Your impact

Your Impact on Cancer Care at North York General. Staff looking through a microscope at North York General

Your Impact on Cancer Care

This year, thanks to our donors, North York General became the first hospital in Canada to screen for breast cancer using both AI and Contrast-Enhanced Mammography, detecting cancers more accurately than ever before. With donor support, we are also adding a fourth mammography machine, allowing 11,000 more exams each year. This increased capacity is especially critical as new government screening guidelines now include patients as young as 40.
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Giving North York General’s surgeons unmatched clarity of the eye’s delicate structures, this state-of-the-art microscope enhances precision and safety during cataract, glaucoma, and corneal procedures while projecting the view in real-time so the full team can anticipate every step.

Your Impact Where It Matters Most

Thanks to your generous support of North York General’s Areas of Greatest Need, our hospital and care teams have access to advanced tools that save lives, refine diagnoses, and enable us to act with speed and precision when every second counts.
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Donor Impact on the Emergency Department at North York General

Your Impact on the Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency

Despite increasing demand, our Emergency Department continues to provide exceptional care while driving quality change. We are proud of the strides we’ve made in improving patient experiences.
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New Donor Funded Ventilators in the Critical Care Unit at North York General

Your Impact on our Most Urgent Needs

Imagine a cancer care patient arriving for chemotherapy or a neighbour who has been admitted to the hospital with severe pneumonia or an elderly resident at Seniors’ Health Centre who has a urinary tract infection.
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Your Impact on Research and Innovation at North York General

Your Impact on Research and Innovation (R&I)

By encouraging unique and depthful collaborations between clinicians and researchers at North York General (NYGH), the R&I program aims to translate their insights into improved care, safety, and health outcomes for patients and families.
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Tatiana, a Grateful Patient, Receiving Cancer Treatment at North York General

Your Impact on Cancer Care

Given that one in two Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, it is essential to have access to exceptional cancer care closer to home. Donors to North York General (NYGH) enable the purchase of advanced diagnostic equipment and enhanced innovation for the over 5,000 patients with cancer that our teams treat every year.
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Your Impact on Emergency - Dr. Kevin Wasco, Chief of Emergency Medicine, North York General Hospital

Your Impact on Emergency

Our Emergency Department (ED) remains one of the busiest in the Greater Toronto Area, serving on average 325 patients a day, and as our community grows, this volume will only increase. I’m thrilled that we now have a modern and people-centred space to help us care for even more people.
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Your Impact on Cardiac Care at North York General Hospital

Your Impact on Cardiology

Each year NYGH provides cardiac care throughout the hospital to thousands of patients in our community.
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Your impact on palliative care at North York General Hospital

Your Impact on Palliative Care

Last year was an exciting and encouraging one for the Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care at North York General. Thanks to the support of donors, the team has numerous advancements in their mission to integrate better with the community.
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Your Impact on Medical Imaging at North York General Hospital

Your Impact on Medical Imaging

Here are a few examples from both the Gulshan & Pyarali G. Nanji Family Foundation Centre for Medical Imaging and our Nuclear Medicine Department that we use every day for patient care, thanks to donors.
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Your Impact on Child and Adolescent Mental Health at North York General Hospital

Your Impact on Child and Adolescent Mental Health

As we continue to see a rise in young people facing mental health challenges, our care teams at North York General (NYG) we are proud to provide them with the treatment and strategies to get on a healthy path, where they can pursue their dreams.
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