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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
 Princess Margaret Hospital is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on University Avenue at College Street. It is part of the University Health Network. Located in the city's Discovery District, Princess Margaret is a cancer research hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is under royal patronage of Anne, Princess Royal, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family. The hospital was named after the late Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
The hospital specializes in the treatment of cancer, and offers the majority of its services to residents of the Greater Toronto Area. It frequently hosts patients from other parts of Canada for access to a high calibre of treatment.. In particular, the hospital offers expertise in the fields of surgical oncology, medical oncology including bone marrow transplantation, radiation oncology, psychosocial oncology, medical imaging, and radiation therapy.
The hospital houses one of the largest radiation therapy departments in the world. It has 17 radiation treatment machines, all of which are equipped with the latest technologies, a superficial ortho-voltage X-Ray machine, and operates a Gamma Knife stereo tactic radio surgery machine in collaboration with Toronto Western Hospital.
Working together with health care and research professionals, patients, and the community, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation raises over $60 million annually to support breakthrough research and patient care and education programs of Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) – Canada’s leading cancer research hospital. PMH is a recognized international leader in the fight against cancer. But none of this would be possible without the generous support, commitment and dedication of our donors and our community.
Princess Margaret Hospital, along with Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital comprise University Health Network (UHN). UHN is among the ranks of the world's leading providers of exemplary patient care and innovative research and teaching.
The hospital was once located beside the now demolished Wellesley Hospital, on Sherbourne Street north of Wellesley Avenue. During health restructuring legislated by the Harris Government in the late 1990s, Princess Margaret Hospital merged with The Toronto Hospital which was the entity formed by the merger of the Toronto General Hospital and the Toronto Western Hospital. The new entity was named University Health Network and the three hospital sites retain their original names within the new entity. Like many hospitals, Princess Margaret Hospital is served by the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, which holds numerous events and a lottery to raise philanthropic funds to support research, education, and patient care.
Princess Margaret Hospital is home to several comprehensive site-focused centres that advance related research and provide patient care and treatment.
The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research
The Conway Chapel
Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Clinic
Eye Cancer (Ocular Oncology) Clinic
Gastrointestinal Clinic
Genito-Urinary Clinic
Gynecologic Oncology
The Gerry & Nancy Pencer Brain Tumor Centre
The Harold and Shirley Lederman Palliative Care Centre
Lung Clinic
The M. Lau Breast Centre
Orey and Mary Fidani Family Centre for Radiation Physics
The Philip S. Orsino Facility for Cell Therapy
The Philip S. Orsino Hematology Centre
The Prostate Centre
Robert and Maggie Bras and Family New Drug Development Program
The Samuel Family Foundation CT/PET Centre
The Samuel Radiation Therapy Centre
Skin and Sarcoma Clinic
The Wharton Head & Neck Centre
Contact :
The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9
Phone: 416-946-6560
Toll Free: 1-866-224-6560
Fax: 416-946-6563
Email:
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