GAIN Geriatric Clinic opens today Today, TSH opens its GAIN Geriatric Clinic, providing comprehensive assessment for frail seniors in the area. GAIN is now accepting referrals for patients generally aged 75 and older, who: live at home or in a retirement residence, or have multiple complex medical, functional and psychosocial problems, or are at risk for falls or have experienced falls, or have recently experienced a functional or cognitive decline. You can meet some of our experienced and compassionate GAIN staff at our free forum Tough Transitions: Aging, Families and Eldercare on February 9.
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Hospitalist program helps streamline patient care One of the fastest growing models of care delivery in North America, TSH's hospitalist program addresses four key areas of care: patient flow, timely service, quality of care and volumes. The team includes a clinical resource leader, hospitalist (internist physician), a patient care manager, charge nurses, assigned nurses, pharmacists, occupational therapists, dietitians, physiotherapists, social workers, speech and language pathologists and a Community Care Access Centre case manager. The program was introduced last July on two TSH medicine units which were identified as the most appropriate to transition into the hospitalist model, and it is having a positive impact.
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Meet the doula The Scarborough Hospital has partnered with Discover Birth to offer a doula program to better serve expectant families in the Scarborough community. In an effort to make doulas available to all delivering mothers at The Scarborough Hospital, fees are determined on a sliding scale, based on ability to pay. For more information, attend a Meet the Doula night.
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Local grocer's gifts total almost $40,000 in 7 years A dollar or two at the checkout at Michael's No Frills has added up to almost $40,000 for The Scarborough Hospital. A partnership between the Kennedy Rd. and Steeles Ave. grocer, its employees and customers has resulted in overwhelming support for The Scarborough Hospital's Equip to Care campaign. Since 2003, Michael's No Frills has donated the money raised through cash donations from employees and customers, helping to purchase medical equipment for the hospital.
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Your chance to win a free Toyota Camry helps TSH buy new CT Scanners Yes, there's still time to buy your tickets for your chance to win a free, brand new 2011 Toyota Camry. If you win, you even get to pick the colour! Tickets are $20 each and, until January 30, you can buy them from our wonderful Volunteers at our Scarborough Town Centre booth, lower level by Sears. The last day to buy tickets is Friday, January 31!
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