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Raising $5 million for our health care heroes

Our community’s health care heroes are caring for all those who need them, through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Early in the new year, when the threat of COVID-19 seemed far away for most, physicians, infectious diseases experts and staff across William Osler Health System (Osler) had already jumped into action, getting Osler’s hospitals ready for what would eventually become an official worldwide pandemic. They worked around the clock to prepare for the worst-case scenario and support the community...

How virtual care helped save Gayle’s life during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

For years, “Gayle” suffered from anxiety, debilitating panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One day, finding herself at her wits’ end, she came to her local emergency department. “I was going to commit suicide,” she recalls. “I knew I needed help.”

Gayle was referred to William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Mental Health and Addictions Outpatient Program and in April, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, began a combination of group and individual therapy. The program was...

Osler opens clinic for people with cold, flu and possible COVID-19 symptoms

In preparation for the approaching cold and flu season and potential future waves of COVID-19, William Osler Health System (Osler) has opened a dedicated clinic to test, medically assess and provide care for people with cold, flu-like and possible COVID-19 symptoms.

Symptoms of COVID-19, the cold and the flu are very similar and testing is the best way to diagnose which of these illnesses a person may have. Osler’s COVID-19, Cold and Flu Clinic serves people with moderate symptoms who need to see...

Osler gives back with Back-to-School Food Drive

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, William Osler Health System (Osler) has “felt the love” from the community. From meal and gift donations, thank you salutes, and words of kindness, the community showed incredible gratitude to our health care heroes.

It is exactly this kindness and an awareness of the challenges faced by the most vulnerable in Osler’s community during this unprecedented time that spurred Osler’s first ‘Back to School’ Food Drive.

The Back-to-School Food Drive...

Prostate cancer: The essential things you should know

When it comes to men’s health, one of the most common misconceptions men can have is if they’re feeling fine, there’s nothing wrong. When it comes to prostate cancer, feeling fine isn’t a definite sign of your health status. Many men with prostate cancer are asymptomatic at early stages and according to the Canadian Cancer Society, prostate cancer (with the exclusion of skin cancer) is the most common cancer among men in Canada.

For Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with Osler Urologist Dr....