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The planned protests taking place outside of hospitals today, including UHN's Toronto General Hospital, are very concerning and disheartening.
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Today,
@UHN
gave the first
@Pfizer
@BioNTech_Group
#CovidVaccine
in Canada to Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker from the Rekai Centres, a LTC home partnered with UHN. We are proud to be part of this landmark day.
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Congratulations Maral Ouzounian (
@OuzounianMD
), new Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery
@UHN_Surgery
and
@PMunkCardiacCtr
. An exceptional surgeon-scientist entrusted with the future of this historic program.
@Skeshavjee
,
@drbarryrubin
,
@UofTSurgery
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Thank you to
@TorontoPolice
,
@Toronto_Fire
,
@TorontoMedics
, and other
@cityoftoronto
emergency vehicles for surrounding
@UHN
's hospitals to salute our heroic healthcare workers. During these unprecedented times, these moments of solidarity make all the difference.
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Today, six nurses and three physicians joined UHN from Newfoundland and Labrador to help in our ICUs (Intensive Care Units) and
#COVID19
units.
#HealthcareHeroes
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Safety & wellbeing of patients, staff & community is our main priority. Starting Aug 9, all UHN employees will be required to report they have either been vaccinated against COVID19, or have tested negative with a rapid test at home & reported within 48h of their scheduled shift.
University Health Network
@UHN
to implement mandatory
#COVID19
home testing for unvaccinated staff, by
@OliviaBowden__
via
@TorontoStar
@drandrewb
#cdnhealth
#vaccination
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Dr. Bernie Langer, architect of the modern Canadian Surgeon Scientist, has died. The first Jewish physician hired at TGH broke barriers, and trained the current generation of academic surgeons.
Read more about his legacy →
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Updated UHN
#COVID19
admission numbers by vaccination status since June 2021, courtesy of UHN's Infection Prevention and Control (
@ipacuhn
) team.
#Vaccinated
#GetVaccinated
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We remember and honour the life and career of Dr. Fred Gentili, a world class
@UHN
&
@uoftmedicine
neurosurgeon, who raised the bar for Toronto neurosurgery and 'never hesitated to take on the toughest clinical cases.'
Read more →
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Thank you is not enough, but it is a good place to start. Thank you to all health care workers at the forefront of the
#COVID19
response for keeping us safe! 👏
#WorldHealthDay
#ThanksHealthHeroes
.
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We're thrilled to be named one of the world's top 10 hospitals by
@Newsweek
. Toronto General Hospital is home to the discovery of insulin, the first successful lung transplant, exemplary cardiovascular care at
@PMunkCardiacCtr
and more.
🏥 Full story →
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Teams at UHN have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic, often putting their own wellbeing aside, to protect those most at risk in our community. They have fought to keep the community safe, and deserve that same right to safety when coming to work.
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Congratulations Thomas Forbes, new Surgeon-in-Chief, Sprott Surgery
@UHN
effective July 1. Current head, Division of Vascular Surgery
@PMunkCardiacCtr
,
@TL_Forbes
is an internationally recognized leader in improving care through research and education. An exciting chapter begins.
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Vaccines are our best defense again COVID-19. We encourage everyone to get vaccinated, as it is the best form of protection from serious illness, hospitalization and death due to COVID-19, and will protect our health-care system from being overwhelmed
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UHN's Social Medicine program launched a clinic where paramedics can drop off people who are intoxicated by alcohol to recover and access community services.
Early results of the program are "almost unbelievable." Congrats
@drandrewb
and team!
Read more→
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We're pleased to announce that
@DKirschMDPhD
, Radiation Oncologist and Clinician Scientist at
@DukeRadOnc
, will be joining
@pmcancercentre
in May 2023 as the new Head of Radiation Medicine Program.
Welcome, Dr. David Kirsch!
Read full press release →
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Demonstrations outside of hospitals not only put healthcare workers & staff at risk, but also patients who come to the hospital for care.
UHN Security teams and Toronto Police Services are aware and will work to ensure safe access for staff and patients to the hospitals.
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COVID-19 testing has swamped
@PublicHealthON
Labs. Among those called in to help is Shared Hospital Lab where more than 80% of the team are graduates of
@MichenerInst
. Now, they are doing more than 500 tests daily on top of their other work.
Read more →
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Congratulations to Dr. Shaf Keshavjee (
@SKeshavjee
), world-renowned thoracic surgeon and Surgeon-in-Chief of
@UHN
's Sprott Department of Surgery, for being awarded a Governor General's Innovation Award for his life-saving impact on lung transplantation.
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That's a wrap on
#TorontoVaccineDay
with 26,771
#COVID19Vaccine
doses administered. Thank you, Toronto!
