MOUNT HOPE

LIFE AND DEATH AT THE HOSPITAL

Born 14 weeks early, tiny Zachary Balstead wouldn’t have survived a decade ago. But each day on a respirator makes it less likely he will ever function normally. His tale and other dramas from the intensive-care wards are told today in the conclusion of The Globe’s special series from Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.

A hospital today can save lives as never before. The real challenge comes in the aftermath of the miracles it performs: Is every life worth saving?

Writer IAN BROWN and photographer KEVIN VAN PAASSEN spent eight weeks within the walls of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, observing its complex workings and meeting dozens of doctors, nurses, staff and patients, to bring Globe and Mail readers a uniquely intimate view of hospital life.

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