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Last year, more than 25,000<br />
patients filled our beds —<br />
coming to us from the Emergency<br />
Department as well as a variety<br />
of clinics and surgical suites.<br />
Our teams of caregivers work<br />
together with many skills, from<br />
social workers, and respiratory<br />
therapists to nurses like Andrea<br />
Massie, checking patient Margaret<br />
Hutchinson’s breathing in the<br />
General Internal Medicine<br />
department. General Medicine<br />
staff possess a variety of skills to<br />
treat a broad range of complex<br />
illnesses.<br />
Approximately 1,000 babies were<br />
admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care<br />
this year. With 34 Level III and 20 Level<br />
II isolettes for neonates, <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Sinai</strong>’s<br />
capacity to care for the most fragile of<br />
patients is unmatched.<br />
Obstetrics/Gynaecology students<br />
practice their laparoscopy techniques<br />
using the training models in the<br />
University of Toronto Surgical Skills<br />
Centre at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Sinai</strong>. This leadingedge<br />
teaching centre provides a<br />
laboratory setting for teaching both<br />
basic and complex surgical techniques<br />
and innovation.<br />
<strong>2005</strong>–06 ANNUAL REPORT<br />
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