Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

04/16/2026

Over the past decade, Sunnybrook’s Cancer Ablation Therapy (CAT) program has reshaped how radiation treatment is delivered in Canada. What began as an ambitious vision to eliminate the surgical footprint for selected cancers has grown into Canada’s largest radiotherapy program.

Sunnybrook was the first in Canada to establish a dedicated CAT program, supported by advanced technologies including the Gamma Knife Icon, MR-Linac and MR-Guided Brachytherapy suite. Together, they enable highly targeted treatments that focus on tumours while limiting damage to healthy tissue.

The program is now evolving. In 2025, it was renamed the Cancer Ablation Adaptive Therapy (CA(A)T) program to reflect a stronger emphasis on real-time, responsive care. Teams can adjust treatment as needed based on how tumours change over time.

Learn more about how Sunnybrook is advancing radiation oncology: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/04/10-years-of-cat-our-history-and-plans-to-push-forward/

04/16/2026

On Monday, April 20, 2026, construction will begin to repair parts of Parking Garage 1 at our Bayview campus. Construction will take place daily from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and continue until Tuesday, September 30, 2026.

During construction, the west sidewalk outside the M-Wing First Floor main doors and the driveway leading from Wellness Way to M-Wing Ground Floor will be closed.

Patient pickup or drop-off will not be permitted at M-Wing Ground Floor for the duration of the construction project. Patients can be picked up and dropped off on the east side of the M-Wing First Floor main doors.

TTC bus routes will also be impacted by construction. The 11 and 124 TTC buses will be bypassing M-Wing. Passengers are asked to use the A-Wing and K-Wing bus stops to access TTC buses. If you have accessibility needs or use a mobility aid, please use the A-Wing bus stop and A-Wing entrance to access the hospital.

WheelTrans will remain accessible outside the M-Wing First Floor main doors.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this work. Learn more about how this construction project may impact your visit to Sunnybrook: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/04/construction-notice-parking-garage-1-at-bayview-campus/

04/15/2026

04/13/2026

What an incredible inaugural Sunnybrook Hockey Classic presented by CIBC!

From an unforgettable evening reception to a full day of competition on the ice, this event brought together an amazing community in support of Sunnybrook’s Tory Trauma Program. Thanks to the support of our players, sponsors, donors, committee members, and celebrity ambassadors, we raised $285,000 to help advance world-leading trauma care for patients when they need it most.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this first year such a success. We can’t wait to see you back on the ice next year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtRrWSWNT58

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04/10/2026

Shanice Peterkin was recognized by a new mom for providing guidance and support during an extremely challenging time. Sunnybrook Moments of Service Excellence are a chance for patients and their loved ones to celebrate the exceptional staff we have here at Sunnybrook.

If you or a loved one have a notable experience with a staff member that you would like to recognize, please email patient.experience@sunnybrook.ca or call 416-480-4940 – we’d love to hear from you!

04/09/2026

Today, on Vimy Ridge Day, we pause to remember the courage, sacrifice, and unity shown by Canadian service members at Vimy Ridge and by all who have served our country since.

From our beginnings as Sunnybrook Military Hospital, opening in 1948, to our work as one of Canada’s largest veterans care facilities, we are deeply proud of our relationship with the Canadian Armed Forces.

We are privileged to care for the men and women whose service has helped shape our nation and protect the freedoms we share. We honour their sacrifice, while remaining committed to supporting Canada’s military veterans and active personnel - today and always.

04/02/2026

Researchers at Sunnybrook are developing the SMART-S system, an AI tool that helps reduce patient wait times for surgery. The system optimizes schedules for surgeries based on patient case complexity, surgeon workloads, and resource allocation. Learn more: https://ow.ly/RssS50YCxTp

04/01/2026

As of today, our Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic has relocated to F-Wing on the 1st Floor (Room F118).

For more information about the clinic, visit: https://sunnybrook.ca/clinics/rapid-access-addiction-medicine-raam-clinic/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ5_L9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeuBSPU1F8_cC4x550ZRuvd39JJPf2w7Uq_xpwbbhLXLhptaPHpYP-inp4siQ_aem_a7a95iKf3Zgjm8P_J8haQw

The RAAM Clinic is a non-urgent and short-term service that supports patients with a history of alcohol or drug use seeking addictions treatment.

03/31/2026

Yesterday, Canada’s first guideline to support clinicians and patients in the screening, diagnosis, prevention and management of brain-heart connected conditions was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Sunnybrook Nephrologist Dr. Sheldon Tobe played a key role in its development.

“Brain and heart diseases are often diagnosed and treated separately, but they are deeply interconnected,” says Dr. Tobe.

The guideline addresses critical issues, including optimal blood pressure targets to help prevent both brain and heart disease, when to screen for depression after a heart attack or stroke, and dementia screening protocols for people with heart failure.

Read more about how this new guideline supports health care teams and patients: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/03/brain-and-heart-health-are-deeply-connected-a-new-guideline-supports-health-care-teams-and-patients/

03/26/2026

On January 6, 2026, Diane became the first person in Canada to receive a hepatic artery infusion pump (HAIP) through robotic-assisted surgery.

