Hospital type Specialist Speciality Hernia repair Phone +1 905-889-1125 Founded 1945 | Emergency department No Province Ontario Number of beds 89 | |
Location 7750 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada Care system Publicly funded, privately administered; Ontario Health Insurance Plan Standards Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; Private Hospitals Act Address 7750 Bayview Ave, Thornhill, ON L3T 4A3, Canada Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday9:30AM–3:30PMTuesday9:30AM–3:30PMWednesday9:30AM–3:30PMThursday9:30AM–3:30PMFriday9:30AM–3:30PMSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit Standard Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Similar North York General Hospital, Mackenzie Health, Sunnybro Health Sciences, The Scarboro Hospital | ||
Shouldice Hernia Centre is a private hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
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History
Shouldice was founded in 1945 by Dr. Earle Shouldice. While private hospitals are not allowed under Ontario's Private Hospitals Act, Shouldice is one of seven private hospitals in the province grandfathered under the Act. The hospital has been continuously family run from its inception.
Work
Shouldice works solely on hernia repair. It uses a natural tissue, tension free, technique developed during World War II by Dr. Shouldice. Ten full-time surgeons perform over 7500 hemiorrhapies each year.
Everything in the hospital is designed toward hernia repair. Shouldice's rooms do not have telephones or televisions, which it says is to encourage patients to walk around while recovering. The hospital is laid out like a "country club." According to the hospital, it has the lowest rate of complications and recurrences of hernias in the world. The success of its method has been cited to the fact that Shouldice surgeons solely do hernia operations.
Harvard Business School business case
The facility was the subject of a 1983 business case by the Harvard Business School. Written by James Heskett, the report is the school's fourth-best-selling business case, selling over 259,000 copies. The case study focuses on Shouldice's unique three-day hernia repair process. The popularity of the business case is responsible for the hospital's process becoming known outside of Canada.