490
Volunteers*
* in client programs and services and the Bloorview Research Institute
By the numbers
Who we serve
8,709
Total clients
447
Inpatient admissions
55,714
Outpatient visits
Who we are
1,107
Staff
186
Nurses
16
Physicians
487
Students
71
Medicine
68
Research
149
Nursing
199
Other clinical and non-clinical placements
contributed 27,460 volunteer hours, 31% increase year-over-year volunteer hours
Serving diverse communities
Top languages spoken by families
(excluding English)
Mandarin Spanish Arabic Tamil
6% of clients required interpreter services
9 of top 10 communities
we serve are among the
fastest growing in terms of
immigrant population
fastest growing in terms of
immigrant population
Creating impact across Ontario
Holland Bloorview delivers a variety of programs across
the province to support children, youth and families
living with disability and developmental differences.
These programs include:
- Get Up and Go persistent pain program
- Inpatient rehabilitation and complex continuing care
- Psychopharmacology clinic for complex medical and developmental disorders
- Spina bifida and spinal cord injury
- Selective dorsal rhizotomy assessment, surgery and post-operative rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular clinic
- Extensive needs program to serve children with complex clinical, developmental and social needs
Complexity of the clients we serve
2,259
Total number of unique diagnosis
25%
1 diagnosis
23%
3-4 diagnoses
24%
2 diagnoses
28%
5+ diagnoses
Most common diagnoses
Inpatient
32%
Acquired brain injury
14%
Cerebral palsy
11%
Orthopaedic disorders
Outpatient
54%
Autism spectrum disorder
15%
Other developmental disorders
9%
Acquired brain injury
40.1
days
Average length of stay
The average length of stay represents the number of days our clients are staying for rehabilitation services in our brain injury, specialized orthopaedic and complex care units. The number excludes long-stay clients, respite care and sleep studies.
Gender distribution
60%
Male
40%
Female
Ages of clients
11%
0-2 years
32%
3-5 years
19%
6-9 years
17%
10-14 years
22%
15+ years
Our family support
specialists conducted
information consults with
532
unique families
533
clients and families
participated in workshops and events with the
Family Navigation Hub
Family Navigation Hub
1,056
unique clients and families
participated in a diverse range of
family workshops and events
participated in a diverse range of
family workshops and events
We processed
922
applications through our Family Support Fund, serving an estimated 734 unique families
Our clients and families nominated
271
Holland Bloorview staff
for Spotlight Awards
for Spotlight Awards
Readers from
160
countries
read the BLOOM blog
read the BLOOM blog
119
Family leaders
115 family leaders on
45
committees
45
committees
2,646
Family leader volunteer hours
37
Family as Faculty requests
across hospital departments and 6 external partner organizations resulting in 60 placements, 1025 volunteered hours and matches across 6 teams
across hospital departments and 6 external partner organizations resulting in 60 placements, 1025 volunteered hours and matches across 6 teams
25
health literacy reviews
of family-facing documents and materials
Bloorview Research Institute
36
Scientists/Investigators (total)
11 Scientists and senior scientists
5 Clinician scientist
investigators
4 Senior clinician scientists
16 Clinical teams/
study investigators
127
Research trainees (total)
28 Clinical Masters
/MD students
36 PhD
3 Post doctoral
25 Masters
35 Undergrads
(including co-op)
3 Post doctoral
2
Canada research chairs
6
Hospital university endowed chairs
125
Peer-reviewed papers published
13
Research labs / centres
36
Invited international talks, keynotes or lectures chairs
2
Canada research chairs
6
Hospital university endowed chairs
125
Peer-reviewed papers published
13
Research labs/centres
36
Invited international talks, keynotes or lectures chairs