After her colorectal cancer diagnosis, Diane learned within weeks that it had spread to her liver. She began treatment close to home before coming to Sunnybrook for specialized care.

Dr. Colin Court, a Surgical Oncologist and lead for Sunnybrook’s robotic HAIP program, performed the procedure. This approach delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver, reduces invasiveness, supports faster recovery and helps avoid delays in treatment — advancing care for patients with complex cancers.

This , Diane shares her story to raise awareness, encourage people to listen to their bodies and help expand access to this specialized care across Canada.

Read her full story: https://ow.ly/uy3x50YyGLi

03/25/2026

In just two days, the first-ever Sunnybrook Hockey Classic will take place on March 27, 2026, in support of Sunnybrook’s Tory Trauma Program. Sunnybrook is home to Canada's first and largest trauma center and our expert teams care for the most critically ill and injured patients 24/7.

We’re excited to welcome 12 teams to the ice this Friday at Scotiabank Pond for our inaugural tournament!

Every donation helps expand the program’s reach, ensuring more patients at Sunnybrook receive expert care when it matters most. There’s still time to support this exciting event – donate today: https://secure.sunnybrook.ca/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?Referrer=%26Referrer%3dhomebutton&TeamID=1046341&referrer=none

03/19/2026

This , we asked our staff in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program for their top brain health tips. Check out what they had to say! 🧠💡

03/18/2026

Relocation update: Our Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic will relocate to F-Wing on the 1st Floor (Room F118), effective April 1.

The RAAM clinic is an easy-to-access walk-in clinic where patients with a substance use disorder can get help without an appointment or formal referral. The clinic provides short-term medical addiction care, including pharmacotherapy, brief counselling and referrals to community services. Physicians prescribe only medications that treat withdrawal or reduce cravings for the substance used.

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The RAAM Clinic is a non-urgent and short-term service that supports patients with a history of alcohol or drug use seeking addictions treatment.

03/17/2026

We’re celebrating !

Through creative arts, our therapists provide cultural, spiritual, and emotional support to patients of all ages and functional abilities, using art, music, and horticultural therapy.

Creative arts therapies are offered across multiple clinical areas, including inpatient psychiatry, cancer care, palliative care, veterans’ care, neonatal intensive care, reactivation care and specialized anxiety treatment programs.

Learn more about the important work of our creative arts therapists: https://sunnybrook.ca/?p=27152&preview=1&_ppp=c761b3e773

03/16/2026

This , we’re highlighting a recent Sunnybrook-led study that analyzes the unique barriers Northern Ontarians face accessing mental health and addiction support. It’s essential to consider the lived experiences of these residents to develop and implement approaches to navigating mental health care in these communities.

Through a partnership with Compass / Boussole / Akii-Izhinoogan, Sunnybrook’s Family Navigation Project will soon extend its reach beyond the Greater Toronto Area, by supporting local care pathways in the Sudbury-Manitoulin area to help ensure youth and their families in the region can better access the mental health treatments they need.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/6Ukb50YuMRC

03/13/2026

Today is , and sleep plays a critical role in our overall physical and mental well-being.

Located in Sunnybrook's Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre, the Sleep Laboratory, Sleep Medicine Clinic and Ontario’s first Circadian Sleep Centre are advancing care for people living with sleep and circadian disorders. With a multidisciplinary team and state-of-the-art testing, clinicians are improving diagnosis and personalized treatments to help patients reclaim rest and improve their quality of life.

“The specialized centre will allow us to control all the senses for days at a time, helping patients retrain their circadian rhythm in a safe environment,” says Dr. Mark Boulos, a Stroke and Sleep Neurologist in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program and Medical Lead of the Sunnybrook Sleep Laboratory.

Learn more about circadian rhythms and our Sleep Medicine Clinic: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/03/inside-sunnybrooks-sleep-medicine-clinic-and-laboratory/

03/11/2026

For most patients, their care needs don’t end after discharge from the Emergency Department. Yet without access to a primary care provider, follow-up care is virtually out of reach.

Whether it’s a lingering cough or prescription refill, without primary care, more and more patients are accessing Emergency Departments as a last resort for care.

To fill this gap, we created the Bridging Care Clinic, a space at Sunnybrook that offers follow-up care and multidisciplinary support to patients without primary care providers.

“We asked ourselves how we could address the acute reason patients came to the hospital, help them catch up on the care they needed, and, ideally, connect them to a medical home,” said Dr. Karen Fleming, Chief of Family & Community Medicine at Sunnybrook.

Since opening, the clinic has expanded to include social work, occupational therapy, and nursing, while attaching more than 115 patients to primary care providers in their communities.

Learn more about the Bridging Care Clinic: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/03/bridging-the-gap-to-primary-care/

03/09/2026

After a devastating cycling crash in July 2024, Nick arrived at Sunnybrook by ambulance with multiple spine fractures, six broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a concussion. Following spinal surgery and a stay in the intensive care unit, he began the long road to recovery — supported by the team at the Jennifer Tory Trauma Recovery Clinic.

