Shouldice Hospital

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Corporate Name:		Shouldice Hospital Limited
Established:		1945
Location:		7750 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill Ontario, Canada, L3T 4A3
Telephone:		(905)889-1125
Fax:			(905)889-4216
Toll Free:		1-800-291-7750
Specialty:		Abdominal Wall Hernia Repairs

SURGICAL STAFFING

• 12 full time surgeons
• surgeons licensed by the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Ontario

HOSPITAL LICENSING

• 89 semi-private licensed beds
• licensed by the Ministry of Health, Province of Ontario
• inspected annually by the Ministry of Health

HERNIA TYPES

• inguinal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• epigastric hernia
• inguino - femoral hernia
• incisional hernia
• any recurrences for the above types of repair

EXAMINATION OFFICE HOURS

• Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• No referrals required by family physician
• Appointments for examination not necessary

VISITING HOURS

• Daily 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

HOSPITAL & SURGICAL FEES

• Portion of surgical cost covered by Provincial insurance plan
• Hospital ward covered by Provincial insurance plan
• Semi-private room charge is not covered by Provincial insurance plans

Ontario Patients

• Surgical cost covered by OHIP
• Hospital ward covered by OHIP
• Semi-private room charge is not covered under OHIP

STATISTICS

• more than 300,000 hernia operations performed since 1945
• 7,000 hernia operations performed each year
• 30 hernia operations average per day
• complication and infection rate less than 0.5%
• overall recurrence rate of 1% on more than 300,000 hernia operations

PATIENT FOLLOW-UP

• for more than 60 years, a continuous research project on the largest database in the world
• all patients are sent a follow up letter each year
• patients outside Toronto return follow up letter to hospital, indicating condition of surgical site
• database of more than 300,000 which includes more than 55,000 American patients.
• Traveling clinics provide remote examinations to over 1,000 patients per year
• 12,000 patients per year receive follow up examinations at the hospital

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