Toronto Grace Health Centre

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Toronto Grace Health Centre
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Toronto Grace Health Centre
Geography
Location650 Church St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Organization
Care system Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
Type Specialist
Services
Emergency department No
Beds150
Speciality Palliative care, Complex Continuing Care, Post Acute Care Rehabilitation
History
Opened1905
Links
Website http://www.torontograce.org
Lists Hospitals in Canada

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.

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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 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

Scarborough Grace 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

  1. "Toronto Grace Hospital (Mid-Rise)". Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  2. "Toronto Grace Hospital". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  3. Publication | Toronto Grace Hospital | Energy Innovators Initiative Project Synopsis Archived 2007-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Grace hospital up for grabs as Salvation Army backs out". Metro Toronto. Free Daily News Group Inc. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.
  5. "New funding saves Toronto Grace Hospital: Sally Ann". CTV News Toronto. February 4, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  6. "Board of Trustees". The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

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