Did you know many medications look a lot like candy? While most adults are able to distinguish between the two, children may have difficulty telling them apart. Norman Tang, a Pharmacist at North York General, shows how easy it can be to confuse certain candies with medications, and tips on how to keep your medications safe and away from children.

Pat (Patricia) Mackey was an inaugural member of North York General Hospital's Patient and Family Advisory Council. Following her cancer reoccurrence in the winter of 2013 and while receiving care at the Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care, she generously shared her time, candid thoughts and observations, on video, of what it is like...

North York General Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Frank Sullivan as the first Gordon F. Cheesbrough Research Chair in Family and Community Medicine. The Chair is the first of its kind in Canada and will play an important role in community hospital-based research.

The Honorable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, along with prominent members of the healthcare industry, hospital representatives and members of the public attended InnovationEX on January 29 to learn about some of the most recent innovations in the community healthcare setting.

Patient and Family Advisors share their unique thoughts and perspectives to ensure the voices of patients and families are heard, considered and included in North York General's programs and plans for the future. Councils and committees across the hospital include Patient and Family Advisors in their decision-making processes.