Toronto Grace Health Centre Explained
| Toronto Grace Health Centre |
| Org/Group: | The Salvation Army |
| Location: | 650 Church St |
| Region: | Toronto |
| State: | Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| Healthcare: | Medicare |
| Type: | Specialist |
| Speciality: | Palliative care, Complex Continuing Care, Post Acute Care Rehabilitation |
| Emergency: | No |
| Beds: | 150 |
| Founded: | 1905 |
| Website: | http://www.torontograce.org |
The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre is a 150-bed hospital located at 650 Church Street in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by the Salvation Army, it specializes in palliative care, post-acute care rehabilitation, and complex continuing care.
Overview
Located on the corner of Church and Bloor Street in downtown Toronto, the six-storey facility[1] was known as a maternity hospital up to the 1970s when the hospital closed its pregnancy ward. It was one of the first hospitals in Canada to introduce palliative care. It is now a rehabilitation and palliative care facility.[2]
In 2002, the hospital underwent several renovations, meant to curb energy consumption, in associated with the Energy Innovators Initiative[3]
The Salvation Army was prepared to close the hospital starting in February 2010 due to high upkeep costs,[4] but a deal was struck between the Province and the Salvation Army to keep the hospital open.[5]
History
- 1889 - The Salvation Army opens a rescue home in Toronto.
- 1905 - The home becomes The Salvation Army Maternity Hospital on Esther Street.
- 1909 - The hospital moves to the corner of Bloor and Church Streets.
- 1925 - An extension is added to what was then called the Toronto Women's Hospital.
- 1937 - The hospital is renamed Toronto Grace.
- 1959 - The new building is constructed at Bloor and Church Street.
- 1969 - Toronto Grace is designated a general hospital.
- 1979 - Toronto Grace is designated as a chronic care and palliative care hospital, opening the first Palliative Care Unit in Ontario.
- 1998 - The Health Services Restructuring Committee directs the Toronto Grace and three other complex continuing care hospitals to close.
- 2001 - The Ministry of Health reverses the decision and directs Toronto Grace to continue to provide its programs and services.
- 2005 - Toronto Grace Hospital celebrates its 100th birthday at Church and Bloor Streets in downtown Toronto.
- 2007 - Toronto Grace is renamed the Toronto Grace Health Centre (TGHC), and increases its focus on rehabilitation introducing slow-paced rehab programs.
- 2010 - TGHC submits its retrofit application to the Ministry of Health.
- 2014 - TGHC's programs and services are relocated to the temporary 47 Austin Terrace, Hillcrest site, as the 650 Church Street building undergoes a major building retrofit.
- 2017 - The infrastructure renewal project is completed and TGHC returns to its 650 Church Street location.
Scarborough Grace Hospital
See main article: Birchmount Hospital. The Salvation Army opened a second hospital site in Scarborough in 1985 and ended their affiliation in 2008. The CEO is Jake Tran, who has held the office since 2018.[6]
Footnotes
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Notes and References
- Web site: Toronto Grace Hospital (Mid-Rise) . 2007-04-23 . 2009-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091106072103/http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/toronto_grace_hospital/ . dead .
- Web site: Toronto Grace Hospital . 2007-04-23 . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004142/http://www.toronto.com/shopping/listing/212663 . dead .
- http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/commercial/existing/synopsis-toronto-grace.cfm?attr=20 Publication | Toronto Grace Hospital | Energy Innovators Initiative Project Synopsis
- News: Grace hospital up for grabs as Salvation Army backs out . January 27, 2010 . Metro Toronto . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314022319/http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/local/article/434247--grace-hospital-up-for-grabs-as-salvation-army-backs-out . March 14, 2012. Free Daily News Group Inc..
- News: New funding saves Toronto Grace Hospital: Sally Ann . September 13, 2020 . CTV News Toronto . February 4, 2010.
- Web site: Board of Trustees . The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre . September 13, 2020.
