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Supporting the community with vital kidney care close to home

William Osler Health System (Osler) is home to one of the fastest-growing regional renal programs in Ontario. When the Etobicoke Renal Centre (ERC) opened its doors in April 2020, this marked an opportunity in the Etobicoke community to support the needs of residents by providing vital renal care, closer to home for patients who need it the most. Shannon Fogarasi and Baljinder Toor are two of the many Osler staff members at ERC providing...

New funding will enable expansion of RELIEF – a remote symptom-monitoring app – across parts of Ontario and Quebec

For patients with palliative care needs, access to care is often constrained by health system resources and a requirement to visit their clinician for assessments. Assessments typically only occur every 4–8 weeks—a delay which can result in otherwise avoidable emergency department visits for patients. More frequent symptom assessments would provide more timely and earlier interventions...

William Osler Health System (Osler) is pleased to announce the opening of the Osler-Humber College COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic tomorrow in partnership with Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber. The clinic expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine and continues to serve residents in Osler’s North Etobicoke catchment area.

As part of this partnership, Osler is providing oversight of the Vaccine Clinic and offering practical experience for Humber and UofGH students. As many students have not...