At Mackenzie Health, volunteers pride themselves on being professional, welcoming and supportive. Nowhere is that more evident than in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Patients and families can find comfort and reassurance with the help of volunteers who help ...

For months, Sharon had not been able to drive, take care of her home or continue her job as a teacher. Her anxiety had reached the point that made the thought of getting out of bed and facing another day ...

The opening of a new family doctor clinic. The purchase of the latest device for a hospital diagnostic imaging department. The recruitment of specialists who can provide particular treatment in the community for the first time. These are improvements to ...

To enhance the care to patients with high-risk pregnancies, York Central Hospital, in Richmond Hill, Ontario recently enhanced its Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) services. By consolidating these services in a beautiful, newly renovated clinic, patients experience a more calm, restful ...

York Central Hospital is committed to patient safety. With its many routine tests and safety procedures, the hospital prides itself in providing the best and safest care possible to patients and families. Among the many safety measures that the hospital ...

York Central Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has moved up. literally. The hospital’s spacious new ICU is housed on the top floor of the hospital’s new Town of Richmond Hill Wing. The newly opened ICU currently offers 18 private patient ...

York Central Hospital is at the heart of a rapidly growing and changing community and one of the first hospitals in Canada to introduce an exciting new approach to care that is helping achieve better outcomes for hundreds of hospitalized ...

Meeting the medical needs of the sickest patients is very specialized work and caregivers need to respond quickly to their patients’ signs and symptoms. At York Central Hospital, in Richmond Hill Ontario, the new Critical Care Response Team (CCRT) responds ...

One of the biggest challenges for health-care professionals is ensuring that patients understand what their diagnosis means and how they can best care for themselves. Constant testing and monitoring of blood sugar, learning about exercise and dietary changes can be ...