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Recent News Articles Published About Bridgepoint
2013
Hume: Hospital with a view
Toronto Star, April 23, 2013
The Star’s Christopher Hume has a look at the newest building keeping watch of the Don Valley Parkway.
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Bridgepoint on Live Eye with Jennifer Valentyne
Breakfast Television, City, April 16, 2013
Breakfast Television filmed live segments from our new facility with their Live Eye host, Jennifer Valentyne. If you missed it, you can watch yesterday’s show! Thank you to all staff who helped to make this opportunity a success!
Moving day at Bridgepoint Hospital a frenzied affair
The Toronto Star, April 14, 2013
The new Bridgepoint Hospital was awash in colours Sunday, as staff and volunteers buzzed about, all sporting an assortment of brightly hued t-shirts, emblazoned on the back with the roles they were tasked to perform.
Hundreds of patients moved into new Bridgepoint HospitalCBC, April 14, 2013Hundreds of staff and volunteers helped move Bridgepoint Hospital patients into a new state-of-the-art facility in Toronto today, as well as the related medical equipment from the old building next door.Read full article
Bridgepoint patients moving into new, state-of-the-art buildingCTV News, April 14, 2013The move, which Bridgepoint officials have dubbed as a move "from a site of incarceration to a site of innovation," is expected to take up to 10 hours and each patient transfer will likely take less than 10 minutes.View it online
Touring the new Bridgepoint Hospital The Morning Show, Global, April 14, 2013The Morning Show’s Kris Reyes takes a tour of the new Bridgepoint hospital A unique transformation which integrates the old Don jail into a state of the art health facility.View it online
Déménagement de l’hôpital Bridgepoint
Radio-Canada, Le 14 avril 2013
Un déménagement hors du commun a eu lieu samedi a Toronto. Des certaines de patients de l’hôpital Bridgepoint ont déménages dans un nouvel édifice. Le reportage de Stéphane Blais.
Bridgepoint hospital moving 400 patients to new buildingGlobal News, April 14, 2013Officials say the patients, along with thousands of pieces of furniture and medical equipment, will be moved in less than 10 hours.Read more
Metro Morning host Matt Galloway discusses the new Bridgepoint Hospital with Marian Walsh, Bridgepoint Hospital President and CEO on-site at Broadview and Gerrard.
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National Post, March 7, 2013
To be officially opened in June, the hospital is targeted towards patients living with chronic disease and disability and “is the largest health care facility of its kind in Canada.
The 680,000-square-foot, 10-storey facility is the first Canadian hospital built to treat, manage and research complex chronic disease.
CBC gets sneak peek of new Bridgepoint Hospital
CBC Toronto, March 5, 2013
Toronto's newest hospital will soon open to the public, but the CBC's Nil Koksal got a sneak preview of what it is like inside.
The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2013
The historic Don Jail used to be a place of darkness, virtually a fortress, cut off from the rest of the city by the Don River. It was the site of several hangings – but it’s now a place of healing, refurbished and connected by a glass bridge to the new Bridgepoint Hospital.
Bridgepoint President and CEO Marian Walsh receives Diamond Jubilee Medal
January 25, 2013
For her many contributions to health care provision and her visionary work, beyond the call of duty, as Chief Executive Officer of Bridgepoint Health. Read full list of award winners
Stop Pap tests in women under 25, Canadian panel advises
CBC News, January 7, 2013
Watch Bridgepoint Family Health Team’s Dr. Lora Cruise discuss the implications of new Canadian guidelines that leave open the question of testing for the virus that causes the cervical cancer.
The Globe and Mail, December 10, 2012
The new hospital will focus on complex chronic disease and disability care. Patients using the facility are coping with multiple ailments such as diabetes, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions.
Chronic illness epidemic forcing system shift
By Heidi Ulrichsen, Northern Life, October 13, 2012
In the past two years, 47 per cent of those polled had been hospitalized, 29 per cent had undergone major surgery, 32 per cent saw four or more doctors and 42 per cent were taking more than four prescription medications regularly.
New outpatient rehabilitation program lets knee surgery patients heal at home
Hospital News, October 2012
Knee surgery patients across the Greater Toronto Area have a new option for outpatient rehabilitation: Bridgepoint Hospital’s Total Joint Replacement rehab program.
New parking garage opens at Bridgepoint Health
By Joanna Lavoie, Beach-Riverdale Mirror, Inside Toronto, September 18, 2012
This step means Bridgepoint Health has now taken partial occupancy of its new hospital after three years of construction.
Hospital News, July 2012
In May 2012, Bridgepoint Health helped facilitate a special award ceremony adapted for patient, Lee Lorch. Lorch a professor emeritus at York University and National Association of Mathematicians lifetime achievement award-winner was presented with the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT) 2012 Distinguished Academic Award.
Making lifelong learning a priority for staff at Bridgepoint Health
Hospital News, January 2012
From financial support for tuition and textbook costs, to offering training to upgrade skills or meet the needs of a changing workplace, Bridgepoint Health encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and expertise through higher education.
