As we mark National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, the Renal Transplant Program at St. Michael’s Hospital is proud to announce the successful completion of 50 living donor kidney transplants in 2025. Read the full story: unityhealth.to/2026/04/st-m...

Unity Health Toronto is strengthening coordinated care across St. Michael’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Health Centre with a clear referral pathway, connecting patients to the right specialists and supports, at the right time. Read more. unityhealth.to/2026/04/coor...

At St. Joe’s, ED teamwork makes the dream work! Today, our @unityhealthto.bsky.social teams participated in #OperationRedCard — a large-scale emergency preparedness exercise involving 31 partner organizations across the city as we get ready for #FIFAWorldCup2026.

Ontario says progress is being made on primary care, with access for all by 2029. What still needs to change? @Deepy Sur (@ocfp.bsky.social) & @tarakiran.bsky.social (@unityhealthto.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social) share their message with @jeyantvo.bsky.social at 8pm | Producer: Preeti Bhuyan

After a hip fracture, Madhu Suri’s determination — & the support of her rehab team — helped her regain strength, confidence & independence. From 3 stairs to 15, she’s celebrating her achievements & cheering on the people around her. unityhealth.to/2026/03/a-pa...

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫.

📆 Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
⌚ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 St. Michael’s Hospital, Li Ka Shing Building
209 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8
Rooms 240 & 241, Exhibition space (2nd Floor)

We can’t wait to meet you!

St. Michael’s Hospital paves the way for remote robotic treatment of strokes Team has successfully completed 10 brain angiograms using the technique

Learn more about the world-first robotic-assisted neurovascular diagnostic procedure performed by Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira and the RADIS Lab team this past summer. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

XCath completes remote-controlled robotic stroke procedure Endovascular robot developer XCath said it has successfully completed its first remotely operated stroke procedure, linking a neurosurgeon with a patient more than a hundred miles away.

Congrats to Dr. Vitor Pereira & the St. Michael’s Hospital RADIS Lab for a world-first remote stroke thrombectomy in Panama. Building on earlier remote robotic neurovascular work, these innovations aim to bring life saving care to rural & remote communities. www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/xcat...

Toronto’s fastest growing chronic disease is preventable. This is what doctors recommend Improved screening and higher rates of diabetes are contributing to increase, but many cases can be prevented with early testing and healthier habits.

"Good lifestyle and dietary habits are going to go a long way in preventing kidney disease,” Dr. Jeffrey Zaltzman, a nephrology transplant physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, told the Toronto Star. Read the full story: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Dr. Dalia Rotstein, neurologist at Unity Health Toronto, is advancing care for pregnant women and new mothers with rare neurological diseases. Her Lancet Neurology paper examines medication safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Read more about her work: unityhealth.to/2026/03/meet...

Last week, we welcomed a delegation from SingHealth to St. Michael’s Hospital. We exchanged insights on digital innovation— including Unity Health’s new Epic EMR, nursing innovation, health AI and our evolving data platforms. Grateful to both teams for a meaningful exchange!

A new Lancet commentary co written by Dr. Andrew Beckett, trauma surgeon at St. Michael’s, Lt Col in the CAF, and Chair of the NATO Blood Panel, calls for urgent action to strengthen global blood system readiness in preparation for emergency scenarios.

SPARK Tool: A set of standardized questions to gather demographic and social needs data from patients in primary care: https://sparktool.ca

Are you a healthcare provider who is interested in using the SPARK Tool (sparktool.ca) to collect demographic & social needs data from patients in #primarycare? Our study reports on barriers & facilitators to implementing the SPARK Tool in primary care clinics. New article ➡️ doi.org/10.1136/fmch...

Pls share - upcoming workshop on Advanced Methods for Economic Evaluation: With Health Equity and Person-Level Data

Registration is required but there is no fee.

Download the course PDF for more info, including prerequisites: bit.ly/4kU3GBu

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“They are like nanobot police officers.”: Meet the researchers using viruses to treat patients with antibiotic resistant bacterial infections Bacteriophages (phages) are all around us. They live in the soil, the oceans, even our gut. Roughly translating from Greek to mean “bacteria eater,” these tiny viruses have been used throughout…

Drs. Greg German and Steffanie Strathdee are bringing their research expertise and lived experience to the forefront in their work to combat antibiotic-resistant infections. And they are using viruses to do it. Click the link to learn more: unityhealth.to/2026/02/meet...

