Toronto General Hospital
The Toronto General Hospital is Toronto's largest hospital and part of the University Health Network , a network of three hospitals in the city. It is also the teaching hospital for the University of Toronto Medical School . Founded in 1812, the hospital is located in the Discovery District south of Queen's Park.
history
The history of the Toronto General Hospital begins in 1812 as a small military hospital that was used during the British-American War . After the war it was established as a permanent facility and was then called York General Hospital . It had been on the corner of Simcoe Street and King Street since 1829. In 1913 it moved to its current location and was expanded and rebuilt several times over the coming decades. The part of the building from 1913 is now called the College Wing . Since 2002, this part has housed the so-called MaRS Discovery District , a non-profit organization that has set itself the goal of conducting medical research on the basis of public-private partnerships .
Data
The house offers a total of 471 beds and specializes in cardiology and transplants , making it a leader in the province of Ontario . In 1986, a surgeon successfully performed a bilateral lung transplant for the first time in the world. The emergency department handles around 28,000 emergencies every year.
Web links
- Website of the University Health Network (Engl.)
- Website of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David KC Coope: The Surgical Anatomy of Experimental and Clinical Thoracic Organ Transplantation , PMC 387435 (free full text)
Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 32 " N , 79 ° 23 ′ 19" W.