Unity Health Toronto

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Unity Health kicked off Pride Month this week with our Paint with Pride event at Providence Healthcare.

This welcoming, creative gathering brought colleagues together to celebrate Pride through art,
connection and community. Colleagues took part in a guided painting experience led by Art Facilitator Vibeke Silverthorne, in an inclusive and supportive space where everyone could express themselves freely.

Thank you to the Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Social Accountability for planning this meaningful event.

Stay tuned for more Pride Month events throughout June. Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Canadian Armed Forces surgeons from across Canada recently joined Unity Health Toronto surgeons for a hands-on surgical skills bootcamp, an in-depth training designed to prepare military doctors for complex emergency scenarios. Participants practiced trauma, vascular, and neurosurgical techniques they may encounter in combat or other emergency settings, with the goal of strengthening skills that matter in both military and civilian contexts and fostering collaboration between the two systems.

Click the link to learn more: https://unityhealth.to/2026/06/bootcamp-trains-military-doctors-in-surgical-specialties/?&utm_source=FB&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=260603-surgical-bootcamp_

𝐀 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡.

Today marks the beginning of Pride Month — a time to celebrate the talent and contributions of the 2S/LGBTQ+ communities. It’s also an opportunity to acknowledge the discrimination against 2S/LGBTQ+ people and recommit ourselves to actions to improve the experiences of 2S/LGBTQ+ patients, families, staff, physicians, learners and volunteers.

During this month, we reflect with honesty, not only on what we’ve achieved, but on where we need to do better. Pride is a celebration, a call to action, and a reminder that progress takes continuous effort.

Read Altaf’s full message to learn more about the steps Unity Health has taken over the past year to further strengthen Unity’s commitment to 2S/LGBTQ+ equity, inclusion and compassionate care for all: https://unityhealth.to/2026/06/building-environment-of-equity-and-inclusion-for-2s-lgbtq-people/?&utm_source=FB&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=260601-equity-inclusion-2S/LGBTQ+

St. Michael’s Hospital has officially opened its new and expanded Slaight Family Emergency Department — now spanning nearly an entire city block and among the largest and busiest emergency departments in Toronto.

The Honourable Sylvia Jones, Ontario’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, joined the team to celebrate the grand opening yesterday. Built with equity, safety, and community needs in mind, the redesigned space optimizes layout, enhances privacy, and improves patient flow — helping create a smoother and more welcoming experience for all.

“We want to do everything we can to ensure our patients’ experiences are as smooth and welcoming as possible, and this new space makes that easier for everyone,” said Dr. Steve Lin, Chief of Emergency Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital.

This milestone reflects the power of partnership — bringing together hospitals, frontline teams, government, and generous donors to advance more compassionate care and better outcomes for patients.

Click the link to learn more: https://unityhealth.to/2026/05/st-michaels-newly-expanded-slaight-family-emergency-department/?&utm_source=FB&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=260529-smh-ed-opening

Unity Health and Sinai Health are partnering to bring a new era of connected care to Toronto, through the implementation of Sinai Health’s new Epic electronic patient record (EPR) system. Guided by Unity Health’s award-winning Epic implementation, this partnership will give patients and care teams more seamless access to health information across organizations.

Read the full story: https://unityhealth.to/2026/05/unity-health-toronto-partners-with-sinai-health-to-support-their-epic-electronic-patient-record-system-implementation/

This week, Unity Health Toronto welcomed Dr. Paul Hébert, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), for an exchange of ideas with members of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network Research Committee (TAHSN-R), followed by presentations from Unity Health scientists.

The fireside chat brought together scientists, trainees and research staff for an engaging discussion on the future of health research in Canada, CIHR’s strategic direction, and the evolving funding landscape. Dr. Ori Rotstein, Vice President of Research and Innovation, and Altaf Stationwala, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined the audience and shared an enriching exchange of ideas with Dr. Hébert and fellow attendees after the event.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this such an inspiring day!

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

Today we thank the more than 1,500 physicians at Unity Health Toronto whose expertise and compassion supports patients, residents, families and clients across every stage of their care journey — from pediatric and primary care to urgent, acute and specialized services, rehabilitation, long term care and palliative care.

This past year, Unity Health physicians made incredible contributions to research, education and innovation, helping Unity Health launch new programs, develop new spaces, uncover new treatments, deploy new digital tools and technologies, and train the next generation of medical professionals.

The commitment of physicians to delivering high quality, patient centred and evidence based care makes a meaningful difference every day.