Building the new Birchmount Patient Tower

Scarborough faces a critical shortage of family doctors, but together we can change that. Over 100,000 people in Scarborough don’t have a family doctor.

Scarborough has always faced an uphill climb.

Without access to family doctors, more people are turning to EDs for care. Help us train the next generation of family doctors.
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65,000+ outpatient visits annually for mental health care
2,400+
2,400+ inpatient admissions each year
20%
20% of Canadians will experience mental illness at some point in their life

A new unit for mental health

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It’s designed to keep students in Scarborough and to keep doctors here after they graduate.
“This is how we will ensure Scarborough has the same access to healthcare, research, and clinical trials as the rest of Toronto.”
Dr. Samir Grover, EVP, Education & Research Chair
Community Impact in Action
After years of battling borderline personality disorder, Janie Leopold credits SHN’s compassionate care with saving her life. Now a dedicated volunteer and member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council, Janie helps shape safer, stigma-free mental health services for others. 
SHN Opens New Donor-Funded Community Mental Health Centre
Scarborough’s new Community Mental Health Centre is opening doors to inclusive, accessible, stigma-free care—thanks to the generosity of donors.

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