Thrilled to kick off construction of @Sunnybrook’s new rooftop helipad on our Bayview Campus. Critically ill & severely injured patients — who arrive from all over Ontario — will gain valuable minutes in getting to the life-saving care they need: https://t.co/mXBGhUivac @injurydr pic.twitter.com/IdGxLVbLvU
— Andy Smith (@DoctorAndySmith) June 28, 2018
At present, helicopters land at a ground level pad some 500 metres from the emergency department. Patients must be moved by ambulance. The new roof-top heliport atop M Wing will permit patients to descend by elevator to waiting medical staff must faster. About 20 to 25 percent of some 1,200 trauma cases arrive by helicopter at SHSC every year. Patients can arrive directly from on-scene trauma or as transfers from over 80 referring hospitals across Ontario.
