RT had spent over a year in acute care recovering from necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating disease) and was waiting for a complex continuing care (CCC) bed. He had complex medical co-morbidities, severe wounds and psychosocial issues including drug addiction. This ...

The beat was pumping, and hundreds of Scarborough residents were dancing to a choreographed flash mob routine that surprised onlookers in one of the city’s architectural landmarks – Albert Campbell Square. The event was hosted by The Scarborough Hospital Foundation to ...

Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario, has been recognized with two recent awards for its outstanding dedication to quality, and its leadership in implementing innovative technology for the benefit of its patients and the overall healthcare system. “Within a period ...

Ten university students pursuing careers in health care wrapped up a summer internship at Baycrest Health Sciences with the unveiling of a collaborative work of art. They created the abstract large-scale masterpiece with elderly residents of Baycrest’s Apotex Centre, Jewish ...

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 ...

For many men, a diagnosis of prostate cancer brings the fear of the unknown and questions about what life with and after cancer will mean. Care providers at St. Joseph’s Health Care London offer many supports for patients undergoing prostate ...

We’ve all heard of patient-centred care. But patient-centred research? “We hope that our research is guided by patient need at the very beginning so that we are confident that the research will have a big impact. The time to ask that ...

Sunnybrook researchers are leading the way to improve care and survival for stomach cancer patients, and have published the largest compilation of best care practices, in a special edition of Gastric Cancer. “When you look at the survival outcomes in North ...

This year marked a significant first for the Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (HOBIC) project with the release of its first provincial report focusing on HOBIC measures in the acute care settings across Ontario. The HOBIC Acute Care ...

In 2012, an estimated 22,700 Canadian women were diagnosed with breast cancer; (the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian women). Thanks to improvements in screening, detection and treatment, breast cancer rates have declined in every age group since the mid ...