Health Sciences North (HSN) and its affiliate, Health Sciences North Research Institute, is ranked among Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals for a fifth consecutive year.
The list of Top 40 Research Hospitals in Canada is compiled annually by Re$earch Infosource Inc. HSN is ranked 39th, holding its position from last year.
“We are proud that HSN has made the Top 40 in each of the past five years. This demonstrates the importance and commitment to health research in our region,” said Dominic Giroux, president and CEO of HSN and HSNRI.
“We have come a long way and we continue to contribute to research and improve patient care at HSN.”
Last month, HSN and HSNRI also became the sixth and final site of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
“For the first time, health researchers in Northern Ontario have access to patient-level data created from every interaction that Ontarians have with the health care system when using their health care," said Dr. Janet McElhaney, vice-president, research at HSN and scientific director of HSNRI.
“This is a game-changer for health research in the North, by the North and for the North”.
HSN and HSNRI currently have 32 active clinical trials and over 2,073 participants involved in clinical research and are committed to growing Northern Ontario’s health innovation cluster which also includes Laurentian University, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and peer institutions in Thunder Bay.
Each year, Re$earch Infosource publishes an annual list of research leaders and Canada's Innovation Leaders: Annual Innovation Guide.
To see the complete list, visit www.researchinfosource.com.
