Toronto Western Hospital

Name :

Toronto Western Hospital

Address  :

399 Bathurst St

Town  :

Toronto

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

M5T 2S8

Phone  :

416 603 5800

Web URL  :

Email  :

Toronto Western Hospital
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 272


Description

For more than 100 years Toronto Western Hospital has been delivering exceptional care to patients from Toronto and across the country

The first home for the Toronto Western Hospital was this pair of semidetached houses at 393395 Manning Avenue TWH started as a vision from 12 Toronto doctors It opened first as public dispensary followed by a 30bed hospital operating out of two rented houses on Manning Avenue In 1905 TWH was opened yearround at its present site on the corner of Bathurst and Dundas

As a world leader in neural and sensory science TWH is constantly pushing the boundaries of research offering pioneering treatments and using the most advanced technologies Our strong community and population health program provides innovative care to seniors diabetes patients and many multicultural groups In addition our expertise in musculoskeletal health and arthritis has garnered recognition for its programs in orthopaedics and rheumatology and the hand program in orthopaedics and rheumatology and the hand program

Although TWH specializes in neuroscience community and population health and musculoskeletal health and arthritis our dedicated staff provides a range of care Patients come to us for a variety of reasons including asthma testing in our asthma and airway centre and medical treatment of skin disorders in our dermatology centre

TWH staff care for more than 380000 patients each year Our focus on patient centred care coupled with our excellence for advancements in medicine make TWH a landmark for Canadian health care
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