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Osler launches phone and online appointment bookings for COVID-19 tests

William Osler Health System (Osler) is now offering phone and online appointment bookings for anyone who wants to receive a COVID-19 test at its COVID-19 Testing Centres in Brampton and Etobicoke. Starting today, Thursday, October 8 at 8:00 a.m., people will be able to book appointments online through the hospital’s website and by phone through a dedicated line.

Osler began COVID-19 testing by appointment earlier this week, after the Ontario Government directed all Testing Centres to adopt this...

Osler’s Brampton COVID-19 Testing Centre slated for temporary one-day closure for maintenance and winterization

William Osler Health System (Osler), which operates the COVID-19 Testing Centre located at South Fletcher’s Sportsplex in Brampton, is temporarily closing the Testing Centre for one day on Wednesday, October 7, to conduct essential maintenance and winterize the facility in preparation for colder weather.

The closure is separate from Osler’s transition to an automated appointment-booking process at the Centre, which began on Sunday, October 4, after the Ontario Government directed all Testing...

Osler COVID-19 Testing Centres transition to appointment-only model

New appointment system aligns with Ontario Government’s direction for all testing centres

On Friday, October 2, the Ontario Government announced plans to update its approach to COVID-19 testing across the province by transitioning all COVID-19 Testing Centres to pre-scheduled appointments. In alignment with this direction, effective today, Sunday, October 4, William Osler Health System (Osler) is implementing an appointment-based system and is discontinuing unscheduled testing.

Osler has begun...

Osler opens leading-edge clinic to treat depression and mood disorders

State-of-the-art treatment for moderate to advanced depression and mood disorders is now closer to home for patients in the communities Osler serves. On October 5, the start of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Osler officially opened its Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Clinic.

rTMS is a safe, non-invasive treatment that uses a magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in the brain that are involved in controlling emotions. With repeated treatments, the magnetic pulses impact how the...

The value of Values

If there’s one thing recent events have taught us, it’s that we’re navigating a world evolving at breakneck speed. Evidence of this is everywhere, from the technology we use to the renewed focus we’re placing on our health in light of COVID-19. As time marches on, the things we value most shift, change, strengthen, or express themselves in new ways.

We are facing both unprecedented challenges and incredible opportunities and, as individuals and organizations, it can be easy to get sidetracked, either...