Advancing Community Health: Present and Future
Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest hospitals, serving residents of Mississauga and West Toronto, one of the most diverse communities in the world. Over half of the people living in the community were born outside of Canada, representing more than 55 nationalities, and speaking more than 130 languages. More than 18,000 newcomers arrive to the community each year.
At Trillium Health Partners, we are deeply invested in understanding community health. We analyze data on demographics and health to personalize our services for the 1.98 million patient visits we had last year. Our focus is developing culturally sensitive interventions to address community-specific health needs and promote better outcomes while reducing inequities.
Over the next 20 years, no hospital in Ontario will experience more growth in demand for services than Trillium Health Partners. By 2041, the region is expected to grow by about 1 million people with significant increases in children and youth under age 18 and seniors over age 65.
Increasing Demand for Specialty Services
Trillium Health Partners has many clinical specialties and is home to
14 regional programs. We provide highly specialized regional programs for cardiac, stroke, cancer, vascular, neurosurgery, and renal, and the second highest number of surgeries in the province with demand increasing.
We are also seeing patients with more complex needs staying in the hospital with seniors making up a growing number of patients. Since the pandemic, we have seen an increase in the number of emergency department visits and admissions. The need for mental health services is also increasing as we are also seeing more patients admitted to the hospital with mental health conditions like psychosis and schizophrenia.
Community Served
- Mississauga is the third-largest city in Ontario and the seventh largest in Canada (2021 Census).
- Trillium Health Partners’ core catchment areas include Northwest Mississauga, East Mississauga, Southwest Mississauga, and South Etobicoke, serving a community of approximately 900,000 residents.
- Of the areas we serve, the top 3 FSAs in terms of volume for inpatient, emergency, and day procedure visits are, L5M (Streetsville), L5N (Lisgar) and L5B (Cooksville).
- As a regional hospital, with 14 regional specialty programs, Trillium Health Partners serves a broader community of 2.6 million in West Toronto, Peel, and Halton and in some cases beyond.
- Among Mississauga residents accessing inpatient, emergency, or day procedure care this year, 75% received care at Trillium Health Partners.
- Residents in East and Southwest Mississauga tend to be older and have a higher incidence of chronic diseases. There is a substantial number of recent immigrants, and this population shows a higher material deprivation score (indicating lower socioeconomic status). These neighborhoods exhibit increased use of health care services, presenting an opportunity to enhance overall population health outcomes.
