Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) finished 36th out of 40 on a national list of top research hospitals.
After debuting at 40 in 2010, this year’s ranking is the institution’s highest ever, and one notch up from last year’s list.
The Top 40 list is a compilation by Research Infosource to emphasize the very important role that hospitals play in Canadian medical research.
“We can celebrate this as a very tangible indication of developments in medical research,” said Dr. Bill McCready, the president-CEO of the health centre and its affiliated research institute, in a statement.
“All of the research at TBRHSC aims to improve patient care in northwestern Ontario and contribute to the future development of new treatments and services.”
The centre is equipped with a PET/CT scanner used to diagnose lung cancer, and a new cyclotron, which eliminates the hospital dependency on outside sources of radioactive isotopes used for diagnostic imaging.
McCready said research also spurs economic development.
“Every dollar invested in research is an economic driver for the community and region. We see that most obviously in terms of researchers and clinicians moving to the region to work, which automatically impacts our economy. With the intellectual property and medical devices now in development at TBRRI, our knowledge-based economy will continue to grow.”
Research-related income has increased by four per cent to $7.59 million, up from $7.29 million during the previous year.
The full list of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals 2015 is available online at http://bit.ly/1PUlXLz (PDF)