News release →
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That’s 25,000 people better protected against
#Covid19
! We did it, Toronto!
25,000!!! (20:30h) We did it Toronto!
#TorontoVaccineDay
#TeamVaccine
#DeliveringHope
@MGHToronto
@UHN
@cityoftoronto
@ScotiabankArena
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Today, UHN vaccinated its first 80+ patient against COVID-19 as part of the Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout.
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We did it, Toronto!
#TorontoVaccineDay
at
@ScotiabankArena
has administered 25,000
#COVID19
#Vaccines
!
Thank you to the nearly 1,500 people who made this possible, our partners
@cityoftoronto
,
@MLSEPR
,
@scotiabank
,
@MGHToronto
, and everyone who got
#Vaccinated
!
We shoot! We score! Slam dunk,
#Toronto
! You made that look easy! 25,000
#COVID19
vaccine doses have now administered! Way to go! 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you everyone!
Huge thank you to our partners:
@UHN
@MGHToronto
@scotiabank
@MLSEPR
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#TeamVaccine
does it again! Over the past few days
@BlackCreekCHC
@UHN
@WCHospital
@HRHospital
@SinaiHealth
and more have vaccinated over 5500 people at mobile vaccination clinics in the M3N postal code. Thank you to everyone for your efforts!
#StrongerTogether
#DeliveringHope
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North American record ✅
Over 17,000
#COVID19Vaccine
doses have been administered at the
#TorontoVaccineDay
clinic
@ScotiabankArena
. Let's keep going, Toronto!
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Yesterday,
@CFSnowbirds
flew over
@UHN
hospitals as part of "Operation Inspiration," a cross-country tour honouring frontline workers responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thank you for the touching salute to our
#HealthcareHeroes
!
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As of midnight tonight,
@UHN
is moving to a no visitor policy, with exceptions on compassionate grounds and other special safety needs. This extremely difficult decision was made to protect the safety of patients and healthcare workers. More information →
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Today we recognized UHN's incredible
#Vaccine
team that launched the first Vaccine Clinic in Canada & one of the first in North America. Thanks to this team, we have delivered almost 70,000
#COVID19Vaccines
across our clinics.
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In a world first, a
#Drone
recently delivered lungs from UHN's Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital. Read more about the historic trip and what it means for
#OrganDonation
⬇️
Thanks to our partners
@TrilliumGift
and Unither Bioelectronics!
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Thank you
@canadapostcorp
for driving by our
@UHN
hospitals with messages of thanks and gratitude to our healthcare providers. From one essential service to another, your gesture demonstrates that we are all in this together.
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Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Tinckam on her appointment as Physician-in-Chief and Program Medical Director, Department of Medicine
@UHN
, beginning April 1, 2021.
We express our deepest thanks to Dr. Ed Cole who has served with distinction as UHN Physician-in-Chief since 2010.
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We’re pleased to welcome
@BDHodges1
, MD, FRCPC, as the 47th President of the
@Royal_College
. We look forward to his leadership in this role. (1/2)
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Today, and every day, we thank everyone working on the front lines of our healthcare system to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. We echo
@JustinTrudeau
, and many others, in showing our immense gratitude. Read messages from TeamUHN, patients, and the community→
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Thank you to the
@TTCnotices
and
@GOtransit
employees who paraded down University Ave. in decorated vehicles to express their gratitude to healthcare workers! The idea was developed by employees from the transit agencies who enlisted their families to create the decorations.
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As the first woman to helm one of the largest neurosurgical programs in the world and the first female neurosurgery chair in Canada, UHN's Dr.
@gelarehzadeh
is shaping the future of neurosurgery.
Read More ↓
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"We must see a significant investment fuelled by our federal government if we want universal healthcare to remain part of our national identity."
@KevinSmithUHN
, President and CEO
@UHN
, writes for the
@globeandmail
.
@JustinTrudeau
@Canada
@GovCanHealth
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👏🏻 🎉
UPDATE. We just crossed 1000 doses administered at
#TorontoKidsVaccineDay
.
That’s 1000 young superheroes who stepped up to protect themselves, their families, and our city.
Let’s keep going, Toronto.
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Five days on the frontlines of the second wave of
#Covid19
at
@UHN
. An inside look at the incredible, heroic, day-to-day work of
#TeamUHN
via
@globeandmail
's
@kellygrant1
.
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UHN is proud to be named one of the delivery sites for the COVID-19 vaccine, and to continue supporting the community throughout this pandemic.
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Patients are receiving life-saving
#Transplants
thanks to
@TPSOperations
escort of
@TorontoMedics
transporting organs into our hospital. Our heartfelt gratitude to
@TrilliumGift
and the generous families whose grief is integral to this gift of life.
