Medical Program

The Medical Program covers a wide range of services with a special focus on the care of the elderly.

  • 177 beds are allocated to the Medical Program, representing 46% of the beds at the hospital
  • 61% of all patients admitted via the Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency flow into the Medical Program

Our inpatient units provide expert care 24 hours a day: 

The Medical Program is one of the 11 core clinical programs at North York General Hospital (NYGH) and covers a wide range of services. There are 177 in-patient beds allocated to the Medical Program, representing 44% of the beds at the hospital. 

In-patient units in the Medical Program includes 5 General Medicine units with designated beds serving specific patient populations embedded within some of the Medicine units, including:

  • 12 Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) beds on 5SE
  • 2 Enhanced Care Unit beds on 7SE
  • 10 Designated Stroke Beds on 8SE. 

Other programs and clinics support the key areas of inpatient work:

  • The Stroke Prevention Clinic
  • Baruch Weisz Clinic
  • Specialized Geriatric Services (SGS) including the Day Hospital, 9 specialty clinics, and 2 outreach programs

Our Team:

Our inter-professional team provides inpatient and outpatient services and includes:

  • General Internal Medicine (GIM) physicians
  • Hospitalists
  • Sub-specialist physicians
  • Clinical Team Managers
  • Clinical Nurse Educators
  • Unit Coordinators
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Registered Nurses
  • Registered Practical Nurses
  • Social Workers
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Rehabilitation Assistants
  • Speech Language Pathologists
  • Registered Dietitians
  • Pharmacists
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Recreational Therapist
  • Elder Life Specialist
  • Patient Care Assistants
  • Team Attendants
  • Clerical support staff (Administrative Secretary and Unit Secretaries)
  • Patient Experience Partners (PXP)
  • Volunteers

Specialized Geriatric Services (SGS) Referral Form

Referral can be made by your primary care provider through their Oceans Electronic Platform or by faxing the completed referral form Specialized Geriatric Services Referral Form  to SGS at (416) 756-6438 (fax).