Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital. It is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1899, by a group of community-minded women who met in Toronto to discuss the creation of a "Home for Incurable Children".

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Geography
Location150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4G 1R8
Organisation
Care systemMedicare
TypePaediatric Rehabilitation
Affiliated universityUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds75
History
Opened1899 as Home for Incurable Children
Links
Websitehttp://www.hollandbloorview.ca/

As of 2005, the Centre provides hospital care, outpatient clinics, an integrated kindergarten school programme, assistive technology services and community outreach activities to about 7,000 children and youth with disabilities and their families each year. The most common conditions are cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, muscular dystrophy, amputation, epilepsy, spina bifida, and cleft lip and palate, and a range of developmental disabilities including autism.

It is associated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Prior to 2006, the centre was called the Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre. From 1957 to the mid-1980s, it was known as the Ontario Crippled Children's Centre (OCCC).[1] Bloorview part of the hospital's name came from their former home at 192 Bloor Street East, also known as Bloorview. The MacMillan part came from Dr. Hugh MacMillan, a pathologist who became the former assistant administrator and hospitalist at the hospital after he fell ill with polio.[2] His name was added to the hospital in 1985.

Today the hospital is named for donors Susanne and Bill Holland. Bill Holland was CEO of CI Financial Corporation.[3]

Bloorview Kids Foundation is the largest foundation supporting childhood disability in Canada. The Foundation was established in 1996 to inspire community interest and raise funds in support of children and youth with disabilities at Bloorview Kids Rehab.

The site of the old Bloorview Hospital on Sheppard Avenue East in North York was sold to developers, though Bloorview retains a nursery centre in Forest Hill.

Since 2006, the hospital is located on 150 Kilgour Road, between Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the community of Leaside.

Bloorview Research Institute

Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) is located on the 4th floor west wing of the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Established in 2004, their research is dedicated to improve the livelihood of children with disabilities.[4] With a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, trainees, and clinical staffs, and research programs that work collaboratively with the clients and their family, BRI is known to be the leader in the field of childhood disability internationally.[5]

There are three main research themes: 1) exploring human dimensions of care and disability, 2) developing and improving interventions, and 3) understanding developmental diversity.[6]

There are 12 unique research centers and labs within the institute:

  • Autism Research Centre
  • CDARS Lab
    • Critical Disability And Rehabilitation Studies
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Barbara Gibson
    • Mission: Investigate the mechanisms of social inclusion and exclusion for young people with disabilities and the effects on their health and wellbeing[8]
  • Concussion Research
    • Mission: Focus on concussion in youth and children, evaluate the educational initiatives and clinical services to ensure that child is getting the latest, most evidence-based support available for concussion treatment and rehabilitation[9]
  • CONNECT Lab
    • COmmunication NeuroscieNcE disCovery Team
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Deryk Beal
    • Mission: Exploring and advancing the understanding of the neurobiology of language, speech, and motor control, leading to innovative neurorehabilitation interventions for children with communication and swallowing disorders[10]
  • CP Discovery Lab
    • Cerebral Palsy Discovery Lab
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Darcy Fehlings
    • Mission: Enhance care for children and youth with CP and their families by accelerating knowledge, and developing and evaluating treatments and interventions[11]
  • NOvEL Lab
    • Neuropsychology Outcomes via Education & Learning
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Shannon Scratch
    • Mission: Use neuropsychology outcomes and methods to help youth understand themselves[12]
  • PEARL Lab
    • Possibility Engineering And Research Lab
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Elaine Biddiss
    • Mission: Conceptualize, develop, and evaluate innovative technologies that create possibilities for young people with disabilities to participate more meaningfully in arts, music, physical activities, and therapies[13]
  • PRISM Lab
    • Paediatric Rehabilitation Intelligent Systems Multidisciplinary
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Chau
    • Mission: Maximizing possibilities for children and youth with disabilities and special needs, along with their families, through excellence in applied science and engineering[14]
  • ProFILE Lab
    • Promoting FItness and healthy Lifestyles for Everyone
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Amy McPherson
    • Mission: Address timely research questions around promotion of the health and well-being of children with disabilities and long term conditions[15]
  • PROPEL Lab
    • Paediatrics, Rehabilitation, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Engineering, Locomotion
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Jan Andrysek
    • Mission: Develop new technologies and techniques that help individuals with severe physical disabilities walk again and be physically active[16]
  • SPARK Lab
    • Supporting Physical Activity-based rehabilitation Research for Kids
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Virginia Wright
    • Mission: Conduct clinically-integrated, leading edge research and knowledge translation activities related to gross motor skill and physical activity evaluation[17]
  • TRAIL Lab
    • TRansitions And Inclusive environments Lab
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Sally Lindsay
    • Mission: Conceptualize and develop programs and interventions to enhance the inclusion of children and youth with disabilities in school, at work and in the community[18]

Notable researchers at the hospital include Evdokia Anagnostou,[19] Tom Chau,[20] and Jan Andrysek.[21]

Bloorview School Authority

Bloorview School Authority located on the same site as the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; however, it is a separate corporate and legal entity.[22] Bloorview School offers two types of programs for children and youth with special needs: 1) Resource Program and 2) Integrated Education and Therapy (IET) Program.[23]

References
  1. http://www.bloorview.ca/about/history/fullhistory.php Archived November 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Archived September 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Home - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  4. Hospital, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation. "$1 million gift to Holland Bloorview to fund research innovations for kids with disabilities". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  5. Government of Canada, Innovation; Gouvernement du Canada, Innovation. "ExploreIP: Canada's IP Marketplace - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada". ised-isde.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. "About the Bloorview Research Institute". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. "Autism Research Centre Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. "CDARS Lab". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. "Concussion centre". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. "CONNECT Lab - Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  11. "CP Discovery Lab Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  12. "NOvEL Lab Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  13. "PEARL Lab". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  14. "PRISM Lab - Mission & Vision". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  15. "ProFILE Lab". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  16. "PROPEL Lab Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  17. "SPARK Lab Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  18. "TRAIL Lab Mission". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  19. "Scientists - Bloorview Research Institute". research.hollandbloorview.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  20. "Professor Tom Chau receives President's Impact Award". www.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  21. "Jan Andrysek Dr. Jan Andrysek Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite - AIMBE". Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  22. "Bloorview School Authority 2020/2021". School Direct. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  23. "Our School | Bloorview School". bloorviewschool.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

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