Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering (University of Toronto) - is an initiative of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, the Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering (CRHE) is a response to the immediate and compelling desire for efficiency and quality improvements in the Canadian health care system. The Centre provides both theoretical and practical advice and support for many of today’s most pressing problems. CHRE research is focused on the application of Industrial/Systems Engineering techniques in relation to demand and capacity modelling and resource allocation issues in the health care industry.