Shouldice Hernia Centre is a hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, that is known for its specialization in external abdominal hernia operations. Shouldice uses a natural tissue, tension free, technique developed during World War II by Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice. Their ten full-time surgeons perform over 7500 hemiorrhapies each year. The facility, includes an administrative building which looks much like a southern mansion and a hospital wing designed specifically to meet the needs of hernia patients, is purposely comfortable, featuring a 23-acre (9.3 ha) property. Shouldice is a green facility with hot water and cooling systems powered by solar energy. The centre is owned by Shouldice Hospital Limited.
The facility was subject of a 1983 business case by the Harvard Business School. Written by professor James Heskett, the report is currently the school's fourth-best-selling business case, selling nearly 260,000 copies. Twenty thousand students at 500 universities worldwide read about the centre annually, as part of their curriculum.
Shouldice launched a website in 1995. Over 300,000 visit the site each year; each year, over 2000 operations are scheduled online, and close to 10,000 emails requesting information are received.
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