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We are pleased to announce Dr. Kevin Smith will be joining UHN on May 22, 2018 as our next President and CEO. Dr. Smith is well known for his contribution to the healthcare system both provincially and nationally. Read more →
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To all
#Nurses
, thank you for everything you do! Nurses serve as the backbone of the care team through all stages of the patient's care journey. In honour of
#NursingWeek2021
, we asked a few UHN nurses to introduce themselves.
#AnswerTheCall
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Celebrating an incredible investment announced by
@fordnation
Government of Ontario to construct a new $1B patient and surgical tower at Toronto Western Hospital! This will enhance health care infrastructure, augment provincial bed capacity and elevate the patient experience.
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The safety of our patients, visitors & staff is paramount. As of Monday, March 16, we're screening everyone coming to the hospital. Some entrances may be closed or on reduced access. Visit our COVID-19 info page for updates before coming to the hospital →
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Today, UHN launched its second
#CovidVaccine
clinic. We are proud to support the continued and increased rollout of vaccines. At this time, the clinic is only vaccinating registered long-term care employees and registered acute care employees.
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A huge thank you to the Toronto Police Association (
@TPAca
) for donating $250,000 to the
@UHN
emergency COVID-19 fund, which will help our leading researchers find solutions to
#COVID19
.
More information →
Join
@TPAca
#InThisTogetherChallenge
to raise funds to support
@UHN
frontline healthcare workers &
#COVID19
vaccine research. Visit or call 416-603-5300 to donate Thanks Dr Kevin Smith Pres & CEO UHN & Todd Halpern Board Member UHN Foundation for your help
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UHN's
#COVID19
Vaccine Registry is now accepting first dose registration for:
➡️First responders: police, fire, EMS, security
➡️Adults ages 18-49 in postal codes M5V, M6E, M6H.
➡️Priority health care workers in "Highest" & "Moderate" priority.
Register →
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Way to go
#TeamVaccine
! All 87
@CityofToronto
long-term care homes have received the first dose of the
#CovidVaccine
. An incredible team effort between 9 Toronto hospitals +
@UHN
Joint Operations Team +
@TOPublicHealth
.
#StrongerTogether
#DeliveringHope
Great News! As of today, COVID-19 immunization clinics have been held at all 87 long-term care homes in Toronto. This vaccination milestone comes well in advance of the Province's January 21 deadline.
Thank you to our hospital partners,
@TOPublicHealth
and City staff.
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Today is World
#AnesthesiaDay
! Watch
@KeyvanKarkouti
, Chief, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management at UHN,
@SinaiHealth
and
@WCHospital
, explain the most exciting parts of being an anesthesiologist in the Operating Room ⬇️
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There will be a pop-up vaccine clinic this Sunday, May 23 @ Nathan Phillips Square 📣📣
Hosted by UHN's Social Medicine team,
@TNOtoronto
,
@thecornersjt
,
@cityoftoronto
and featuring free🍦and🎶
✅ Eligibility: Ages 12+ and first-dose only 💉
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Thanks to the dedicated team working at today's pop-up clinic at Nathan Phillips Square in partnership with UHN's Social Medicine team,
@cityoftoronto
@TNOtoronto
@thecornersjt
!
💉Doses still available! Come on over!
✅Ages 12+, first-dose only.
Let's get
#Vaccinated
!
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UHN has invited Prime Minister
@JustinTrudeau
, Conservative Leader
@erinotoole
and NDP Leader
@theJagmeetSingh
to tour UHN – Canada’s Research Hospital, and sit down with
@KevinSmithUHN
to discuss the future of health care and health research in Canada.
#CDNPoli
#CDNHealth
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Here's a roundup of some ways we are celebrating the women researchers, clinician-scientists, trainees, learners and research staff members across UHN.
#IDWGS2022
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInScience
More →
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Dr. George Oreopoulos, Vascular Surgeon at the
@PMunkCardiacCtr
, donates $500,000 dollars from his late father's charity towards the purchase of
#PPE
. His father, Dr. Dimitrios Oreopoulos, was a renowned nephrologist at
@UHN
.
Read more →
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UHN Emergency Department (ED) staff are celebrating and supporting our LGBTQ2S staff and patients this
#Pride
month in style with caps and headbands featuring the rainbow flag — sewn by ED staff and community volunteers, with materials generously supplied by an anonymous donor.
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Happy
#DoctorsDay
to the nearly 32,000 practising physicians in Ontario, including our dedicated colleagues at UHN and partner hospitals. Your commitment to patient care does not go unnoticed. Thank you!
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
!
UHN is proud to mark the occasion by launching
@UHNWomen
, a program committed to tackling gender-based challenges and foster two-way learning at
@UHN
, starting with a virtual panel event.
