
MRI announced for Birchmount campus Patients awaiting MRIs at The Scarborough Hospital will now face shorter wait times, thanks to a significant announcement today by the Hon. Gerry Phillips, MPP for Scarborough-Agincourt. > MORE |
TSH introduces Speakers' Series It's Time to Talk is a new, free community service offered by The Scarborough Hospital, where our physicians, staff and allied healthcare workers offer expert advice on how to have difficult conversations with your loved ones. The first in this speakers' series is "Tough Transitions: Aging, Families and Eldercare." > MORE |
TSH dramatically improves HSMR results Dedication of physicians and frontline staff, along with a focus on improving quality of care, has meant dramatic improvements to the Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR) at The Scarborough Hospital. In a report released on Dec. 16 by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, TSH posted an HSMR score of 84, significantly improved from last year's score of 106. > MORE |

Scotiabank, clients invest over $90,000 in TSH Partnering with local businesses can have an incredible impact on healthcare in our community, and Scotiabank and The Scarborough Hospital Foundation have done just that. From May to September, tellers at 25 Scotiabank branches accepted donations and sold environmentally friendly tote bags for $3, teddy bears in scrubs for $20 and 28-piece travel medical kits for $20, raising over $90,000 for The Scarborough Hospital in support of its Equip to Care campaign. > MORE |

TSH Birchmount campus improves ED patient flow The Scarborough Hospital's Birchmount campus has exceeded most provincial targets in a program aimed at improving patient flow in its Emergency Department and in its 3D inpatient unit. The dramatic turning point at the Birchmount campus was with the launch of its Rapid Assessment Zone (RAZ) Unit in October of 2010. > MORE |