The Women, Children, Family and Chronic Disease Management Program provides both primary and specialized care to our community.
Obstetrical, Neonatal and Paediatric services are provided within a Maternal and Child Health System that delineates what type of care should be provided at what location.
St. Joseph’s Health Centre’s Family Birthing Centre is designated to provide Level II specialized care to women whose low or moderate risk pregnancies have reached 32 weeks or greater. We partner with Level III centres to transfer care when a woman’s at-risk pregnancy is greater than 24 weeks and less than 31 weeks. With the relocation to the Our Lady of Mercy Wing, the expanded Family Birthing Centre now has the space to accommodate up to 4,000 births annually.
Our neonatal intensive care unit provides specialized care to newborns at moderate risk such as those born before 32 weeks of pregnancy, those who may have respiratory complications or other medical complications. Newborns no longer requiring Level III intensive care at hospitals such as Mount Sinai or Sunnybrook Hospital may be transferred back to St. Joseph’s NICU for Level II care closer to home. The new location in the Our Lady of Mercy Wing now provides the NICU with the space to potentially grow to 20 beds.
Our regional Paediatrics interprofessional team provides Level II in-patient services for children aged 0-17 and out-patient services that include specialty paediatric consultations, an urgent acute care paediatrician run Just for Kids Clinic, a surgical day unit, and a new medical day care unit. These services are all run out of the Our Lady of Mercy Wing where the inpatient paediatric unit now has the space available to move from eight to 14 beds. Our out-patient services endeavour to keep kids out of hospital as long as possible.
The Family Medicine/Urban Family Health Team provides interprofessional primary care to 5000 rostered patients including the disadvantaged and disenfranchised. Specialty consultation services provide primary care for patients with mental health and addictions issues, palliative care and obstetrical care. Comprehensive primary medical services care for patients throughout the life span. The team is a fully affiliated Family Medicine teaching unit associated with the University of Toronto. They are preparing the next generation of health care professionals.
Our program is made up of several specialized care areas:
Caesarian Section Pre-admit Clinic
Child Development Clinic
Childbirth and Parenting Services
Family Birthing Centre
Family Health Team
Family Medicine Centre
Inpatient Paediatric Care
Just for Kids Paediatrician-Staffed Urgent Ambulatory Clinic
Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal Follow-up Clinic
Paediatric Dietitian
Paediatric Out-Patient Clinics
Paediatric Speech and Language Services
Palliative and Supportive Care Services
Toronto Centre for Substance Use in Pregnancy (T-CUP)
Chronic Disease Management
Through our ambulatory care clinics we are able to serve the needs of our community on an outpatient basis, through a variety of specialized clinics for patients with more complex health issues or who need ongoing follow up care following their treatment in hospital.
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- Anticoagulation Therapy Clinic
- Adult Asthma Clinic
- Cardiology Clinic
- Chest/Respiratory Clinic
- Chiropody Clinic
- Colposcopy Clinic
- COPE Clinic
- Dental Clinic
- Dermatology Clinic
- Diabetes Clinic
- Diabetes Education
- Elderly Community Health Services
- Endocrinology Clinic
- ENT Clinic
- Foot Clinic
- Gestational Diabetes Clinic
- Haematology Clinic
- Heart Failure Clinic
- Infectious Diseases Clinic
- Internal Medicine Clinic
- IV Clinic
- Medical Urgent Care Clinic
- Nephrology Clinic
- COPE (Osteoporosis) Clinic
- Plastics Clinic
- Registered Dieticians
- Rheumatology Clinic
- Thoracic Surgery Clinic
- Urology Clinic
- Wound Clinic
Renal Dialysis Services
St Joseph’s is one of 26 provincial Regional Dialysis units and provides a full range of kidney care services to West Toronto and Etobicoke residents. It is regarded as a mid-sized dialysis provider and is comparable in size and expertise to other facilities within Toronto.
Renal Therapy Centre
Community Renal Centre
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