Etobicoke General Hospital

Hospital in Toronto, Ontario

43°43′46″N 79°35′53″W / 43.72944°N 79.59806°W / 43.72944; -79.59806OrganisationCare systemMedicareTypeSpecialistAffiliated universityNoneServicesEmergency departmentYesBeds310SpecialityGeneral Surgery, Urology, ENT, Orthopedics, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Cardiology, Respirology, ICU/CCU, Palliative CareHistoryOpened1972LinksWebsitewww.williamoslerhs.ca

The Etobicoke General Hospital is a community hospital located at 101 Humber College Boulevard in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Etobicoke General Hospital serves the communities of Etobicoke, Brampton, Mississauga, Caledon, and Woodbridge.^[1]

Overview

The hospital has 262^[2] hospital beds and serves over 230 000 residents in Etobicoke and the surrounding areas. Annually, the hospital has over 50,270 outpatients, 15,785 inpatients, and has 70,000 emergency visits.^[3] It employs 1026 health care professionals, and has more than 200 affiliated family physicians and specialists.^[2] It also has 400 dedicated volunteers including a wide variety of co-operative education students. It is a member of the William Osler Health System group of hospitals.

History

The original hospital building was opened in 1972,^[3] following governmental investment and a major donations push led by a group of local volunteers.^[4] Although rearrangement and renovation followed over the decades since the hospital's opening, further expansion would occur more than 40 years later.

In 2018, Osler opened the Etobicoke Wellness Centre (EWC).^[5] The Wellness Centre represents a partnership between the hospital and various external partners, such as independent physicians and private businesses. It houses a number of Etobicoke General outpatient services, such as a fracture clinic, a pre-anesthesia care unit, diagnostic imaging, a diabetes education centre, and a 15-machine hemodialysis unit, newly opened in April 2020.^[5] The remainder of the building is dedicated to private clinics and businesses, such as LifeLabs.^[5]

Immediately following the opening of the Etobicoke Wellness Centre, a new patient tower (nicknamed the "west wing") was opened in June 2019.^[5] The patient tower houses a new emergency department, ICU, birthing unit, neonatal ICU, and a number of outpatient clinics.^[5]

Notes

^ "Etobicoke General". Osler Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19.
^ ^a ^b "PDF" (PDF). Town of Caledon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Upgrading Etobicoke General Hospital". Newsroom Ontario. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
^ "Overview - William Osler Health System Foundation". youhavethepower.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Etobicoke General Hospital". www.williamoslerhs.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.