Princess Margaret Hospital (Toronto)
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| Location | |
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| Place | downtown Toronto, Ontario, (Canada) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Hospital Type | Teaching, Specialist |
| Affiliated University | University of Toronto |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | No |
| Beds | 115 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in Canada |
Princess Margaret Hospital is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on University Avenue at College Street. It is part of the University Health Network, a cancer research hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is under royal patronage of Anne, Princess Royal, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family.
The hospital specializes in the treatment of cancer, and offers the majority of its services to residents of the Greater Toronto Area. It frequently hosts patients from other parts of Canada for access to a calibre of treatment considered the best in the world. In particular, the hospital offers expertise in the fields of surgical oncology, medical oncology including bone marrow transplantation, radiation oncology, psychosocial oncology, medical imaging, and radiation therapy.
The hospital houses one of the largest radiation therapy departments in the world. It has 16 Linear Accelerators, all of which are equipped with the latest technologies, a superficial ortho-voltage X-Ray machine, and operates a Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery machine in collaboration with Toronto Western Hospital. Their team of world class Radiation therapists are well known for planning and delivering the most complicated radiation treatments and providing exemplary patient care.
Princess Margaret Hospital is also known for their dedication to education. As a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto, the hospital provides world class training to various medical professions. Most notable are clinical programs for medical doctors and radiation therapists.
Its related research arm, the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI), has made world-renowned contributions, and works in conjunction with the hospital in a mutually beneficial relationship. Many researchers at the OCI hold appointments at the University of Toronto, often within the Department of Medical Biophysics.
The hospital was once located beside the now demolished Wellesley Hospital, on Sherbourne Street north of Wellesley Avenue. During health restructuring legislated by the Harris Government in the late 1990s, hospitals were forced to abide by a stringent funding formula or face closure. While several hospitals were unable to meet the new requirements, others merged administrations or relocated to save operating costs. The Princess Margaret Hospital associated itself with the University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital. It relocated next door to the latter in the old Ontario Hydro headquarters. Construction was completed on the 18 storey (98.0 m) hospital building in 1998 by Urbana Architects.
Like many hospitals, Princess Margaret Hospital is served by the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, which holds numerous events and a lottery to raise philantropic funds to support research, education, and patient care.
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CAMH | Hospital for Sick Children | Mount Sinai Hospital | St. Michael's Hospital | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Women's College Hospital | University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital) |
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