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North York General has been proudly featured in a variety of media stories that showcase our commitment to World Class Care, 24/7.
2025 Media Stories
Story: This surgeon was ‘essentially experimenting on patients without their consent.’ He was allowed to keep treating — and allegedly harming — patients
- Posted by: Toronto Star
- The Toronto Star published a story about a surgeon at the North York Endoscopy Centre performing an unproven treatment on patients without their consent, and interviewed one of the patients about her traumatic experience. To note, the clinic and surgeon are not associated with North York General, but we were mentioned positively, as we provided proper treatments to help the interviewed patient.
Total Reach: 13,779,500
Story: Canada’s first Black medical journal launches in Edmonton
- Posted by: CBC News
- CBC News reported on the launch of The Canadian Nigerian Medical Journal, Canada’s first Black health journal. NYG’s Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass, who is a section head of the journal, was quoted in the article about the importance of this new journal.
Total Reach: 24,008,830
Story: Digital Tools Enhance Care for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
- Posted by: Ontario Hospital Association
- Written by North York General about the use of Evidence2Practice (E2P) to improve care for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients. The article features NYG’s Dr. Sagar Rohailla, Chief of Medicine and Medical Program Director, and Rina-Marie Austrie-Fletcher, Clinical Team Manager on how E2P has helped SCD patients receive more personalized and effective treatment, and its implementation within participating Ontario hospitals.
Story: Request for Proposals Issued for North York General – New Patient Care Tower
- Posted by:
- Infrastructure Ontario
- ReNew Canada
- Daily Commercial News (September)
- Ontario Construction News (September)
- Link 2 Build Ontario (September)
- Remi Network (September)
- Site News: Digging In Podcast (September)
- Canadian Consulting Engineer (September)
Total Reach: 106,730
Story: North York General’s Emergency Department
- Posted by: Canadian Medical Association, Healthcare For Real
- The Canadian Medical Association visited North York General’s Charlotte & Lewis Steinburg Emergency to learn how we are tackling ED wait times. An initiative of the Canadian Medical Association, Healthcare For Real posted as series of videos:
Total Reach: 720,592
Story: A Collaborative Approach to Older Adult Care
- Posted by: Ontario Hospital Association
- The Ontario Hospital Association published a story written by North York General about our partnership with Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS) Community Paramedicine Program. This partnership will support patients in NYG’s hospital-to-home care programs (NYG@Home and NYCares) and is designed to reduce emergency department visits and hospital readmissions by helping older adults manage illness and recover safely at home.
Story: Accreditation Process Helps North York General Build New and Transformational Strategic Plan
- Posted by: Accreditation Canada
- A story on how North York General used the Accreditation process to guide our 10-year Strategic Plan. The article features quotes from NYG’s Dr. Everton Gooden, President and CEO, and Duska Kennedy, Vice President, Strategy, Digital and Chief Digital Officer
Story: Body Contouring After Weight Loss, Neuroscience of Music, Face To Face Communication and Back to School Mindfulness Tips
- Posted by: The Tonic, part of Zoomer Radio
- North York General’s Dr. Ron Somogyi was interviewed on an episode of The Tonic podcast about patients going through reconstructive surgery and body contouring after weight loss.
Story: A year of impact: Redefining emergency mental health care
- Posted by: Hospital News
- A story about the impact NYG’s Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency Purple Zone had within the past year, and our next steps in providing emergency mental health care.
Total Reach: 7,570
Story: RBC Foundation announces 2025 recipients of the Community Infrastructure Fund to advance environmental sustainability and accessibility in buildings
- Posted by: RBC
- The North General Foundation was named one of the recipients for the RBC Foundation Community Infrastructure Fund for 2025 which supports reducing environmental impact and improving accessibility in capital projects.
Total Reach: 2,090,000
Story: Help fund Ontario hospitals with Split the Pot Lottery
- Broadcasted by: CP24
- Seanna Millar, President and CEO of North York General Foundation, and Dr. Sara Temple, Surgical Oncologist, were interviewed on CP24 Breakfast to talk about the importance of early breast cancer detection and how donor funds from Split the Pot lottery can help bring in a new mammography machine.
