Just in time for the holiday gift-buying season, Volunteers at The Scarborough Hospital are holding their Mini-Bazaar and 'Shop til you Drop' on Friday, November 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the General campus Auditorium and the West Wing.

There will be sewing and knitting items, silk flower holiday decorations, the ever-popular bake table, Samosas and Jamaican patties mid-morning, unique crafts and a free surprise gift with the purchase from the Bazaar. Proceeds will help to purchase equipment for the hospital.

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The 17th Annual Toronto Auxiliary Police Toy Drive is now underway. Please help bring Christmas to under-privileged children in our community by donating unwrapped toys.

Toy donation boxes have been placed near the Tim Hortons at the General campus Main Entrance, and at the Birchmount campus in front of the Gift Shop. Toys will be delivered to children at various locations in the community on Saturday, December 10, but you can still donate unwrapped toys until after the holidays.  

The Scarborough Hospital's vision is to be recognized as Canada's leader in providing the best healthcare for a global community, and serving our diverse population with appropriate language and cultural supports is an important part of our strategy.

Recently, we partnered with Carefirst's volunteer development program to explore ways of using volunteers to help us improve the patient experience for our Chinese patients. Waheeda Rahman, Director of Diversity, Equity and Stakeholder Outreach here at the hospital, joined Carefirst at a recent press conference to promote that organization's volunteer recruitment activities.

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Having visitors while you're a patient in a hospital can have a positive impact on your recovery. But there can also be negative consequences if visitors don't adhere to necessary infection control rules.

"It's natural for people to feel stressed, anxious or even excited - such as in the case of a new baby - when they are seeing a friend or loved one in hospital," said Mirza Ali, an Infection Control Practitioner at The Scarborough Hospital. "However, for the safety of all patients, visitors should take the time to be aware of certain policies and procedures."

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