We’re daring to create a world where all youth and children belong

What We Do

We are the only children’s rehabilitation hospital in Canada focused on combining world-class care, transformational research, and academic leadership in the field of child and youth rehabilitation and disability.

Inpatient care

Each year our inpatient programs provide rehabilitation and complex continuing care for over 400 children and youth, who come to Holland Bloorview following an acquired brain injury, for post-surgery rehab or multi-system complex needs. During their stay, our accessible therapeutic playroom, therapeutic clowns and teen lounge give childrenvvand youth a chance to play and laugh. Through recreational therapy, children and youth enhance motor, social and cognitive functioning, build confidence, and develop coping skills, all while receiving personalized inpatient care.

Outpatient services

Each year, we see more than 9800 unique clients a year across more than 40 clinics, including psychopharmacology, music therapy, neurodevelopmental disorders restrictive eating, and more. When a child comes to Holland Bloorview, they see a world of possibility. They see a place where they might communicate their first words using the latest technology, or take their first steps in physiotherapy. Where major innovations, like 3D printing, help children and youth who use orthotics and prosthetics to move and play faster and more affordably. It’s where families who are waiting for an autism diagnosis have access to peer support and mentorship, inclusive programming, research opportunities and some of the most skilled diagnostician and clinicians in the country.

Inclusive recreation programs

Our inclusive recreation programs are dedicated to ensuring every child with has the opportunities to explore self-expression and friendship. Through music therapy and art programs, Spiral Garden, Robotics, adaptive sport, and friendship programs, children and youth’s imagination soars as they become artists, sculptors, gardeners, engineers, athletes and more.

Life skills and job readiness programs

We help youth gain independence and life skills, including cooking, navigating public transit and entering the workforce. From volunteering to student placements, Holland Bloorview connects youth with disabilities to early career opportunities and promotes access to meaningful work experiences across the province.

Family support programs

The best care is about more than just medicine, it is about partnership. Our Family Support Specialists connect families with resources on funding, recreation, respite care, housing, food, and newcomer supports. Through the Family Navigation Hub, eligible families can access additional supports related to social determinants of health.

Research

We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Our clinicians and researchers collaborate on developing groundbreaking treatments and innovative new technologies, bringing the latest knowledge into everyday care faster than ever before.

Academic mandate

As Canada’s hospital for children and youth with disabilities, Holland Bloorview is filling urgent gaps in care. There are only 159 developmental pediatricians in the country, with 23% retiring in the next five years. Through our teaching and learning programs, the hospital trains the next generation of healthcare professionals to become outstanding clinicians, advocates, innovators and teachers in childhood disability.

Who We Serve

Every year, Holland Bloorview helps over 9,800 children and youth and youth with disabilities and complex medical needs access care that focuses on their physical, mental and emotional well-being.

9,876 clients served

Ages of clients

0 - 4 years 20%
5 - 9 years 29%
10 - 14 years 23%
15 - 19 years 19%
19+ years 8%

464

inpatient visits

39 days

average length of inpatient stay
excluding long-stay clients,
respite care and sleep studies

64,555

outpatient visits

1,600+

clients accessing inclusion
programs

Top languages spoken by families
(excluding English)

Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin
Chinese, Tamil, Dari

3.5% of clients required
interpreter services

A Centre for Excellence in Childhood Disability

We’re daring to shape the future of pediatric disability care everywhere. Building on our history of success, Holland Bloorview will become the world’s most trusted leader in learning, collaboration, and creation.

Through our Centre for Excellence in Childhood Disability, we’re making sure children and youth with disabilities have access to the latest evidence-based care, programs, and technology - wherever they are, when they need it most.

Together We Dare, Holland Bloorview’s $100 million fundraising campaign, aims to address profound gaps in healthcare for children and youth with disabilities in Canada and globally. Together We Dare is the largest fundraising campaign for pediatric disability in Canadian history.

Learn about Together We Dare