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Holi Gala 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns

Given the significant concerns about the rising cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, William Osler Health System Foundation (Osler Foundation) has decided to cancel this year’s Holi Gala planned for April 4.

Osler Foundation extends heartfelt thanks to the sponsors, committee members and guests who so faithfully, year in and year out, support Osler physicians, nurses and staff who serve with dedication and passion—24/7—and especially during these difficult times.

“All of the equipment in Osler’s hospitals...

Unique program empowers patients fighting cancer

Manuel Paul is an avid golfer. So when he started experiencing pain in his low back he attributed it to the sport he loved. It wasn’t until months later, when the pain became debilitating and he was hospitalized, that he learned he had developed Multiple Myeloma - a type of blood cancer. The severe pain Manuel was experiencing in his back was caused by a hip bone that cracked as the disease progressed.

After undergoing initial rounds of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant at downtown hospitals,...

Osler opens COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness

With the number of cases of COVID-19 on the rise in Canada, William Osler Health System (Osler) is one of a number of hospitals across the province taking proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of its community through the opening of an assessment centre to screen for COVID-19.

The Assessment Centre at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness is a dedicated clinic that assesses people in the community with possible symptoms of COVID-19. Based on an assessment of their symptoms,...

Cardiac collaboration brings highly-specialized procedure to Brampton Civic

When Sandeep Sangha started having chest pain while he was running, he chalked it up to a lack of exercise over the winter months.

But the pain and shortness of breath persisted and, despite having no family history of heart disease, he began to worry. He went to see his family doctor who referred him to a cardiologist. Then came a stress test, an angiogram – and a shocking discovery.

One of the arteries supplying blood to Sandeep's heart was 100 per cent blocked.

On January 31, the Brampton truck...

Osler named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 8th year in a row

Osler one of only five health care organizations across Canada to receive this honour

William Osler Health System (Osler) has been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2020, making it the eighth year in a row the organization has received this national award.

The award recognizes organizations that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace – specifically acknowledging and honouring programs that focus on women, visible minority populations,...