Family Health Team News

Dear Bridgepoint FHT Community,
To keep everyone safe and still provide care, we are taking measures to try to limit any potential exposure to COVID-19.
PLEASE DO NOT DROP INTO OUR CLINIC WITHOUT CALLING FIRST . We may be able to address your health concern without you coming into the clinic! We will be conducting screening over the phone and on check-in. Visits that can be done by phone will be booked accordingly. Morning appointments will be reserved for those needing...
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Many of Dr. Cruise’s patients have been asking us when, and if, Dr. Cruise will be returning to the Bridgepoint Family Health Team.  Dr. Cruise has just informed us that she will not be returning – please see her letter to her patients below.
Dear Patients,   
As many of you know, my family and I have been living in BC over the past year and a half. We are having a wonderful time here and have decided to stay. Thus, after much thought, I...
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The diabetes education program at the Bridgepoint Family Health Team is helping patients reshape their perception of diabetes.  Tara Koyama, registered dietitian of the diabetes education program, explains that diabetes and diabetes management is changing in today’s health care system because of the resources currently available for treatment and prevention.
“Diabetes can be managed effectively,” says Tara. “It is not something to be...
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Chronicling a year of embracing change and bringing active healthcare to life – which has skyrocketed to the top of Toronto’s acute care referral list – Inspiration in Action provides a snapshot of Bridgepoint’s first year in our purpose-built complexity hospital.
The report features personal stories of patients that demonstrate the progress being made to transform patient care through our active healthcare model, groundbreaking research and educational...
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Beach Mirror
By Joanna Lavoie One year ago, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare flung open the doors of its new hospital in Riverdale.
“We’ve been here a year and it’s been fantastic,” enthused Marian Walsh, Bridgepoint’s president and CEO, Tuesday afternoon.
“Moving into the new hospital was a big step in our ($1.2 billion) redevelopment. It’s a huge milestone.”
In the last year, Walsh said Bridgepoint has “really...
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