Provincial funding will support the creation of a new, state-of-the-art hospital in York Region.
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‘It brings hope:’ Southlake receiving $5M to plan for new hospital
Southlake Regional Health Centre is receiving $5 million to begin planning for a new hospital, Minister of Health Christine Elliott announced at the Newmarket hospital on Friday, April 8.
PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN: Southlake reveals its shortcomings in quest for new Newmarket hospital
Southlake hospital’s medicine program, located in an old outpatient chemo area with no walls, just curtains, and no private bathrooms.
PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN: ‘Way too many people’ in Newmarket hospital’s Emergency Department
The main floor Emergency Department is one of the most crowded in Ontario. Annual visits have nearly doubled since 2003, from 57,000 to almost 112,000 — an additional 150 visits per day — with no physical expansion during that time.
PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN: ‘A travesty of modern health care’ in Newmarket hospital’s teeming ICU
The ICU, which provides critical care and life support to acutely ill and injured patients, is laid out in a semicircle on the third floor. Rooms and workspaces are separated, posing challenges for staff, and further challenges in the winter when a surge of too many patients necessitates another ICU on another floor — something Nathanson calls “a travesty of modern health care.”
PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN: When the flow doesn’t flow, Newmarket hospital battles congestion
Southlake Regional Health Centre is embarking on a campaign to bring a new hospital to York Region. This summer, administrators opened the doors, and pulled back the curtains, to show the public why this new space is so desperately needed. Metroland toured the hospital to see the struggle firsthand and spoke with physicians, nurses and patients about the challenges they face in the overcrowded facility.
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‘We are the fullest’: Southlake lobbying to begin planning for new hospital
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Southlake seeks community input at Virtual Town Hall
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