Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH) has received a rebate from Toronto Hydro of $51,000 for the hospital’s work to improve energy efficiency at its General site.

“We’re grateful to Toronto Hydro for recognizing our hospital’s commitment to sustainably reduce our electricity consumption,” said Rick Gowrie, Vice President, Capital Planning and Facilities Operations at SRH.

Currently, more than 1,500 people in Ontario are waiting for an organ transplant, and every three days someone dies waiting for their life-saving gift. Though most of us believe that organ donation is a good thing, only a quarter of us are registered donors.

Everyone is a potential organ and tissue donor with the ability to save up to eight lives.

Photo above: Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH) cardiologist Dr. Joe Ricci (centre) with research colleagues, Dr. Stephanie Frisbee and Dr. Neville Suskin, at the American Heart Association’s QCOR 2018 Conference, where they presented their findings from a study on SRH’s regional cardiovascular rehabilitation service.

New research on the success of Scarborough and Rouge Hospital’s (SRH) regional cardiovascular rehabilitation service was shared internationally at the American Heart Association’s QCOR 2018 Conference in Washington,

Photo above: Katarina Nemcova (second from right) attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the hospital’s new Polycystic Kidney Disease Clinic with SRH staff, physicians, and special guests.

Katarina Nemcova is a self-employed registered massage therapist who lives in Toronto and loves to travel south to swim in the ocean.

Katarina also has polycystic kidney disease (PKD),

New Emergency Department funding for Scarborough and Rouge Hospital

People in Scarborough will soon have faster access to emergency care with shorter wait times thanks to the redevelopment and expansion of the emergency department at the Scarborough and Rouge Hospital’s Centenary site.

Premier Wynne was at the hospital today to announce that the much-needed redevelopment project is moving forward.

The Teddy Bear Clinic is an interactive event that features a series of stations where SRH staff and volunteers will show children, through medical play, many of the different kinds of activities and procedures that happen at the hospital. Children between three and 12 years old can bring their Teddy (or other stuffed toy) to receive pretend x-rays,