Tucked away in the Endoscopic Unit of The Scarborough Hospital is a small team that is making a big difference in cancer staging using advances in medical imaging technology. One physician and four nurses comprise the only clinical team in the ...

When Benilda Ariz was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, her focus at the time was on surviving. But two years later, her focus switched to returning to her ‘old self’ again. That meant undergoing breast reconstruction surgery. As a Registered ...

Dr. Neville Poy put the scalpel down 16 years ago but remains on the cutting edge of giving back to the community. Befittingly, the Order of Canada recipient is also the first honoree of The Scarborough Hospital Lifetime Achievement Award which ...

In hospitals, many of us are prone to a disorder known as “bright shiny object syndrome.”  We doggedly chase the latest management system or improvement methodology in hopes of finally finding the magic bullet that will make managing a breeze ...

Countering the stigma of mental illness, especially in certain communities, has been an ongoing mission of the Mental Health Services Department of The Scarborough Hospital. One of those communities – a large Chinese population located around the Birchmount campus of TSH ...

The recent development of quick reference cards to help clinicians identify when to use the life-saving blood product Octaplex, has improved patient safety and enhanced care at The Scarborough Hospital (TSH). Three years ago TSH, was one of the first hospitals ...

For the second year in a row, the Birchmount campus of The Scarborough Hospital topped all Toronto community hospitals for flu vaccination compliance, posting a rate nearly 84 per cent better than the median for acute care hospitals in the ...

Getting patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) to a bed on the units as quickly as possible is a top priority at The Scarborough Hospital, and it shows in the numbers. In fact, it will take less time to ...

For centuries, women have given birth with the support and care of other women in an experience that focused on the psychosocial and emotional aspect of this remarkable life event. In a unique partnership, The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) and Discover Birth ...

As a nursing student in the United Kingdom, Clint Gunn was inspired to pursue the multi-faceted field of Nephrology, and from overseas, he set his sights on the internationally recognized program at The Scarborough Hospital. Fast forward several years. Clint joined ...