Stevenson Memorial Hospital

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Stevenson Memorial Hospital
Stevenson Memorial Hospital
Stevenson Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location200 Fletcher Cres., Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 44°09′19″N79°52′32″W / 44.155356°N 79.875561°W / 44.155356; -79.875561
Organization
Care system Medicare
Funding Public hospital
Type Community
Services
Beds41
History
Opened1928
Links
Website www.stevensonhospital.ca
Lists Hospitals in Canada

Stevenson Memorial Hospital is located in the New Tecumseth community of Alliston, Ontario. The hospital is considered a medium-size community hospital with 41 in-patient beds and many outpatient services. in the 2019-2020 fiscal year there were 2,627 inpatient stays with an average length of stay of 4.2 days, and 35,500 emergency department visits. [1]

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T.P. Loblaw donated the funds to create the hospital in 1928 as a tribute to his grandparents, William and Elizabeth Stevenson. [2] [3] The hospital was led by CEO Jody Levac who announced retirement in March of 2023.He held the role for over 11 years. [4] Jody is the third CEO to come from Southlake Regional Health Center through a management services agreement.

    The hospital Board in August 2018 completed an Executive Compensation framework and now directly employs the CEO role. The hospital is fully accredited and has some of the highest patient satisfaction scores for maternity in the province. It also has one of the fastest Emergency pay for performance records under Levac's tenure. The hospital is in the planning stage of a future expansion. [5] The hospital provides care and treats patients from New Tecumseth, Adjala-Tosorontio, CFB Borden & Essa Township. The hospital also provides care and treatment to residents from a portion of Dufferin County.

    2024 Appointment of Supervisor

    In February 2024, Janice Skot the former CEO of the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre was appointed as investigator by the Ministry of Health to investigate areas of governance, leadership, patient safety, and culture. Although the clarity and rationale of the report changed over time. Ms Skot was questioned by Board and administration for a conflict of interest role in the review. Staff fully participated but the results were questioned by those who participated. As a result of the 77-page report, Eric Hanna was appointed as the hospital's Supervisor under the Public Hospitals Act by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. [6] [7] [8] [9]

    Patient services

    Helipad

    A ground level helipad is located to the south of the water tower and requires ambulance transfer to get to the hospital's emergency department.

    References

    1. ↑ "CIHI". yourhealthsystem.cihi.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
    2. ↑ "About Us". www.stevensonhospital.ca. Stevenson Memorial Hospital. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    3. ↑ Pritchard, Brad (3 July 2018). "Highlights from Stevenson Memorial Hospital's annual meeting in Alliston". Simcoe.com. Alliston Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    4. ↑ "Meet the Senior Team". www.stevensonhospital.ca. Stevenson Memorial Hospital. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    5. ↑ "LHIN endorses expansion of Stevenson Memorial Hospital". CTV Barrie. CKVR. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    6. ↑ D'Avino, Christian (3 October 2024). "Local hospital under scrutiny after review highlights concerns over leadership, quality of care". Barrie: CTV Barrie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
    7. ↑ Proceviat, Adrianne (4 October 2024). "Alliston Hospital Releases Statement Following Operations Investigation". FM101 Milton Now. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
    8. ↑ Skot, Jance (28 June 2024). "Investigation Report Stevenson Memorial Hospital" (PDF). Toronto: Ministry of Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
    9. ↑ Lockhart, Brian (10 October 2024). "Province appoints supervisor for Stevenson Memorial Hospital following report highlighting concerns". New Tecumseth Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.



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