KHA welcomes Southlake Regional Health Centre as the 6th Community Hospital Partner
“We are excited to join Kids Health Alliance and more closely collaborate with our community and specialty hospital partners to improve the care we provide for children,” said Arden Krystal, President and CEO of Southlake. “In addition to improving the care we deliver, our goal with this partnership is to create a more seamless experience for patients and their families when they need to visit various hospitals to receive care.”
- Visit Southlake’s website to read the News Release
- Watch the Celebration Event on CTV Barrie
- Read about the Celebration Event in Newmarket Today
- Read about the Celebration Event in York Region.com
KHA welcomes Michael Garron Hospital as the 5th Community Hospital Partner
“At Michael Garron Hospital, partnerships are an essential ingredient to achieving our vision of creating health and building community. Together with our KHA partners, we will ensure that the highest standards of care are provided to our youngest patients.” – Sarah Downey, President and CEO, Michael Garron Hospital
In the News: Kids Health Alliance
- Children’s health care network is advancing pediatric care across Ontario (Hospital News, November 2018)
Humber River Hospital Joins Kids Health Alliance (September 2018)
“Joining Ontario’s preeminent providers of care for children and youth is the next step in our journey to provide exceptional care for a healthier community. We are eager to collaborate, as part of the Kids Health Alliance, to continue providing exceptional care for children and youth. We look forward to benefiting from this partnership as well as contributing toward it.” – Barb Collins, President and CEO, Humber River Hospital
“Humber River is partnering with SickKids and other hospitals in the Kids Health Alliance that is great because all kids will get the care when they need it, where they need it.” – Andrew Alguram, patient Humber River Hospital
- Humber River Hospital joining Kids Health Alliance partnership (CTV News, September 2018)
Welcoming Pembroke Regional Hospital as a partner (April 2018)
“Being a part of Kids Health Alliance will enable our team to provide a high quality, consistent, coordinated approach in caring for our child and youth patient population.” – Pierre Noel, President & CEO, Pembroke Regional Hospital
- Pembroke Regional Hospital Partners With Kids Health Alliance To Enhance Care For Children And Youth (Whitewater News, April 26, 2018)
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital joins forces with Kids Health Alliance (December 2017)
“The hospitals in the Alliance are leaders in the care of children…we have a tremendously strong program here in Orillia serving patients and families from across Simcoe, Muskoka and beyond and it will only get better as we tap into the education and expertise that this partnership will provide.” Dr. Michelle Gordon, Chief of Paediatric and Neonatal Medicine, Orillia Soliders’ Memorial Hospital
- Orillia hospital joins forces with Kids Health Alliance (Simcoe.com, December 18, 2017)
- Coming together to enhance the system (Barrie Today, December 14, 2017)
- New partnership gives Orillia’s Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital access to more experts to help sick kids (CTV News Barrie, December 14, 2017)
Markham Stouffville Hospital becomes KHA’s first partner (September 2017)
“Markham Stouffville Hospital is continually striving for paediatric service excellence. KHA will help us deliver enhanced quality care to our community close to home. This partnership will build paediatric clinical capacity by sharing specialized resources and expertise, and through collaboration on research and education.” – Jo-anne Marr, President & CEO, Markham Stouffville Hospital
“As a parent of young children in Markham, I am thankful for this partnership that will bring more specialized resources close to home. It will also help if my children need to be transferred to SickKids that the transition will be that much easier and seamless.” – Shana Betz, mother of Emma, a patient at Markham Stouffville Hospital
- Markham Stouffville Hospital takes lead on Kids Health Alliance (Stouffville Review, September 7, 2017)
- Markham Stouffville Hospital takes lead on Kids Health Alliance (Markham Review, September 7, 2017)
- Markham Stouffville Hospital partners with SickKids in new Alliance (York Region, September 7, 2017)
Kids Health Alliance is launched (June 2017)
- Missing records, duplicated tests; new hospital alliance aims to improve patient care for kids (Global National, June 10, 2017)
- SickKids launches partnership with 2 hospitals to improve children’s care (Longwoods.com, June 8, 2017)
- CHEO strikes partnership deal with two Toronto children’s hospitals (Ottawa Citizen, June 7, 2017)
- ‘Our lives changed on that day’: One family’s long, hard medical journey (Ottawa Citizen; MSN; Ottawa Sun; Toronto Sun; National Post, June 7, 2017)
- CHEO strikes partnership deal with two Toronto children’s hospitals (Ottawa Sun; Canada.com; Montreal Gazette; Windsor Star; Calgary Herald; Edmonton Journal, June 7, 2017)
- Toronto, Ottawa children’s hospitals join forces to ease parents’ burden (National Post, June 7, 2017)
- 3 Ontario hospitals launch partnership to improve care for kids (CBC News, June 7, 2017)
- Les hôpitaux pour enfants de l’Ontario s’allient pour offrir de meilleurs services (ICI Toronto, June 7, 2017)