When did Sunnybrook become a veterans care hospital?
In 1966 Sunnybrook became an academic general and veterans care hospital. Nine months later, in June 1975, all the veteran patients from E-Wing were transferred to K-Wing, a new extended care facility. In 1987, L-Wing (the George Hees wing) welcomed its first veteran patients.
How did Sunnybrook become a world-class Health Sciences Centre?
As time marched on, the military hospital that cared for veterans, evolved into a renowned health sciences centre - the world-class Sunnybrook that we know today.
What happened to Sunnybrook Park?
With the consent of the Kilgour heirs, 400 hectares of Sunnybrook Park, with the western boundary at Bayview Avenue, was transferred to the Government of Canada as the site for a new hospital for Canadian veterans.
What is the history of Sunnybrook?
Sunnybrook evolved from its origin as Canada's largest veterans hospital into an internationally recognized health sciences centre, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto as a teaching hospital. The following are some of the significant dates in Sunnybrook's history:
Who was the first patient to enter Sunnybrook Military Hospital?
Pt Raymond Scott becomes the first patient to enter the Sunnybrook Military Hospital. He is part of a group of 100 patients transferred from the Christie Street Hospital. Patients lived in D-Wing, named Lancaster, named after the Bomber aircraft used in the Second World War.
When did Sunnybrook Military Hospital become Sunnybrook Hospital?
1 October 1966. The Government of Canada transfers the administration of Sunnybrook to the University of Toronto for the cost of one silver dollar. Legislation titled The Sunnybrook Hospital Act officially changes the name of Sunnybrook Military Hospital to Sunnybrook Hospital. It becomes fully affiliated with the University ...
Why did Sunnybrook change its name?
The hospital formally changed its name to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to recognize the increasing importance of health promotion and research, and to recognize all staff of the multi-disciplinary facility.
What is the name of the Toronto Orthopaedic and Arthritis Hospital?
The Toronto Orthopaedic and Arthritis Hospital changes its name to the Holland Centre. The Sunnybrook Branch of the Toronto Public Library celebrates 60 years at Sunnybrook.
What hospital merges with Sunnybrook Health Sciences?
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and St. John's Rehab Hospital voluntarily merge to create a more seamless continuum of health care from acute injury or illness, through to rehabilitation and recovery.
What is Sunnybrook Medical Centre?
Sunnybrook Medical Centre opens the Toronto-Bayview Regional Cancer Centre, an arm of the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation. Since 2007 it has been known as the Odette Cancer Centre. The Federal Government transferred its prosthetics unit to the hospital.
What is RADAR clinic?
Sunnybrook’s Rapid Diabetes Assessment & Referral (RADAR) Clinic opens. Patients with poorly controlled diabetes can benefit from intensive therapy in a single visit with a multidisciplinary team that includes endocrinologists, nurses, dietitians, and a nurse practitioner.
How do you feel about reaching this milestone?
Dr. Kuellervo Hynynen (left) and Dr. Michael Schwartz (right) during the treatment of the 100th essential tremor patient with focused ultrasound on August 30, 2018.
How can focused ultrasound help patients with essential tremor?
It can be very dramatic. There are people who can’t feed themselves, who can’t even brush their teeth, drink from a glass, everyday things like that. And immediately after the procedure, many patients can do all of those things.
Does this treatment work for everyone?
100th patient draws a spiral after receiving treatment. “I couldn’t do that before,” he says.
What are some of the things that the team has learned since the first patient?
We’ve gotten better at it. Me, specifically, I know how to search for the target better than when we started. We’ve become more confident about making larger lesions, so that when we get it in the right place, the effect is more likely to be permanent than it was when we first started..
How does being a part of this make you feel on a professional and personal level?
Professionally, it’s a chance to be on the cutting edge of a new advance in medicine. On a personal level, it’s really exciting each time to see how we are often able to make a person dramatically better. In some cases, it is difficult to achieve a really good effect, but when it happens it’s exciting for me – every time.