#IWD2021
Read more →
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When she left to train to be Rwanda’s first female neurosurgeon, colleagues told her it was an impossible dream. UHN fellow Dr.
@clairekarekezi
tells them today that "impossible" is just a matter of opinion. Her story →
#WomenInSurgery
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40 years after UHN made history by performing the world’s first lung transplant surgery,
#TeamUHN
has achieved another key milestone: the 3,000th
#lungtransplant
at UHN!
Congratulations to the transplant team, led by lead surgeon Dr.
@MarceloCypel
.
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Join us for
#TorontoVaccineDay
on June 27 at Scotiabank Arena for a history-making
#COVID19
vaccination event, put on by
#TeamToronto
. We plan to vaccinate 10,000+ people to break the Canadian single day clinic record!
More:
Book:
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Congratulations Dr. Brian Hodges (
@BDHodges1
), UHN Executive Vice President Education & Chief Medical Officer, on being named the next President-Elect of the
@Royal_College
! 👏
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For the third year in a row, Toronto General Hospital (TGH) was ranked one of the world's best hospitals globally by
@Newsweek
. TGH ranked
#4
for the second consecutive year, and was again the only Canadian hospital in the top 10.
#YearInReview
More →
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Important reminder: Emergency Departments (ED) at Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals are not COVID testing centres. Please do not come to the ED for COVID testing. Thank you for doing your part to keep this vulnerable patient population safe. 1/2
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Cancer scientists led by Dr. Daniel De Carvalho have developed a blood test to detect and classify
#cancer
at its earliest stages. The groundbreaking findings were published today in
@nature
.
Read the full story here →
#onHWS
#cancerresearch
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Today, we're celebrating International Day of
#Women
and Girls in Science across UHN! From shining a spotlight on some of the
#WomenInScience
at UHN, to hosting events that inspire a younger generation, to discussing
#GenderEquity
in
#STEM
.
Read more →
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Together with
@UWGreaterTO
,
@cityoftoronto
, UHN will co-design and create affordable housing with communities to support low-income patients with complex needs. This is part of the
#SocialMedicine
Initiative led by
@drandrewb
– first of its kind in Canada.
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Congratulations to our Multi-Organ Transplant Program for reaching a milestone of completing 639 adult transplants in 2017, making it the largest adult transplant program in North America. Read more:
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Thank you to physicians across UHN for your dedication, compassion, and courage – especially during these challenging times.
Today, to celebrate
#DoctorsDay
, we asked UHN physicians what they love most about their job. Here's what they said.
#NationalPhysiciansDay
1/11
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In a first-of-its-kind study led by
@UHN
's Dr. Hance Clarke (
@Drhaclarke
), patients will be given access to a wide-range of validated cannabis products to test their effectiveness and help develop quality standards in the growing industry.
Read more →
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UHN has ranked
#1
for the tenth year in a row on the list of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals from
@R_Infosource
.
Read more →
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Congratulations to UHN's Dr. Susy Hota (
@HotaSusy
), Medical Director of
@ipacuhn
, who was named one of
@besthealthmag
's 2020 Women of the Year!
"These inspiring Canadian women identified a need, stepped up, and have steadily transformed lives."
More →
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In a world-first study published in
@NEJM
, researchers at the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN (
@UHNTransplant
) have discovered that a third dose of
#mRNAvaccine
is safe & effective in boosting protection against
#COVID19
for
#Transplant
patients.
More →
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It all started with one brave person who donated part of her liver to a stranger in need.
After four surgeries with two living donors, involving 100+
#TeamUHN
staff and physicians,
@UHNTransplant
achieves a North American first.
#transplant
@CdnPress
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"We must work together to offer kindness and compassion to each other because we are all affected by what happened yesterday." Full statement from our Interim CEO, Dr. Charlie Chan, below. Our thoughts are with everybody affected by yesterday's tragic events.
#TorontoStrong
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11,000
#CovidVaccine
doses have been administered at the
#TorontoVaccineDay
clinic, officially surpassing the previous Canadian record of 10,470 for doses given in a single day at a single clinic!
Let's keep going, Toronto!
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We are so thankful for the generosity of these professionals and their families — as well as coordination from
@ONThealth
,
@OntarioHealthOH
,
@fordnation
,
@FureyAndrew
and
@GovNL
.
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In his 40-year career, Dr. Tirone David has performed thousands of surgeries, developed pioneering surgical procedures and saved countless lives. He’s one of the most influential cardiac surgeons in the world – and he’s not done yet.
Read more →
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Prime Minister
@JustinTrudeau
has announced a $450-million support package for Canada's academic research community affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more →
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Thanks to TeamUHN, hospital screening is up and running. A reminder that some entrances may be closed or on reduced access. Visit our COVID-19 info page for updates before coming to the hospital →
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