Hospital leaders sign letter denouncing Mount Sinai Hospital demonstrations in Toronto
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More than a dozen hospital leaders have signed a letter denouncing demonstrations and trespassing on hospital property at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital Monday night.
More than a dozen hospital leaders have signed a letter denouncing demonstrations and trespassing on hospital property at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital Monday night.
The letter was sent to hospital staff by the Toronto Academic Health Science Network on Feb. 13. It was signed by 15 hospital presidents and Chief Executive Officers.
Sinai Health’s Garry Newton, University Health Network’s Kevin Smith, Unity Health Toronto’s Tim Rutledge, Sunnybrook’s Andy Smith, Hospital for Sick Children's Ronald Cohn, and ten others signed the internal note.
In it, the leaders said they were disturbed by the events, which included participants climbing on hospital scaffolding during a demonstration on University Avenue, and are working with local law enforcement and security teams to keep their spaces safe.
Late on Tuesday night, groups involved in the protest released a statement explaining that the hospital wasn’t targeted and happened to be along a regular rally route that they take to get to the U.S. consulate.
The Toronto police confirmed on Tuesday that an investigation is underway and an increased police presence will be visible on hospital row. The protest outside Mount Sinai was the latest in a series of demonstrations related to the Israel-Hamas war.
“This protest ran the real risk of disrupting hospital operations and compromising the safety of staff, physicians, learners, patients and visitors – all totally unacceptable,” the letter stated.
