A new program at The Scarborough Hospital's Emergency Departments (EDs) will improve the care of seniors who may have mental health or addiction issues.
The ED-Geriatric Mental Health program (ED-GMH) was recently launched at the both the Birchmount and General campuses. It "allows staff to use a different lens to see the geriatric population," says Shirin Vellani, a Geriatric Emergency Management Nurse Practitioner at the General campus.
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Parents-to-be now have even more access to prenatal information and their healthcare team thanks to two new initiatives offered by TSH's Maternal Newborn and Child Care (MNCC) program.
Expectant mothers and fathers can now attend information-packed 'Specialists' Nights' that offer a chance to meet their healthcare team - obstetrician, paediatrician, anaesthesiologist, midwife, labour and delivery RN, doula and child birth education - to gain a better understanding of what to expect during their hospital stay.
Also, MNCC's prenatal tours have been revamped to make it easier to attend at either General or Birchmount campus. No pre-registration is required; expectant parents can just show up..
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TSH's Director of Diversity Equity and Stakeholder Outreach Waheeda Rahman discusses how improvements in the hospital's interpretation services are allowing us to provide high quality care that is accessible, equitable, safe and patient-centered in this post from our Transforming TSH blog.
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