At the clinic, Nick worked with Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist Dr. Simritpal Malhi to manage PTSD and concussion symptoms after his injuries. Through individual and group support, he learned strategies to overcome the fear of returning to cycling and connected with another patient who understood what he had been through.

Today, Nick is back on the road racing competitively. He credits the teams at Sunnybrook for supporting him every step of the way. Read his full story: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/03/sunnybrook-was-there-for-me-at-every-point-of-my-recovery/

03/08/2026

This week, in celebration of , we hosted an Indigenous Women in Health Care panel discussion.

General internal medicine physicians Dr. Jessie Baptiste, registered social workers Joanna Vautour, and Indigenous patient navigators Kathy MacLeod-Beaver and Victoria Manitowabi joined us to discuss the importance of Indigenous perspectives in health care.

The panel centred Indigenous women as leaders, partners and knowledge holders, whose lived experiences are helping organizations move beyond intention to ensure patient care is safe, respectful, culturally sound and equitable for all.

Thank you to the Department of Equity and Social Accountability for putting this exciting panel together and to all Sunnybrookers who came out to support Indigenous women in health care.

03/06/2026

As Canada’s climate warms, health-care institutions are challenged not only with addressing the growing needs of patients but also the environmental footprint that comes with it.

Recognized for over a decade as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, we are committed to advancing sustainability and helping build a greener health-care system.

Our Green Task Force is leading this work. This team of dedicated volunteers focuses on delivering tangible results that strengthen Sunnybrook’s environmental stewardship and create lasting impact.

Learn more about how the Green Task Force is advancing sustainability and climate action at Sunnybrook: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/03/how-sunnybrooks-green-task-force-is-leading-the-charge-on-climate-action-in-health-care/

03/05/2026

March is , and at Sunnybrook, teams are expanding access to deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people living with advanced Parkinson’s disease. Through the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program and the Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, clinicians deliver this standard of care, which targets specific areas of the brain to interrupt the signals that cause tremors, stiffness and other symptoms.

DBS implants electrodes in precise brain regions to deliver mild electrical impulses that disrupt abnormal activity. Our new 7-Tesla MRI helps guide these procedures with remarkable detail. “While it is an invasive treatment for Parkinson’s disease, it is also the most targeted and precise,” says Dr. Ben Davidson. “The result is that symptoms are more manageable for longer, dramatically improving the quality of life of patients living with advanced Parkinson’s disease.”

As Ontario’s population ages and demand grows, Sunnybrook is working with partners across the GTA to reduce wait times and connect more patients to the precision care they need.

Read the full story: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/03/expanding-precision-care-for-patients-with-advanced-parkinsons-disease/

03/04/2026

“Fourteen years ago, my life—and my son’s life—were saved at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Every year, February 12th arrives, and every year my heart remembers.”

In 2012, Natalie Rossi was 36 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when she became critically ill. What she thought was a sore throat and fever quickly escalated. Untreated strep throat turned into bacterial meningitis, and her body began to shut down.

The team in our DAN Women & Babies Program intubated Natalie immediately and delivered her son. Doctors placed her in a medically induced coma for six days while her body fought to recover.

With the support of her family, friends and Sunnybrook team, Natalie survived and healed.
Read Natalie’s full story of resilience and gratitude: https://ow.ly/SIh650YoBVK

02/27/2026

We’re taking a look back at some of the moments from our Black History Month celebrations.

This month, Sunnybrook staff had the chance to learn to play the drums, discuss health disparities affecting the Black community, play weekly trivia, and eat some delicious Jamaican patties.

Thank you to our Black History Month Planning Committee for bringing these events to life and to all those who participated in this year’s events.

02/26/2026

We are proud to be recognized on the Newsweek “World’s Best Hospitals” 2026 list once again. This year, Sunnybrook is ranked #3 in Canada and #30 globally. Thanks to our talented and committed team, we have an international reputation for innovative and ground-breaking treatments and providing the best care when patients need it most.

Learn more about this recognition here: https://sunnybrook.ca/2026/02/sunnybrook-continues-to-rank-among-the-worlds-best-hospitals/

02/25/2026

Jan Linton lived with knee pain for years but pushed through to stay active, playing baseball, curling and pickleball. When the pain became unmanageable, she stopped playing, completed a local assessment and chose full replacements for both knees.

Jan had her first surgery at Sunnybrook's Holland Centre just five weeks after her referral. Through the Toronto Regional Arthroplasty Collaborative (TRAC), teams are reducing wait times for hip and knee replacements across Ontario.

“Every appointment I attended at the Holland Centre, I worked with a team that I could feel was dedicated to my success,” explains Jan. “Three months after my first surgery, while at my post-op appointment, I was can-can kicking into Dr. Nousiainen’s office!”

Learn more about Jan’s story and TRAC: https://ow.ly/e7FE50YlRk3