Mission
To provide exemplary patient care and foster excellence in
health care delivery, research and teaching

Vision

To be an internationally recognized health sciences centre.

Values

The Toronto Hospital staff, students and volunteers are committed to:
Excellence in Patient Care and Personal and Professional Accountability

Our Values include:

Mutual respect and dignity
Competent, compassionate and humanistic care
Fair and efficient use of health care resources
Creativity and innovation
Continuous learning and scientific inquiry
Mutual trust and openness
Collaboration, teamwork and shared decision making
Respect for individual differences, cultural values and beliefs
Professional accountability, integrity and honesty
Effective communication

Recognition and positive reinforcement

Goals

To provide world leadership in our Priority Programs (Cardiac, Neurosciences, Oncology and Transplant), and excellence in those programs essential to their support.

To introduce innovative approaches and strive to improve the quality of patient care in inpatient, ambulatory and community settings, utilizing a collaborative team of physicians, nurses and other professionals, supported by a wide spectrum of employees and volunteers.

To foster basic and clinical research in selected programs of excellence. Evaluation of the outcome of the research endeavours will be the basis for the continuing development of rational clinical interventions.

To train and educate health care professionals in conjunction with various faculties of the University of Toronto and other educational institutions.

To recognize that each employee is unique and must be given the opportunity to grow and contribute in a safe working environment.

To manage the resources of The Toronto Hospital within funding limits and guided by local, provincial and national needs.

To provide care which recognizes and supports patients' rights, responsibilities and cultural differences.

To facilitate ethical decision-making which involves the Hospital, its patients and their families.

To participate in collaborative planning with the University of Toronto, other hospitals, health care agencies and the community.

For more information please telephone, e-mail or write to:

The Toronto Hospital
Public Relations
Bell Wing 1-602
585 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4

Telephone (416) 340-3303
Fax (416) 408-0935
E-mail [email protected]