Michael Garron Hospital

On our Child and Youth Mental Health Inpatient Unit, discharged patients leave positive and uplifting messages for other patients who remain on the unit ❤️ This initiative is part of Safewards, a new model of care introduced in our mental health department. Safewards aims to make our units a safer and calmer environment for patients, families and staff. Read our story from 2023 about Safewards: https://bit.ly/3SDdfse

We’re excited to share that East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), the Ontario Health Team (OHT) serving #EastToronto, recently became one of the first OHTs to receive a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) designation! 🎊 The BPSO designation recognizes health and academic organizations that successfully implemented best practice guidelines to optimize health outcomes. “This designation is the result of four years of hard work, building capacity among partners to implement best practice guidelines and share evidence-based practice and education materials across the different sectors of care,” says Margery Konan, Manager of Integrated Care at ETHP. “It’s exciting to be one of the first OHTs to do this work, and to be recognized for all of our efforts is really special.” Thank you to our partners and community members, for their hard work over the last four years to help us achieve this incredible milestone. We’d also like to thank the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) for recognizing our OHT as a BPSO! We look forward to the work ahead. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xKBjS9

This past weekend, MGH staff joined our #OntarioHealthTeam, East Toronto Health Partners, at the #TorontoPrideParade! Our staff marched alongside colleagues from across Toronto’s Ontario Health Teams to reaffirm our commitment to providing safe, accessible care for everyone. Thank you to our staff for their participation and dedication to providing safe, culturally competent care for all, and to everyone who came out to support! #BePrideToronto2024 #PrideToronto2024 Pride Toronto

When Zengqi Xu started feeling fast, fluttering heartbeats, his daughter Julia began to worry. Their local doctor referred Zengqi to Dr. Mohammad Zia, Chief of Cardiology at Michael Garron Hospital (MGH). Learn more about why Julia and her family chose to travel to MGH all the way from their home in Vaughan for care: https://bit.ly/3VR39p0

We wish everyone a safe long weekend ahead! ☀️ If you find yourself needing care this weekend, check out the places below: 👉 For an urgent, non-life-threatening health issue, consider one of these resources in East Toronto: tehn.ca/PlacesToGetCare. 👉 For an urgent, potentially life-threatening health issue, our Emergency Department remains open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

As a part of our commitment to provide low-barrier care for youth and young adults, MGH has joined as a partner at two Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) sites in East Toronto. MGH is part of a team of organizations providing essential services at these sites for youth aged 12-25, such as mental health counselling, peer support, primary care and employment services. Services are free and don’t require a health card. 📍 In Thorncliffe Park, visit us at 45 Overlea Blvd. Unit 1A. For more details: https://lnkd.in/geb_p3Tg 📍 On the Danforth, visit us at 815 Danforth Ave., third floor. For more details: https://lnkd.in/grt-sd-W Services at both locations are provided by drop in. We hope to see you soon! 💚

🏥 Have you or a loved one been a patient in or visited Michael Garron Hospital’s (MGH) inpatient medicine units (T9, T8, T7, A3 and B3) in the last two years? Do you want to make a difference in your community? 📣 If so, please think about joining MGH’s new Inpatient Medicine Patient Experience Panel! Help improve care and patient experiences by: 💚 Sharing your ideas, feedback and experiences 💚 Collaborating with other patients, caregivers and family members 💚 Being a voice of change at your local community hospital Individuals of all ages and backgrounds are welcome! Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Sign up today: https://lnkd.in/ebDmSDMw

Improving the health of our community starts with understanding what impacts your well-being. Take a short survey before July 6 and help ensure decision-makers understand your values, needs and hopes for the future: https://bit.ly/45hkt9U The survey is open to everyone aged 18 and older in East Toronto. It’s part of a study supported by our Patient-Oriented Research Team in collaboration with other members of East Toronto Health Partners, the Ontario Health Team that MGH is part of. We appreciate and value your feedback! 💚

After being assessed in our Emergency and Diagnostic Imaging Departments, Ummema received a diagnosis that was completely unexpected – one that caused her care team at MGH to spring into action and provide her swift, life-saving care in the span of just a few hours. “We want to express our gratitude to the entire team that helped,” Ummema and her husband, Abdul, say. “It’s these people who are heroes and our angels on this Earth.” Ummema’s experience at MGH is one example of the collaborative and emergency care that the interdisciplinary teams provide every day. In this case, their quick thinking and teamwork allowed for a timely, coordinated effort that identified and addressed a potentially life-threatening condition in a patient – and resulted in a positive outcome for everyone involved. Read more about Ummema’s experience at MGH: https://bit.ly/3zkC30z

We’re hiring at MGH! Positions are open with teams across the hospital, including in the state-of-the-art Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre. 🏥 At MGH, you’ll find great care, great culture, great colleagues and a great community. Check out just a few of the roles we're hiring for in our Recruitment Spotlight! Manager, Pharmacy Operations ⭐ https://bit.ly/4dX40f4 Registered Nurse (ICU) ⭐ https://bit.ly/3xiivcC Director, Quality and Patient Safety ⭐ https://bit.ly/3VGD63D See all job postings at tehn.ca/careers. #RecruitmentSpotlight #WelcomeToMGH #HospitalJobs