2011
Bridgepoint patients welcome canine visitors
By Joanna Lavoie, Beach-Riverdale Mirror, Inside Toronto, December 31, 2011
Riverdale hospital's pet therapy program helps those with chronic disease and disabilities.
Bridgepoint Health - Campus of Wellness
Canadian Business Journal, December 26, 2011
Bridgepoint Health Campus, a leading Canadian health care facility in the treatment of complex chronic disease and disability, as well as rehabilitation, will offer increased extensive research and technology unveiled within its new health centre. The Toronto-based hospital has plans for a new, modern facility that will improve the hospital’s ability to provide the best inpatient care and treatment.
Public-private teamwork gets job doneMary Gooderham, The Toronto Star, December 6, 2011...Canada is embracing P3 projects. More than 50 hospitals recently built or underway are using the approach. Half of all P3s are in Ontario. Around Toronto, P3s planned or underway include projects such as the Billy Bishop Airport Pedestrian Tunnel, Bridgepoint Health, Pan Am Games facilities, the Hwy. 407 east extension and the Toronto South Detention Centre.Read full text article
Bridgepoint Health unveils website resource for public
By Joanna Lavoie, Beach-Riverdale Mirror, Inside Toronto, November 1, 2011
A new website designed to connect those living with complex chronic diseases and disabilities with support services, health care providers and information was recently launched at Bridgepoint Health.
Bridgepoint Health halfway to completion
By Joanna Lavoie, Beach-Riverdale Mirror, Inside Toronto, October 28, 2011
Bridgepoint's exciting 'Topping Off' ceremony is profiled in this article.
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Bridgepoint Hospital Celebrates Its Topping Off
By Dumitru Onceanu, Urban Toronto, October 27, 2011
An article on Bridgepoint's Topping Off event including photos of the construction, the restoration of the Don Jail and the event.
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Bridgepoint Health's New Hospital Project Creating Jobs and Economic Development
Infrastructure Ontario, October 26, 2011
The news release from Infrastructure Ontario about Bridgepoint Health’s ‘Topping Off’.
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Bridgepoint Health recognized for leadership in patient safety education
Canadian Patient Safety Institute News, October 2011
A story in the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s online news section about Bridgepoint Health winning the Innovations in Patient Safety award.
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A message from Canadian Patient Safety Institute
OHA Today, October 20, 2011
Letter from Hugh Macleod, CEO, Canadian Patient Safety Institute recognizing Bridgepoint Health's Innovations in Patient Safety Award.
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PCL Constructors installs glass at Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto
Daily Commerical News, October 17, 2011
Bridgepoint Health celebrates 'Topping Off'
Natural Health 24-7, October 2011
PCL Constructors Canada works on Bridgepoint Health Campus in Toronto
Daily Commerical News, September 7, 2011
Bridgepoint Health joins Tenet Computer Group and George Brown College in launching emergency preparedness software
eChannel News
Article focusing on Bridgepoint's participation in assessing a new application that allows health care providers to rapidly disseminate information related to breaking public crises.
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2010
Bridgepoint's new hospital named Top 100 project
ReNew Magazine, December 30, 2010
ReNew Magazine, Canada's leading infrastructure publication, has named Bridgepoint's new hospital one of its Top 100 projects of 2010.
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One hundred and fifty years of public health care in Riverdale
Beach-Riverdale Mirror, December 27, 2010
A profile of Bridgepoint Health - celebrating 150 years of serving the Riverdale community and the city of Toronto.
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Next-gen hospitals harness the power of innovation
Ottawa Citizen, November 16, 2010
Bridgepoint's exciting redevelopment plans and innovative patient care are profiled in an article from the Ottawa Citizen.
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Bridgepoint - Growing and expanding to serve patients better
Canadian Business Journal, September 2010
Bridgepoint's redevelopment plans and organizational transformation are the focus of this article.
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Bridging to the future of health care
By Joseph Hall, Toronto Star, September 14, 2010
Bridgepoint's exciting redevelopment plans, exceptional patient care and 150th anniversary are profiled in this article.
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Slow moves to battle body pain
By Francine Koplin, Toronto Star, July 26, 2010
The ancient Chinese martial art "qigoing", which is part of Bridgepoint's Pain Management Program, is profiled in this article on how it is being enlisted by modern medicine to battle the effects of chronic pain, cancer and cancer treatments, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, arthritis and other conditions that can severely limit mobility.
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10 Canadian projects honoured in global infrastructure report
By Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service, June 23, 2010
Bridgepoint Health's new hospital project is honoured in a global infrastructure report that showcases 100 innovative projects from around the world.
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Fandango! Con Amore
SNAP Downtown Toronto, June, 2010
The 8th annual Bridgepoint Health fundraiser, Fandango! "Con Amore", attracted a sold-out crowd of 430 supporters to the Regency Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel with a decor inspired by the passion, beauty and culture of Italy.
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Charity CHIPS in to help long term patients at Bridgepoint Health
By Joanna Lavoie, East York Mirror, February 22, 2010
A new partnership between Bridgepoint Health and CHIP Charitable Services will help dozens of long-term patients stay better connected with their loved ones.
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