From premature birth to cancer remission, Andre’s lifelong bond with Scarborough hospitals is a story of resilience and hope.
You can’t get rid of our mountain,
but you can help us keep climbing.
Although Scarborough sits up the hill from Toronto, when it comes to healthcare, we’re always fighting an uphill battle. For decades, our hospitals have been forced to do more with less, to climb high despite our obstacles. To be underdogs who always overdeliver – over and over again.
Yet with grit and grace, we climb – for our patients, families, and neighbours. And with your support, we can keep climbing.

Scarborough needs you.
For too long, Scarborough hospitals were left behind. Our healthcare teams forced to climb high, doing more with less. But we fight on, not defined by our uphill battle but determined to succeed in spite of it. Because that’s the Scarborough way. Delivering exceptional quality care in over 20 languages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We need your support to meet the needs of the community.
But Scarborough deserves hospitals that match the level of care provided within our walls. To have modern facilities that can keep up with our growing community. And you can make that happen. Donate today and help us keep climbing.

Our doctors, nurses, and staff carry the weight every day. But with your monthly support, they won’t climb alone.

Meet the Faces of
Love, Scarborough
These are real people – patients, physicians, and proud Scarborough advocates – who are part of our Scarborough Sans family. Every headline you see is written in their own handwriting, and their story a testament to their uphill climb.

Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN

Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member

Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher

Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine

Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room

Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient

Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer

Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist

Dr. Caroline Chan
Physician, Emergency Department & Academy Director, Scarborough Academy of Medicine

Thariska Manokumar
Palliative Care Nurse

Dr. Phil Iradakunda
Emergency Doctor

Veronica Javier
Planner, Mental Health & Addictions and Oncology

Nicholas Lewis
Scarborough-born athlete

Marissa Papaconstantinou
Three-time Paralympian and World Championship Medalist

Judith Elson
RN – General Internal Medicine and Unit Coordinator

Dr. Mayo Ravichandiran
Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine, SHN

Dr. Dhun Noria
Chief of Laboratory Medicine

Sam Ibrahim
Grateful Patient and Business Leader

Dr. Caroline Scott
Orthopaedic Surgeon, SHN

Dr. Paul Tam
Medical Director and Chief of Nephrology

Dr. Jason Conrad Smith
Orthopaedic Surgeon at SHN & Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays

Julia Girmenia
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient

Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN

Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member

Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher

Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine

Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room

Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient

Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer

Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist

Dr. Caroline Chan
Physician, Emergency Department & Academy Director, Scarborough Academy of Medicine

Thariska Manokumar
Palliative Care Nurse

Dr. Phil Iradakunda
Emergency Doctor

Veronica Javier
Planner, Mental Health & Addictions and Oncology

Nicholas Lewis
Scarborough-born athlete

Marissa Papaconstantinou
Three-time Paralympian and World Championship Medalist

Judith Elson
RN – General Internal Medicine and Unit Coordinator

Dr. Mayo Ravichandiran
Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine, SHN

Dr. Dhun Noria
Chief of Laboratory Medicine

Sam Ibrahim
Grateful Patient and Business Leader

Dr. Caroline Scott
Orthopaedic Surgeon, SHN

Dr. Paul Tam
Medical Director and Chief of Nephrology

Dr. Jason Conrad Smith
Orthopaedic Surgeon at SHN & Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays

Julia Girmenia
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient

Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN

Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member

Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher

Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine

Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room

Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient

Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer

Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist

Dr. Caroline Chan
Physician, Emergency Department & Academy Director, Scarborough Academy of Medicine

Thariska Manokumar
Palliative Care Nurse

Dr. Phil Iradakunda
Emergency Doctor

Veronica Javier
Planner, Mental Health & Addictions and Oncology

Nicholas Lewis
Scarborough-born athlete

Marissa Papaconstantinou
Three-time Paralympian and World Championship Medalist

Judith Elson
RN – General Internal Medicine and Unit Coordinator

Dr. Mayo Ravichandiran
Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine, SHN

Dr. Dhun Noria
Chief of Laboratory Medicine

Sam Ibrahim
Grateful Patient and Business Leader

Dr. Caroline Scott
Orthopaedic Surgeon, SHN

Dr. Paul Tam
Medical Director and Chief of Nephrology

Dr. Jason Conrad Smith
Orthopaedic Surgeon at SHN & Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays

Julia Girmenia
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient

Emma Parkin
Grateful Patient, SHN

Javaid Ali Khan
SHN Foundation Board Member

Lance Supnet
Community Member / Teacher

Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Dr. Christopher Yarnell
Physician, Critical Care Medicine

Marina Zajakovski
RN – Charge Nurse, Operating Room

Andre Thurairatnam
Grateful Patient

Shem Parkinson
Scarborough-Born Radio Producer

Lavan Arulnayagam
Respiratory Therapist
The climb in our campaign is a dramatization symbolizing Scarborough’s resilience — please don’t attempt to climb the Bluffs, as it’s illegal and unsafe.