health & Addictions and Oncology
Nicholas Lewis
Scarborough-born athlete
Marissa Papaconstantinou
Three-time Paralympian and World Championship Medalist
Judith Elson
RN – General Internal Medicine and Unit Coordinator
Dr. Mayo Ravichandiran
Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine, SHN
Dr. Dhun Noria
Chief of Laboratory Medicine
Sam Ibrahim
Grateful Patient and Business Leader
Dr. Caroline Scott
Orthopaedic Surgeon, SHN
Dr. Paul Tam
Medical Director and Chief of Nephrology
Dr. Jason Conrad Smith
Orthopaedic Surgeon at SHN & Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays
Julia Girmenia
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient
Jephina Lueche
Scarborough Storyteller
Jen Durrant
Social Worker, Slaight DBT Program
Dr. Samir Grover
Executive Vice-President, Academics
Dr. Janice Nazareno
Radiologist
Darshan Sritharan
Grateful Patient, Volunteer
Austine Gaqui
Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis
The climb in our campaign is a dramatization symbolizing Scarborough’s resilience — please don’t attempt to climb the Bluffs, as it’s illegal and unsafe.