North York General Hospital

• Parents welcome new year babies across Greater Toronto

  Hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area are reporting the first births of the new year, with one baby arriving just 38 seconds after 2023 began.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2023
  
• Toronto-area hospital opens midwife-led care clinic to ease burden on ER

  "Our goal is really to avoid having patients and families who don't need to go to the emergency department to come here," said Ferkl.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2022
  
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• Long ER wait times, high nurse vacancy rates plague several Toronto hospitals

  Key health-care indicators at several major Toronto hospitals are bad or worsening. Emergency room and paramedic wait times, along with nursing vacancies, are all high.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2022
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• Ontario to build new, 384-bed long-term care home at North York General Hospital

  In a press release Friday, the Ontario government said North York General Hospital will be licensed to operate the "state-of-the-art" long-term care home on hospital property.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
• Scarborough long-term care home reports 73 deaths, deadliest COVID-19 outbreak recorded in Ontario

  Based on provincial data, the death toll at Tendercare Living Centre is the highest number of deaths at a long-term care home in Ontario so far.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2021
• North York General Hospital declares coronavirus outbreak in surgical program

  North York General Hospital says two staff members at its surgical program have tested positive for the virus, and both cases appear to be linked.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2020
• Coronavirus: Patients at Toronto hospital raise concerns about waiting room experience

  “The infrastructure in these emergency rooms aren’t necessarily optimal."

  Health

  Oct 5, 2020
• Coronavirus: Virtual Family visits an important lifeline for hospital patients  

  Some hospitals have developed creative ways to keep patients in touch with loved ones amid the coronavirus pandemic, including use of iPads as a virtual 'lifeline.'

  Health

  Jun 21, 2020
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• Woman arrested for alleged fraud, theft from North York General Hospital

  Investigators said she stole several items, included a set of vehicle keys and exited the hospital with the vehicle of the stolen keys, and drove away. 

  Crime

  May 5, 2019
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• Canadian stuck in German hospital because there’s no guarantee of hospital bed in Toronto

  A Toronto man is in serious condition is stuck in a German hospital. The reason? No Toronto-area hospitals will agree to admit him on his return. Now the man's family is stuck with growing medical bills every day.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2018