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From Familiar Walls to a Fresh Start

August 28, 2025

We first met Marissa D’Souza in August 2024, when she had — in her own words — “practically moved into” North York General’s Labour & Delivery Unit.

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A Hospital Where ‘Special Treatment’ is Standard

August 27, 2025

“I love the hospital and the people who work there,” she says. “It’s such a close-knit, family-oriented place. I knew that when the time came to give birth to my first child, I wanted to do it here. I just feel so comfortable at NYGH.

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Investing in New Beginnings

August 20, 2025

“My parents immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1991 — and shortly after, I was born at North York General (NYG). Two years later, so was my younger brother Ivan.

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North York General Foundation
4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON
M2K 1E1

Tel: 416-756-6944
Fax: 416-756-6457
foundation@nygh.on.ca

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