An internationally recognized 464-bed rehabilitation and complex care centre, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital provides life-changing rehabilitation and continuing care for more than 3,000 patients each year. Our members are essential to that care.
At Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, frontline workers are facing unsustainable workloads. With patients requiring complex, round-the-clock care—often with multiple comorbidities—staff are stretched thin. Chronic understaffing and inconsistent management support only add to the strain. Despite raising concerns, our members feel unheard.
Our members help patients regain independence and improve quality of life. But chronic understaffing and constant pressure are driving many out of the profession, impacting patient care.
Bridgepoint doesn’t just rehabilitate patients—it acts as a community health hub.
The hospital is a leader in interprofessional education, hosting more than 650 learners in areas such as nursing, medicine and health disciplines.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hennick Bridgepoint supported Ontario’s pandemic response by receiving 355 patient transfers, more than any other post-acute care facility in the province.
The Christine Sinclair Ambulatory Care Centre, averages 15,000 outpatient visits per year.
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital is lagging behind similar institutions when it comes to wages and benefits, and there’s a clear lack of equity between roles and responsibilities. This isn’t sustainable and staff are leaving putting patient care at risk.
Rehabilitation staff like Chantelle go above and beyond to help patients communicate.
When hospitals lose staff like her to low wages, no benefits, and limited hours, patients wait longer and lose access to care.
Despite delivering life-changing care, our members aren’t receiving the respect or support they deserve.
Many employees push through workplace injuries, operating broken down equipment that upper management refuses to repair or replace.
There is lack of rehabilitation facilities in the province and Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital is a leader in the space. But the facility and its staff lack recognition and support, especially from those who control the funding. Our members continue delivering exceptional care, but it comes at a cost to their mental and physical health.
