The Etobicoke General Hospital is a community hospital located at 101 Humber College Boulevard in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Etobicoke General Hospital serves the communities of Etobicoke, Brampton, Mississauga, Caledon, and Woodbridge.[1]
| Etobicoke General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| William Osler Health System | |
 At left, the original hospital building. At right, the new patient tower opened in June 2019. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 101 Humber College Boulevard Toronto, Ontario M9V 1R8 |
| Coordinates | 43°43′46″N 79°35′53″W / 43.72944°N 79.59806°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 310 |
| Speciality | General Surgery, Urology, ENT, Orthopedics, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Cardiology, Respirology, ICU/CCU, Palliative Care |
| History | |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Overview
editThe hospital has 262[2] hospital beds and serves over 230 000 residents in Etobicoke and the surrounding areas. Annually, the hospital has over 50,270 outpatients, 15,785 inpatients, and has 70,000 emergency visits.[3] It employs 1026 health care professionals, and has more than 200 affiliated family physicians and specialists.[2] It also has 400 dedicated volunteers including a wide variety of co-operative education students. It is a member of the William Osler Health System group of hospitals.
History
editThe original hospital building was opened in 1972,[3] following governmental investment and a major donations push led by a group of local volunteers.[4] Although rearrangement and renovation followed over the decades since the hospital's opening, further expansion would occur more than 40 years later.
In 2018, Osler opened the Etobicoke Wellness Centre (EWC).[5] The Wellness Centre represents a partnership between the hospital and various external partners, such as independent physicians and private businesses. It houses a number of Etobicoke General outpatient services, such as a fracture clinic, a pre-anesthesia care unit, diagnostic imaging, a diabetes education centre, and a 15-machine hemodialysis unit, newly opened in April 2020.[5] The remainder of the building is dedicated to private clinics and businesses, such as LifeLabs.[5]
Immediately following the opening of the Etobicoke Wellness Centre, a new patient tower (nicknamed the "west wing") was opened in June 2019.[5] The patient tower houses a new emergency department, ICU, birthing unit, neonatal ICU, and a number of outpatient clinics.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Etobicoke General". Osler Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b "PDF" (PDF). Town of Caledon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Upgrading Etobicoke General Hospital". Newsroom Ontario. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Overview - William Osler Health System Foundation". youhavethepower.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Etobicoke General Hospital". www.williamoslerhs.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.