Promoting healthy aging at Sinai Health

Since then, through strong partnerships that have been forged with our patients, their families and internal and external health care providers, Sinai Health has brought together geriatric specialists in medicine, nursing psychiatry, therapy, pharmacy, social work, primary, home and community care to redefine how care can be best delivered for Sinai Health’s older patients and their families where they need it most. Sinai Health, in partnership with University Health Network (UHN), has now helped to create the largest integrated continuum of geriatric care in Canada.

Now celebrating our tenth anniversary, our Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics program continues to expand, and is recognized as a leader in the care of older adults with many of our models now being replicated globally, as well for our considerable research and education opportunities.

Throughout the month of January, we’ll be sharing some of the exceptional stories of our geriatrics program, and our commitment to helping older adults age in good health.

We are leaders

• In 1954, Mount Sinai Hospital became the first known hospital in Canada, and possibly North America, to establish a four week geriatric medicine rotation for all of its interns that was delivered in partnership with Baycrest Hospital and the Jewish Home for the Aged.
• Our Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Strategy has been recognized with provincial and national awards, including the Ontario Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety, three Accreditation Canada Leading Practice Designations, the National Patient Safety Quality Award and the 3M National Quality Team Award, as well as international recognition from the OECD and the Commonwealth Fund.

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To learn more, stay tuned here and across our social media channels throughout the month and follow the hashtags #SinaiStories and #SinaiResearch.