NEWS RELEASE

June 25, 2007

ATTN: NEWS / HEALTH / IT EDITORS

Bell Canada keeps kids connected at Trillium Health Centre

Mississauga/West Toronto – Thanks to a generous leadership donation from Bell Canada, sick children at Trillium Health Centre's Paediatric Inpatient Unit now have an exciting new way to stay connected with friends and family while enjoying the latest in entertainment at their bedside.

Bell Canada’s $100,000 gift has funded the purchase of laptops for every bed in Trillium’s paediatric inpatient unit, so that children who have to stay in hospital will have access to computers and wireless internet, powered by Bell Sympatico.

“Staying in the hospital is especially challenging for children,” says Jane Gildner, Systems Manager, Children's Health, Trillium Health Centre. “Not only are they not feeling well, they are cut off from their social network, don’t have access to the entertainment options they are used to at home, and are generally feeling bored. This unique installation made possible by Bell Canada’s gift will make a tremendous difference to the experience of children while in hospital.

Parents also benefit by having the ability to remain in touch with their workplace while staying with their hospitalized child.”

Sympatico High Speed Internet Service has also provided free access to their GamesMania and kidsmania entertainment portals. Popular with gaming enthusiasts, these sites offer over 360 versions of the latest gaming titles available. Children from ages 3 to 12 will have fun learning while they play on kidsmania with the best children's software from Scholastic. GamesMania offers safe and secure games geared to both the advanced player and the whole family. A new library of DVD’s will also be available to children at their bedside to watch on their laptops provided through Bell’s gift.

"Bell is delighted to partner with Trillium Health Centre in helping children stay connected to their world while they are in hospital. The laptops and wireless access will enable kids to do their homework, send and receive email, play video games, watch DVDs and play music," says Bell Canada’s Ellen Malcolmson Senior VP Customer Experience. "Our goal is to provide a more ‘homelike’ stay while they are in hospital recovering from illness or injury."

The children’s online safety will be protected by two levels of parental control as well as Bell Canada’s award winning internet security system.

This installation is one of the first of its kind in Canada. Trillium’s unique “Guest Access” system will provide patients with access to Sympatico without allowing access to patient information. The Guest Wireless solution has been designed to protect patient privacy and prevent unauthorized access to our patient information systems by routing all guest traffic away from our internal systems. This installation will allow the children and parents in the paediatric unit to have access to Sympatico on a network that is completely separate from the Trillium network.

“Protecting the privacy of our patients and patient records is paramount at Trillium. The “Guest” wireless network is completely separate from the Trillium network and as such, guests cannot gain access Trillium systems,” says Sean Thompson THINK Infrastructure Lead.

About Trillium Health Centre

Trillium Health Centre is one of Canada’s largest community hospitals with regional programs in cardiac, stroke, neurosurgery, orthopaedic, sexual assault and domestic violence services, and paediatric diabetes. Housing a model ambulatory care centre and the largest free standing day surgery centre in North America, Trillium serves over one million residents in Peel and West Toronto and from other communities across Ontario. With the continued support of the Trillium Health Centre Foundation, the hospital’s fundraising arm, the two-site facility is attracting international attention for its innovative approach to providing health care services and has received numerous national awards for quality and innovation.

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Media Contacts:

Larry Roberts

Media Relations Consultant
Trillium Health Centre
Office: 905-848-7580 ext. 3832
Mobile: 416-358-7201
lroberts@thc.on.ca

Paolo Pasquini
Bell Canada Media Relations
1 888 482-0809

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