As part of Black History Month, our staff came together at Providence Healthcare for a Paint and Connect workshop celebrating creativity, culture and community.
#BlackHistoryMonth #CreateTogether #UnityHealthToronto

February marks Black History Month. At Unity Health Toronto, we are honoured to spotlight the voices and leadership of Black colleagues whose work continues to advance the care we deliver.
Click the link to read the full Q&A: unityhealth.to/2026/02/pers...

Message from the President and CEO: How Unity Health continues to lean into our work towards anti-Black racism As we mark the start of Black History Month, we have an important opportunity to honour the experiences, achievements and contributions of Black people and communities to the history…

A message from Altaf Stationwala, President and CEO of Unity Health Toronto, in advance of Black History Month.
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Unity Health Toronto’s January Honour Roll Every month, staff, researchers, physicians, learners and teams across Unity Health Toronto celebrate important honours, achievements and awards. Congratulations to all who’ve been recognized in…

Every month, staff, researchers, physicians, learners and teams across Unity Health Toronto celebrate important honours, achievements and awards. Congratulations to all who’ve been recognized in January!

Click the link to learn more: unityhealth.to/2026/01/janu...

#UnityHealthToronto

You're invited to attend our Deep End Canada event:

Governance of demographic and social needs data: Lessons from the St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team

February 9
12 p.m. ET
Zoom

REGISTER: ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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We are thrilled to welcome our new PhD student @larryafun.bsky.social from the @utoronto.ca department of immunology, @unityhealthto.bsky.social !

How a team at St. Joseph’s Health Centre is changing the face of Emergency Care St. Joseph’s Health Centre has changed a lot over the years. New clinics have opened, new wings have been built, an electronic patient record launched. Through it all the commitment has been the same…

Meet the Emergency Department team at St. Joseph’s Health Centre delivering safe, high-quality care for Toronto’s west end.
#UnityHealthToronto #EmergencyMedicine #EmergencyCare #PatientCentredCare #CanadianHealthCare

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Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital found a strong association between lower-neighbourhood income and a higher risk of death after surgery, even in a universal health care system. Read the full story: unityhealth.to/2026/01/risk...
#SkyResearch #UnityHealthResearch #UnityHealthToronto

How collaboration between two hospitals is speeding up care for emergency patients An innovative collaboration between St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital has streamlined care and shortened lengths of stay for emergency department patients in Toronto’s west end.

Faster scans. Shorter waits. Better care. A CT partnership between St. Joseph's and St. Michael's is helping emergency patients get timely diagnoses — without waiting until morning. unityhealth.to/2026/01/spee... #Medsky #UnityHealthToronto

Every month, staff, researchers, physicians, learners and teams across Unity Health Toronto celebrate important honours, achievements and awards. Congratulations to all who’ve been recognized in December!
Click the link to learn more: unityhealth.to/2025/12/unit...

St. Michael’s Hospital continues to break new ground with robotic surgery to correct a rare cardiac anomaly. Read more about this milestone: unityhealth.to/2025/12/robo...
#RoboticSurgery #cardiology

Alberta syphilis cases fell after rapid testing rollout, study co-led by St. Michael’s Finds A new study suggests that syphilis cases in Alberta dropped sharply following the expansion of rapid testing and same-day treatment, reversing years of steep increases and growing concerns about…

A new study co-led by St. Michael’s Hospital found rapid syphilis testing with same-day treatment led to sharp declines in Alberta—down 15% in Edmonton and 25% province-wide.

Read more: unityhealth.to/2025/12/albe...

Upstream Lab scientists Dr. Archna Gupta and Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah awarded 2026 PSI Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowships: upstreamlab.org/upstream-lab...

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St. Joseph’s Health Centre has launched the Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Program with support from #Cycle4StJoes. This program gives patients quicker access to a diagnosis. Read more on our website: unityhealth.to/2025/12/st-j...
#urology #prostate

Unity Health has partnered with Schroeder Ambulatory Centre to provide patients with timely access to MRIs as St. Michael’s upgrades two scanners. Learn more about this partnership and how it’s supporting hospital capacity. unityhealth.to/2025/12/part...