A donation to Michael Garron Hospital is an investment in the health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of people in East Toronto and its surrounding areas. With your support, our team can rise to meet new challenges while delivering expert care and compassion to everyone when it matters most.
Each year, leadership teams from Michael Garron Hospital and Michael Garron Hospital Foundation convene to determine key funding priorities. The following projects were recently approved through this process and urgently require donor support. Your gift today puts progress within reach:
- Building operating capacity
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Surgeons at Michael Garron Hospital are operating on more patients each year. In fact, volumes have increased by 10.4% over pre-pandemic levels. To get people the care they need as quickly as possible, we are establishing a dedicated eye surgery centre offsite to free precious operating time at our hospital. In addition to creating space for over 4,100 cataract surgeries and cornea transplants annually, this will provide onsite capacity for 700 more procedures, including cancer surgeries and other complex operations that must take place within hospital walls.
- Establishing interventional radiology
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A minimally invasive alternative to the large incisions and general anesthesia associated with traditional surgery, interventional radiology prevents us from having to transfer patients elsewhere when every second counts. Guided by medical imaging equipment, this service supports fast, effective treatment for patients with urgent conditions. For instance, interventional radiology can locate and stop internal bleeding. Adding this service to our offerings will augment the high-quality care we deliver and allow our patients to benefit from the advanced precision of modern technology.
- Renewing diagnostic imaging services
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to diagnose disease and monitor progress of treatment. Due to population growth and updated screening guidelines, demand for diagnostic imaging has increased 35% since 2020. And it shows no signs of slowing. Our two MRI machines are used almost constantly. But one of them is in urgent need of replacement. A new MRI machine would enable our team to provide additional procedures while offering improved image quality and technical advances that improve patient outcomes.
- Re-envisioning healthcare by embedding scientists
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Every day, we see how disparities affect health outcomes and quality of life. Working alongside care teams and learning directly from community members and patients, specially trained scientists are examining health inequities in our community to build and action evidence-based solutions that help ensure everyone can get needed care. Because we have a limited budget with which to address extensive needs, the improvements we make here are easily replicated elsewhere. We’re sharing our strengths in innovation so that equity-deserving patients in other hospitals can benefit too.
- Expanding our Stavro Emergency Department
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Our hospital is home to one of the busiest emergency departments in the city. As the population ages and more people move into the area, the need for our care will only continue to grow. So we are making space for everyone who needs us. Our ambitious plans include additional resuscitation bays to support our patients, a dedicated zone to help address the needs of older patients, an expanded mental health assessment zone, an enhanced paediatric zone and a new entrance to speed up ambulance offloads.