Overview

North York General Hospital (NYGH), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is one of Canada’s leading community academic hospitals. We offer our diverse community a wide range of acute care, ambulatory and long-term care services across multiple sites. Through partnerships, collaboration and academic endeavours, we seek to set new standards for people-centred care. Working together with our patients and their families, we are making a world of difference.

We provide an exceptional care experience for our patients and their families, and have proudly served our diverse communities in North Toronto, and beyond, since 1968.

The hospital partners with 50 different academic institutions, including the University of Toronto, to prepare future physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to work in interprofessional teams, providing essential care in a community hospital setting. 380 North York General physicians have faculty appointments at the University of Toronto. Each year, over 1500 students come here to learn and develop their clinical skills.

Our staff, physicians and volunteers have a history of transforming health care to better serve our patients. We are leaders who adopt the most innovative health information technology, strategists who carefully chart patient flow and find ways to reduce wait times, and visionaries who dream of, and work towards, the ideal patient experience. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest care. We put our patients first in everything we do.

NYGH is a leader in people-centred care:

  • Home to one of the largest Family and Community Medicine programs in Canada with over 195 active family physicians caring for the patients and families we serve.
  • As a community academic hospital, NYGH is actively involved in teaching future health professionals, and uniquely positioned to teach new and better ways to meet the growing needs of our communities.
  • One of the largest single site obstetrical centres in Ontario. Each year we celebrate the birth of over 4,000 babies.
  • One of Ontario’s largest regional genetics centres with a strong family-focused approach to patient care.
  • Comprehensive mental health services for children, adults and seniors. We partner with over 25 community organizations and offer widespread community outreach, resulting in best practices in continuity of care.
  • We are home to the BMO Breast Diagnostic Clinic and the Karen, Heather & Lynn Steinberg Breast Centre – the first centre of its kind.
  • Exceptional care provided to over 500 premature or critically ill babies each year in NYGH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Reduced wait times through the Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre — one of the only prostate centres in Toronto.
  • One of the most visited emergency departments in Canada, with over 110,000 emergency visits each year.
  • A unique model of care at the Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care.
  • Digital Health continued to enable us to raise the bar on quality, safety and patient experiences.
  • Guided by our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework, NYGH is committed to ensuring everyone is valued, respected and free from discrimination.
  • NYGH is at the forefront of community applied research that addresses real-life problems, leading to tangible improvements in people’s health and wellbeing.

Area served

The area North York General Hospital primarily serves is north central Toronto and southern York Region. Our boundary extends north to Highway 407, east to Victoria Park and west to Dufferin Street. Between Dufferin and Yonge Street our boundary runs south to the 401 and then extends along Lawrence Avenue from Yonge Street to Victoria Park. 

The geographical area we serve has a population of over 500,000. Our regional programs serve all of south central Ontario.