Video showcases need for new surgical suites

From The Scarborough Hospital:

Video showcases need for new surgical suites

The Scarborough Hospital is proud of its history of providing excellent surgical care to patients. But aging operating rooms at the General campus are limiting the hospital’s ability to introduce new technologies, and to ensure they are recruiting and retaining the brightest surgeons and nurses.

Ironically, the operating rooms at The Scarborough Hospital are some of the busiest in the province. More than 45,000 procedures are performed each year, and the surgical team is highly respected in the healthcare community for its innovation and excellent patient outcomes.

Scarborough residents deserve access to the very best surgical care, right here in our own community. The hospital has produced a short video that takes you behind the scenes to demonstrate the need for new surgical suites. Please share this video with your own friends, family and colleagues in an effort to build awareness of the need for this important project.

The video is available online at http://youtu.be/__bkfhBM1cI

Flu Shot clinics at Scarborough Civic Centre

Toronto Public Health will be holding free flu shot clinics at the Scarborough Civic Centre at 150 Borough Drive throughout the fall and winter season. Please see below for a schedule of clinic sessions:

Friday, November 2, 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 3, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 10, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 17, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, November 23, 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, November 30, 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 1, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, December 7, 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 8, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

For more information, please call 1-877-844-1944.

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus

With the warm summer weather also comes mosquitoes. While mosquitoes have always been pests, this year they also post a threat to our health. City Staff have informed me that a mosquito bearing the West Nile Virus has been found near our own ward, in the Birchmount and Sheppard area.

We urge all residents to take extra precautions when going out:
- Apply mosquito repellant to exposed skin
- Wear light coloured clothing
- Avoid being outdoors past dusk if possible
- Drain standing water where mosquitos can breed

For more information, see City's news release concerning mosquitoes below.