University Health Network

• Several Ontario hospitals move to enact mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for visitors

  "Our primary responsibility to those needing our hospitals for care and to our team is to provide as safe an environment as possible."

  Health

  Oct 13, 2021
  
• Toronto hospital network, Quebec company behind world’s first delivery of lungs by drone

  "It's very much like the first airplane flight. That didn't go very far, but it really opened the door to what airplane travel is today."

  Health

  Oct 12, 2021
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• COVID-19: Toronto hospital network plans to fire employees who aren’t vaccinated

  A Toronto hospital network says it will put unvaccinated employees on leave for two weeks, and if they still don't get vaccinated against COVID-19, they'll be fired.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2021
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• Immunocompromised people should get 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose, Ontario study finds

  "In a transplant recipient, we often find the antibodies are undetectable after two doses of vaccine," UHN transplant infectious diseases physician Dr. Deepali Kumar said.

  Health

  Aug 13, 2021
• New University Health Network policy requires staff to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status

  The University Health Network will require all staff working at each of its Toronto hospitals to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status as part of a new policy.

  Health

  Jul 23, 2021
• Toronto researchers create concussion calculator to ID those at high risk for prolonged symptoms

  Toronto researchers have developed a tool they say can help doctors determine who is most likely to suffer concussion symptoms that persist months after injury.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021
• Toronto Western Hospital COVID-19 outbreak ‘likely’ linked to Delta variant

  "It has never been more important – even when vaccinated – to continue to follow hospital infection prevention and control and public health measures," a UHN staff memo said.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2021
• Toronto hospital ICU marks having no active COVID-19 patients for first time in nearly 15 months

  "Our first COVID case was March 26, 2020, and today we are COVID-free," a Toronto General Hospital ICU employee can be heard declaring on video before staff break out in applause.

  Health

  Jun 16, 2021
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• Shared purpose bringing individuals together key to COVID-19 response

  The experience of SARS helped Shiran Isaacksz learn early in his career how having a shared purpose can bring people together to create something lasting and meaningful, he writes.

  Commentary

  Apr 26, 2021
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• 2 Toronto hospitals install tents outside to relieve emergency room waiting overflow

  Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto General Hospital are installing tents to give people waiting more space and ensure physical distancing between people waiting to be seen.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2021