Total Reach: 171,000
Story: Inside the quiet epidemic of missing opioids in Hamilton hospitals
- Posted by: The Hamilton Spectator
- One of North York General’s researchers, Mark Fan, was interviewed about missing opioids and his work on drug diversion
Total Reach: 1,849,400
Story: How Brant’s outgoing paramedic chief helped turn the service around
- Posted by: The Hamilton Spectator, and 16 other publications
- NYG’s Andrea Ennis, Director of Emergency Services Program, was featured in a Hamilton Spectator article about her work on changing and improving how hospitals and paramedics work together to significantly reduce off-load times.
Total Reach: 2,516,234
Story: Coverage of a Community Health Information Fair
- Broadcasted by: Omni News Arabic Edition
- NYG’s Jennifer Dockery, Vice President, Corporate Risk, Post Acute Care & Community Integration, Jane Colonna, Director, OHT and Transformation – North York Toronto Health Partners, and several community members were interviewed about the event.
Story: Ontario’s flu, COVID, and RSV vaccine rollout starts today
- Broadcasted by: CP24
- NYG’s Dr. Danielle Manis, Chief, Family and Community Medicine and Program Medical Director, was interviewed on CP24 about the flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccine rollout for this respiratory season.
Total Reach: 11,245,010
Story: Can health care help cure real estate’s vacancy dilemma? Canada’s oldest REIT thinks so
- Posted by: The Financial Post and 23 other publications
- The article mentions North York General’s (NYG) collaboration with RioCan for the most recent Community Health and Information Fair, and includes a quote from NYG’s Jennifer Dockery, Vice-president of Corporate Risk, Post Acute Care & Community Integration about how these events bring care to underserved communities
Total Reach: 4,294,989
Story: MP Maggie Chi mentioned NYG in House of Commons Proceeding
- In a recent House of Commons proceeding, MP Maggie Chi spoke about the Toronto Netralya Lions Club donation to the North York General Foundation to support cancer care and emergency beds. See the full clip here.
Story: AI-assisted breast screening helps radiologists detect cancer earlier
- Posted by: Canadian Healthcare Technology
- North York General is the first site in Canada to integrate Genius AI Detection technology into its breast screening program, helping to catch cancers earlier and improve outcomes for patients.
Total Reach: 11,040
Story: Cadillac Fairview Lights Up the Holiday Season with Festive Experiences for the Whole Family
- Posted by: Cision
- Cision Canada published an article by Cadillac Fairview about their upcoming holiday events. One of the events, Santa for a Senior at CF Fairview Mall, helps support North York General’s Seniors’ Health Centre residents.
Total Reach: 445,888
Story: Toronto police say they are reviewing mobile crisis intervention teams to reduce ‘reliance’ on program
- Posted by: CBC News
- North York General was listed as one of the hospitals in partnership with the Toronto Police Mobile Crisis Intervention Team program.
Total Reach: 25,790,150
Story: Pitching in: A solid drive at Öviinbyrd Golf Club for two Toronto-area initiatives
- Posted by: Globe and Mail
- The Globe and Mail published an article about the inaugural Muskoka Invitational, hosted by Graham Rosenberg, Brian Cohen and Jonathan Pollack to support North York General’s heart and breast cancer programs, and a local charity.
Story: MP Maggie Chi mentioned NYG in House of Commons Proceeding
- Watch the full clip here.
Story: Kayla’s Children Centre Announces Camp Lionheart
- Posted by Business Wire and picked up by Canadian Press, Financial Post, Toronto Sun, and several national outlets.
- A press release from Kayla’s Children Centre about the creation of Camp Lionheart about a year-round camp for children with physical, developmental, behavioural, and medical needs. North York General’s Dr. Melanie Ostreicher will be part of the on-site care team.
Total Reach: 7,840,000
Story: Expanding culturally safe Black maternal care: A new partnership strengthening families across the GTA
- Posted by: Afro Toronto
- Online publication Afro Toronto ran a story about NYG’s partnership with Mino Care to support culturally safe Black maternal and reproductive care in the GTA.
Total Reach: 3,160
Story: Where cannabis stores cluster, emergency visits climb
- Posted by Science Daily
- Some North York General researchers were involved in analyzing data of Ontario residents to determine if exposure to a cannabis store since 2018 impacted rates of cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits.
Story: How ‘angel trees’ help children and seniors in need receive holiday gifts
- Posted by: CTV News
- CTV News published a story about angel trees campaigns this holiday season. North York General was mentioned as CF Fairview Mall is supporting Christmas shopping for our seniors.
Total Reach: 8,490,000