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Learn more about Jackelyn Etac, our latest Fortune Fridays winner
Jackelyn works in the Nursing Resource Team, assigned to different units throughout the hospital, including medical, surgical, paediatric and psychiatric.

Learn more about Alexandra Boutros, our latest Fortune Fridays winner
In her role as a registered nurse with the Nursing Capacity Initiative, Alexandra works in the Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Graham & Audrey Rosenberg Family Cardiac Care Clinic.

Message from the President – October 28, 2022
Despite the markets, economic and social instability and the general challenges of managing through COVID, our donor community continues to support North York General in many different forms. Let’s have a peek at just some of the activities of the last few months.

Understanding the role of an ‘RT’
October 23rd to 29th is Respiratory Therapy Week. In recognition, we spoke to North York General Respiratory Therapist Lisa Watkins, a 30-year veteran of the hospital.

Behind the Curtain: A morning in the Emergency Department
It’s 5 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. Most of the city is fast asleep, but for the night shift team in the Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency at North York General.

Reconstructing Hope for breast cancer patients
Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can feel as though time is standing still. It can bring on an array of thoughts and feeling of fear and dread that can seem unbearable.

Mental Health Insights from our Experts
For decades, mental health issues seemed to fly under the radar. Stigma often kept conditions like anxiety, depression — and those who suffered from them, shrouded in mystery and shame.

Learn more about Magnolia Briones, our latest Fortune Fridays winner
Magnolia says she’ll never forget her first day at NYGH during the pandemic, working with people from behind a plexiglass barrier to keep everyone safe.

Driven to honour Maddie’s memory, Robert has been a strong advocate of The Maddie Project
Robert has seen first-hand how tragedy can be turned into something that helps others. It’s been an important lesson and one that he and his family value and have channeled into Rally in the Ravine.

It can be said that compassion runs in Isha Kanani’s family
She joined Rally in the Ravine in 2019 when her father encouraged her to participate, and she loves being part of something bigger than herself and supporting high-quality care at the hospital.

Learn more about Courtney Doldron and why he feels so strongly about giving back
Caring is in Courtney Doldron’s DNA. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, he grew up in a small, rural community where family, neighbours and friends worked together for the betterment of all.

Learn more about Patricia Arango, our latest Fortune Fridays winner
For the 11 years Patricia Arango has worked at North York General Hospital (NYGH), she’s never once taken its community-focused approach for granted.

Message from the President – August 22, 2022
To everything there is a season, especially in the summer when it is natural to carve out some time to reflect on the past and determine priorities and goals for months ahead.

Learn more about Stephanie Van Hanegem, our latest Fortune Fridays winner
As an RPN on the postpartum unit, she’s responsible for helping parents with the transition from birth to postpartum, easing into life with their newborn.

Research Chair engaged to study effective out-patient COVID treatments
The Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID) is a pan-Canadian trial that will study the impact of several oral medications on hospitalization, death, and long COVID.
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