Company Profile
Bridgepoint Health
Company Overview
Bridgepoint Health is becoming Canada’s leader in understanding, treating and managing complex chronic disease – the number one health care challenge of the 21st century.
Our dedicated care and support team includes over 1,400 staff, physicians and volunteers who are committed to changing the world for the thousands of inpatients and outpatients with complex chronic disease.
The Bridgepoint Health network includes:
Bridgepoint Hospital;
Bridgepoint Family Health Team;
Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation; and,
Bridgepoint Health Foundation.
Since our inception in 1860, first as a House of Refuge for "incurables and the indigent poor", then as a Smallpox Hospital in 1872, followed by an Isolation Hospital to address communicable diseases in 1891, Bridgepoint Health has continued to evolve, meeting the most pressing health care issues of the time. Today, due to the success of modern medicine, people are living longer with many chronic diseases – known as complex chronic disease. As a result, there is an urgent need for specialized care, research and education in this critical and growing area of health care – a need Bridgepoint is here to address.
Our evidence-based care model focuses on delivering safe, high quality, patient care. Our dynamic environment celebrates and supports the potential and determination of our patients, as well as the skills and expertise of our specialized, multi-disciplinary care teams.
Supported by our affiliation with the University of Toronto, Bridgepoint is leading the way in understanding and treating complex chronic disease. Most existing research focuses on a single disease and rarely looks at how to treat people with multiple lifelong illnesses. The Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation will fill this gap by serving as a “hub” for researchers from around the world who are finding new ways to prevent and manage complex chronic disease.
A New, Purpose-built Hospital
The most tangible symbol of our organizational transformation is the redevelopment of our site into a Campus of Wellness. The new Bridgepoint Hospital, opening in 2013, will be a state-of-the-art facility, specifically designed to meet the specialized needs of people with complex chronic disease.
A convergence of excellence in design, technology, clinical expertise, research and teaching, our new hospital will support Bridgepoint’s unique approach to patient care by helping people to live with their conditions, with as much independence as possible. With the ongoing support of our community, our new hospital will not only change the landscape of Toronto, but that of the health care system as a whole.
Company History
To find out more about Bridgepoint's history, please visit:
http://www.bridgepointhealth.ca/history
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Bridgepoint was the inaugural Gold winner of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada/Deloitte Public Sector Leadership Awards for leadership in organizational transformation and health system change. The awards program was developed to recognize organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership by talking bold steps to improve Canada, through advancements in public policy and management. Bridgepoint was recognized for becoming a leading voice in driving the health system to shift its focus from acute, episodic care to the prevention and management of chronic disease.
Benefits
A Work Environment that Inspires Excellence
As a Bridgepoint staff member you will:
- Work in an environment that is dynamic, educational and rewarding;
- Receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package;
- Make the best possible use of your training and expertise;
- See both the immediate and long-term impacts of the care and service you provide;
- Be part of leading research into complex chronic disease;
- Make a significant impact, every day, on the quality of our patients’ lives;
- Inspire people around you to succeed, learn and grow, both professionally and personally; and,
- Work in Canada’s largest and most exciting city.
Located five minutes east of downtown Toronto, Bridgepoint is a 455-bed complex care and complex rehabilitation hospital. In 2013, a new Bridgepoint Hospital will open and it's well underway. The new hospital will transform the way we deliver care by providing an environment expressly designed to meet the needs of our patients.
The new hospital will also support and inspire staff by offering:
- A healthy workplace environment including: health and wellness programs, a staff gym, a wellness café and multiple staff lounges;
- Modern lecture halls, meeting rooms and leading technology will enable our academic culture to thrive, fostering team-based care, and ensuring that all staff have the information they need, at their fingertips, to provide the best care and service;
- Ergonomically designed work areas and an abundance of natural light.
In becoming a member of the Bridgepoint team you are making a significant commitment to our patients and we are making a significant commitment to you.