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Osler recognized by Cancer Care Ontario for game changing cancer diagnosis program

In Ontario and across the world, most patients with cancer are treated at community hospitals. Despite this, community hospitals usually rely on academic hospitals for biomarker testing.

This technology, also known as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), can rapidly diagnose certain types of cancer by examining the genetic changes inside of a tumor. The end result: life-saving treatment can start in a matter of days instead of weeks. In the area of oncology, this is a game-changer.

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Osler's Values one year later

A year ago - in the midst of a global pandemic - we launched our new Values of Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Service, Innovation and Respect. I knew that the months ahead were going to be difficult and that the need for a strong set of Values – ones that rooted us to our purpose – had never, ever been greater.

I’ve reflected many times since then on how our Values helped guide us through what turned out to be the most challenging time of our lives and how, along with our Patient Declaration...

Virtual Urgent Care appointment leads to sight-saving surgery

After months of writing about the benefits of Osler’s Virtual Urgent Care (VUC) service in her role at William Osler Health System (Osler), Deborah Churchill experienced it first-hand. “I’m sharing my story (or more accurately, my husband’s story) to illustrate just how well Osler’s VUC service worked for me – and could for you as well.”

With Emergency Department (ED) volumes increasing and projected to continue to rise into the winter months, the VUC is a great alternative care option,...