Disabling injuries and illness can change someone’s life – often forever.

As a fully affiliated teaching and research hospital of the University of Toronto, the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Toronto Rehab) advances rehabilitation and enhance quality of life for the millions of Canadians – and more worldwide – living with disabling injury and illness and conditions associated with age. A leading rehabilitation sciences hospital, Toronto Rehab helps more than 15,000 people each year to regain quality of life.

Patients are at the centre of all the work done by every staff member at each of Toronto Rehab's five sites in every one of its clinical, research and education programs.  Please give the gift of hope in support of patient care.

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Toronto Rehab’s programs and examples of priority equipment needs requiring donor support:

Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention helps people with heart disease, diabetes and those who have had, or are at risk of, a stroke lead healthier lives because cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among Canadian men and women. This program is the largest of its kind in Canada.

Bicycle ergometer - $4,000                
A special bicycle that measures workload for patients' cardiac exercise programs.

Geriatric Rehabilitation supports older people affected by age to live safely and as independently as possible because nearly half a million people over the age of 65 in Canada live with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Millions more are affected by age-related conditions - from frailty to kidney failure - that prevent them from safely living on their own.

Snoezelen cart - $7,000                      
A mobile, sensory storage cart to be used by staff to promote sensory stimulation for patients.  This cart incorporates visual, auditory and tactile stimulation in one place.

Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation helps people overcome the physical challenges of trauma and disease because more patients than ever before are being discharged from hospitals with medically complex conditions following treatment for bone and soft-tissue injury. And as our population ages, thousands more will undergo complex joint replacements or need support to help them live with chronic illness such as osteoarthritis and cancer.

Recumbent Bike - $4,000              
A recumbent bicycle with a swivel seat required for patient exercise programs.

Neuro Rehabilitation helps people regain ability and independence following a stroke or brain injury because each year in Canada, about 50,000 people have a stroke, while another 20,000 live with chronic pain or disability due to brain injury, concussion or multiple sclerosis.  

WalkAide system - $4,000                
An innovative new device that utilizes electrical stimulation to assist with walking, specifically with foot drop.

Spinal Cord Rehabilitation empowers people who live with a spinal cord injury or illness to get on with their lives because an estimated 1,000 people experience permanent disability resulting from a spinal cord injury or illness each year. This program is the largest of its kind in Canada.

Shower stretcher - $7,200
For patient safety, this stretcher used to transport a patient from their room to the shower.

Complex Continuing Care improves the quality of life for those affected by chronic injury or illness because rising rates of chronic or degenerative illnesses will mean more and more people will require ongoing or long-duration complex medical and therapeutic care to live a full life.

Convert-Able Table - $2,000            
A table with adjustable height and angle for table top therapies to replace aging ones.

Long-Term Care provides a supportive home away from home for the frail and for older and younger adults no longer able to live on their own because Canada's rapidly aging population means that more people than ever require the expert support and care provided in long-term care homes

Patient Garden Furniture - $5,000      
Patio furniture is needed for the Lakeside courtyard garden for the enjoyment of patients and their families.

Find out more about patient care at Toronto Rehab.