St. Michael's Hospital

Research Organizations / Research Hospitals / St. Michael's Hospital

St. Michael's Hospital Fact Sheet


Specialization	Clinical care, women's health, education and research in heart disease, trauma and critical care, neurosurgery, arthritis and osteoporosis, keyhole surgery, diabetes, cancer care and care for the homeless, knowledge translation; affiliated with the University of Toronto
Number of staff	5,188 staff; 609 physicians and midwives, and 1548 nurses (as of 2007-2008)
Research Centres	The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, comprised of the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Centre in Health Care Education. The Keenan Research centre includes specialized research centres such as the :Applied Health Research Centre, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Centre for Global Health Research, and the Cara Phelan Centre for Trauma Research
Research Area/Focus	Critical care and organ injury, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, inner city health, global health and knowledge translation
Number of Researchers	Over 500 research staff
Awards/Recognition/Discoveries	The Centre for Research on Inner City Health is Canada's first and only transdisciplinary and hospital-based research centre dedicated to reducing health disparities and improving the health of socially and economically disadvantaged urban populations Co-founded the International Society for Urban Health Performed a North American first by implanting an antibody-coated stent into a cardiac patient Performed world's first gene therapy trial for pulmonary hypertension
Current examples of Initiatives	Completing the establishment of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute in 2010 Dr. Prabhat Jha, director of Centre for Global Health Research, is conducting the world's largest prospective study, a study of six million people in India Completing the establishment of the Applied Health Research Centre
Video Innovation Profile	Dr David Jenkins and Loblaws Companies
Website	http://www.stmichaelshospital.com
Address	30 Bond Street Toronto, ON M5B 1W8