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Study shows cultural safety differences affect palliative care perception in South Asian populations

Posted on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 12:44 PM

Osler and McMaster University study underscores work needed to make palliative care more accessible

When dealing with a life-limiting illness, palliative care can improve the quality of life for patients and families. However, for many people, the fear of “end of life” care prevents them from exploring it. A recent study from William Osler Health System (Osler) and McMaster University examined awareness of palliative care in the South Asian community and found that culture plays a critical role in...

(l-r): Teshanda Gilling holds baby girl while lying in bed with Blake Sedore standing beside

2023 New Year’s baby arrives at Etobicoke General Hospital

Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2023 08:54 AM

The team at William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Etobicoke General Hospital is pleased to announce its first baby of 2023, who arrived early this morning at 12:04 a.m. Mom Teshanda Gilling and Dad Blake Sedore of Bolton welcomed baby girl Brooke, who weighed in at eight pounds, four ounces.

Big brother Blake is also happy to welcome Brooke to the family.

On behalf of everyone at Osler, we extend our best wishes and congratulations to the family and thank Shoppers Drug Mart – Westwood Mall store...

(l-r): Yadwinder Singh Bajwa stands beside Jasmeet Kaur Bajwa who is seated and holding a baby girl

2023 New Year’s baby arrives at Brampton Civic Hospital

Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2023 08:45 AM

William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Brampton Civic Hospital is pleased to announce its first baby of 2023, born early this morning at 12:16 a.m. Mom Jasmeet Kaur Bajwa and Dad Yadwinder Singh Bajwa of Brampton, welcomed a baby girl who weighed in at eight pounds, two ounces.

Sibling Udamveer Singh Bajwa is also happy to welcome a new baby sister to the family.

Osler extends its best wishes and congratulations to the family and thanks Shoppers Drug Mart – Springdale Square at 49 Mountainash Road...

Mother and father in hospital room with their new baby

2022 New Year’s baby arrives at Etobicoke General Hospital

Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2022 11:39 AM

The team at William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Etobicoke General Hospital is pleased to welcome its first baby of 2022 early this morning at 12:37 a.m. Dawn Gilchrist and Jonathan Rocca of Woodbridge, delivered a baby girl named Zoe Rae Rocca, who weighed in at seven pounds, six ounces and is the couple’s first child.

On behalf of everyone at Osler, we extend our best wishes and congratulations to the family and thank Shoppers Drug Mart Store at 7205 Goreway Dr. in Mississauga, for the generous...

Dr. Anil Gupta, Family Medicine Physician at William Osler Health System

Osler physician lead author in COVID-19 research published in New England Journal of Medicine

Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 11:24 AM

When it comes to COVID-19, Dr. Anil Gupta, an Osler family medicine physician, has always wanted to be part of the solution.

That’s why he and members of his busy family practice in Etobicoke stepped up to support nursing homes on outbreak at the very start of the pandemic. It’s why they opened their clinic after hours to assess for respiratory illness and perform swabs before testing and vaccines were widely available. And it is why, in October 2020, at the height of the second wave, he and his...