2026-04-06 from globalnews.ca
When Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto’s east end was built, it was designed to accommodate roughly 150 patients a day in its emergency room.
Recently, however, those numbers have surged to “unprecedented” levels as the area experiences “unique growth,” leading to 300 or more patients flowing through its doors every day.
“That puts obviously a lot of strain on the infrastructure, which is not only small but also dated,” Dr. Carmine Simone, VP of medical operations at the hospital, said in an interview with Global News.
As a result of the influx of new residents to the area, some of whom then become new patients, the hospital has been forced to “cannibalize” alternative spaces to treat patients.
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