A spotlight on Emergency Medicine
The newly redesigned Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Centre is a leader in specialized and innovative emergency care.
For many patients, a hospital’s emergency department (ED) is the first point of entry into the health-care system. At Mount Sinai Hospital, a team of physicians, nurses, and other health-care providers treat urgent and life-threatening injuries and illnesses 24 hours a day, every day of the year. This team also provides specialized emergency care in geriatric medicine, mental health care, and early pregnancy care.
Collaboration and teamwork are essential in the fast-paced environment of an ED, where clinical and non-clinical staff continuously evolve to meet the changing needs of the community, while navigating the broader challenges facing the health care system. Their dedication, creativity, and adaptability have fostered a culture of innovation and patient-centred care at Sinai Health.
Our leadership in:
Emergency Medicine
With its expansion and redesign, the Centre can now care for up to 80,000 patients per year. It has doubled in size to 24,000 square feet and increased the number of treatment bays from 37 to 52. The newly dedicated ambulance entrance provides a streamlined patient flow and faster emergency response times.
Mount SInai Hospital is home to the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI), Canada’s only institute dedicated to advancing emergency medicine research, uniting top-tier clinicians and scientists in a shared mission to transform patient outcomes. Through innovative research strategies and a relentless commitment to patient-centred care, SREMI turns evidence into action, improving how emergency medicine is practiced across Canada and globally. Since its launch in 2013, SREMI faculty have published over 330 peer-reviewed studies, including 42 in the last year, in leading journals, driving impactful, practice-changing research.
Early pregnancy care provides timely assessments, expert treatment, and compassionate support. A dedicated team addresses both the physical and emotional needs of patients, ensuring the highest standard of care.
Pathway to Peers is an innovative, patient-centred program that offers peer support to young adults aged 16 to 29 years who present to the ED with mental health, substance use or chronic health challenges. This program has supported more than 6500 young adults over the last five years.
Psychiatrists and mental health clinicians provide psychiatric emergency services directly in the Centre, offering a dedicated space that ensures safer, more compassionate care.
The Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM) team works with older adult patients, their health-care providers and families to ensure they receive the right care after an emergency visit, whether at home, in the hospital, or a rehabilitation centre. This team includes specialized nurses, therapists, social workers, and home care coordinators.
Maximizing Aging Using Volunteer Engagement (MAUVE) provides comfort, companionship and support to older adult patients through specially trained volunteers who work alongside the care team.
Medical Imaging co-located services, including X-rays, CT scans and diagnostic ultrasounds, provide faster, more efficient diagnoses and a more streamlined patient experience.
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