North York General Hospital

Name :

North York General Hospital

Address  :

4001 Leslie Street

Town  :

Toronto

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

M2K 1E1

Phone  :

416 756 6000

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

publicrelations@nygh.on.ca

Description

North York General Hospital including the IODE Childrens Centre is a community teaching hospital serving with open arms and a compassionate heart the people of north central Toronto and southern York Region Our regional programs serve all of south central Ontario

We offer our culturally diverse community a wide range of acute care ambulatory and longterm care services across three sites

We have been a committed family partner in our community since 1968 The hospital embraces health by providing innovative and compassionate care for the whole family at every stage of life Our model of care is driven by the unique needs of our community and our region

North York General Hospital is one of Canadas leading community teaching hospitals Affiliated with the University of Toronto we are a partner with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in the PetersBoyd Academy Our strong teaching role is tailored to local needs with many academic and research links In the 41 years since our founding our hospital has solidified its reputation as the training institution of choice for many resident physicians We embrace new ideas and teaching methods developing and adapting best practice clinical methods and advancements in care

Home to one of the largest and strongest networks of family physicians in Canada we offer patients from newborns to seniors a broad range of diagnostic and clinical health care services

North York General Hospitals four clinical areas of focus

Regional Maternal Newborn and Paediatric Care Cancer Care Family and Community Medicine and Care of the Elderly These areas of focus are supported by the hospitals ten core programs Emergency Services Family amp Community Medicine Cancer Care Child and Teen Genetics Elder Care Maternal Newborn Medicine Mental Health and Surgery

As a regional childrens health centre and member of the Child Health Network for the Greater Toronto Area we work with other regional centres and The Hospital for Sick Children to provide coordinated care to children We offer one of the widest and most comprehensive ranges of services for children and adolescents in the Toronto region

North York General Hospital is a member of the Central Local Health Integration Network we continue to build on our strengths as a caring and innovative partner in health care for the region we serve We are committed to living our vision Community of Success Serving with Kindness

Our Mission
A community teaching hospital in a continuum of health care providing compassionate and quality care to diverse communities in North Toronto and beyond

Our Evolving Vision
Community of Success Serving with Kindness

Our vision led us to embrace the following five principles

Each role is essential A well designed safe workplace makes it easy to do the right things right System relationships achieve improved care for populations patients and their families Everyone is a leader in achieving quality outcomes and in leveraging resources People celebrate with others the joy and success of their work

Our Values
Listening Learning Leading Serving

History

North York General Hospital has been serving our community since 1968 and has four founding partners

Friends of North York General Hospital later to become the North York
General Hospital Foundation

The IODE a Canadian womens charitable organization

Missionary Health Institute

Volunteer Services

With 38 years of providing health care services to the community numerous milestones have marked North York General Hospitals growth over the years

In 1960 a group of local citizens established the North Metropolitan Hospital Association to explore building a hospital to serve the growing area of North York Under the leadership of Col Clifford Sifton plans were made and funds raised for a 70bed community hospital on the corner of Leslie and Sheppard By November 1962 land on the Leslie site was obtained

At the same time two other organizations were making similar plans The 24bed Bethesda Hospital at Bathurst and Sheppard was operated by the Missionary Health Institute MHI and the organization was planning to build a new 135bed hospital and develop a teaching program for nursing assistants Also the Board of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire IODE was planning to rebuild their Childrens Hospital

In 1963 North York General Hospital was formed when the three groups determined that the community would be best served by an amalgamation of their ideas and resources Planning began for a 600bed active treatment hospital

Construction of the 82 million facility began in March 1965 Funding for the hospital came from government grants a public fundraising campaign led by Bill Kay and a portion of the 1 mill tax levy paid by residents of North York

The Womens Auxiliary was established on November 15 1966 Today Volunteer Services includes 1000 adult and student volunteers who give time and significant financial support

On March 15 1968 Premier John Robarts officially dedicated North York General Hospital It included the IODE Childrens Centre which was developed from the support and interest of the IODE Childens Hospital

On May 12 1968 the first patient was admitted and on May 15 the hospital officially opened with 50 beds By November all 580 beds were open

Today North York General Hospital encompasses four sites In addition to the General Site our largest on Leslie Street the hospital includes the Branson Site Seniors Health Centre and Phillips House

Branson Site In July 1997 the final report of the Health Services Restructuring Commission directed North York General Hospital to assume management of North York Branson Hospital near Bathurst and Finch redistribute its inpatient services and develop and operate an ambulatory care centre there North York General Hospital was also directed to become a regional paediatric centre and a partner in the new Child Health Network of the Greater Toronto Area

North York General Hospital and North York Branson Hospital became one organization on May 1 1998 As a result of restructuring an increased level of service was required at our General Site on Leslie Street To meet the needs of our community a major redevelopment was launched in 1999 to increase the size of the building by 30 The official opening of the new Southeast Tower was held on October 16 2003

The Seniors Health Centre 2 Buchan Court on the north side of Sheppard Avenue was opened on October 10 1985 The Centre is the hub of services for seniors at North York General Hospital It includes a 192bed longterm care home

In 1965 North York General Hospital purchased the Phillips House and 13 acres Located just north of Sheppard at 10 Buchan Court it was the former home of Colonel William Eric Phillips 18931964 who had served in the British army during the First World War and had subsequently become a wealthy business man and philanthropist Phillips House was used for various purposes by the hospital during the next 30 years and until 2007 as a childrens communication centre