West Park Healthcare Centre

Name :

West Park Healthcare Centre

Address  :

82 Buttonwood Avenue

Town  :

Toronto

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

M6M 2J5

Phone  :

416 243 3600

Fax  :

416 243 8947

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

feedback@westpark.org

Description

Our Mission
We enhance lives inspire hope and encourage independence through caring relationships leading practices specialized services and partnership

Our Vision
Exemplary care inspired by innovation and exceptional performance

Our Core Values
Excellence

Respect

Trust

Collaboration

Accountability

History

100 Years Helping Individuals and Families Live Life to the Fullest

Celebrating our centennial
West Park Healthcare Centre marked 100 years of service to the communities of Toronto and Ontario on September 2 2004

In the past century physicians staff and volunteers of the centre have always risen to meet the needs of those who have turned to us for help Whether to provide care for tuberculosis address chronic health problems that require complex continuing or longterm care or to provide rehabilitation to those recovering from illness or accident West Park has played an important role by helping individuals and families live the fullest lives possible

Major Historical Milestones

1896

The inaugural meeting of the National Sanitarium Association NSA West Parks founding body was held on April 23rd

1904

The Toronto Free Hospital for Consumptive Poor was opened by the NSA and Sir William Gage the NSAs founder on September 2nd

1908

The Connaught School of Nursing which was established on campus and later became affiliated with the University of Toronto graduated its first nurse

1909

The Open Air School for Tuberculous Children started classes in order to ensure children being treated in hospital for the disease continued to receive education

1910

The Great Fire of December 1st destroyed several buildings Pavilions were built shortly after to accommodate displaced TB patients

1912

The Main Medical Building Kathleen Honorah Prittie was opened Surgeries performed there included pneumothorax a common procedure for early TB patients

1913

The Queen Mary Hospital for Tuberculous Children the only hospital in the world devoted to the treatment of children with the disease was opened on June 3rd

1916

The Davies Cottage for tuberculous infants was opened providing care and comfort for even the youngest TB patients

1917

The hospitals first xray machines and fluoroscope were installed

1924

The hospitals name changed to The Toronto Hospital for Consumptives but was more commonly known in the community as The Weston Sanatorium or Weston Hospital

1926

The hospital joined the Ontario Hospital Association OHA

1931

The first major operation spinal fusion was performed on April 29th in the Main Medical Building

1933

The Surgical AE Ames Building was opened and became the new home for most surgical procedures

1938

The EL Ruddy Building was opened bringing the total bed complement at the hospital to 650

1945 circa

The first effective medication streptomycin was discovered and used effectively in tandem with other medications to treat tuberculosis TB mortality rates began to decline

1952

Fires destroyed the Pavilions and Assembly Hall on May 23rd

1955

The hospital received its first accreditation award from the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation

1959

An Outpatient Department and Chronic Illness Unit were opened

1962

The hospital assumed the care of Inuit adults and children with tuberculosis through a government initiative to help curb the prevalence of TB among this vulnerable population

1966

The Osler School of Nursing was established on site

1969

A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD Unit was opened expanding the hospitals evolving expertise in the treatment of respiratory disorders

1972

The Sanatoria for Consumptives Act was repealed The Toronto Hospital Weston was designated a chronic hospital under the Public Hospitals Act

1973

The Amputee Program was established

1974

A new physiotherapy department and a StrokeNeurological Rehabilitation Program were opened

1976

The hospitals name changed to West Park Hospital

1980

The hospitals Main Building and the Dorothy Macham Day Hospital were opened

1981

Terry Fox visited the Prosthetic Department on his Marathon of Hope

A formal Respirology Program was established

1984

West Parks begins its first major fundraising capital campaign to build the Gage Building

1985

A Chronic Assisted Ventilatory Care CAVC Unit was established

1986

The Gage Transitional Living CentreGage Building opened

1987

A PostPolio Program was established

1996

West Park opened its Assessment Centre which provides independent thirdparty assessments and other services for the insurance industry

1997

A Geriatric Rehabilitation Service was opened

1999

The Prittie Building was demolished to accommodate a new longterm care centre

2000

A renovated 22bed stateoftheart TB Unit was opened

The hospitals name changed to West Park Healthcare Centre

2001

A new 26bed Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Service opened

2002

The new 200bed longterm care centre was opened

West Parks foundation launched its 26 million Raising the Bar Campaign

The NSA donated 1 million to establish the first ever NSA Chair for Respiratory Rehabilitation Research

2003

West Park responded to the severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS crisis by opening an interim SARS unit in less than six hours

A new 26bed Functional Enhancement Service opened

2004

West Park celebrates its centennial year