As a staff member at The Scarborough Hospital for the last 15 years, Marissa Hussain is keenly aware of the compassionate and professional health care services patients receive on a daily basis. However, she was able to witness this outstanding care in action when her mother was a patient this past summer.

The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) has been awarded a Gold 2013 Quality Healthcare Workplace Award from the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the hospital's efforts to improve the quality of work-life for staff and the care and services delivered to patients.   

Health care organizations from across the province participate in the program, which is meant to raise the bar of excellence for quality health care workplaces. And TSH has definitely raised the bar in 2013! The award has four levels - Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. TSH has gone from a Silver award winner in 2012 to receiving a Gold award in this year's program. 

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Between December 2 and 9, the OR and ICU visitors' lounge at the Birchmount campus will be undergoing renovations to revitalize the space for patients and their families.  

The work will involve changing the furniture, repainting, buffing the floors, and improving the lighting. During these renovations, families are kindly asked to wait in the cafeteria.  

It is anticipated that the OR and ICU visitors' lounge will reopen on December 10.