Providence Healthcare (Toronto)

Providence Healthcare is a hospital and long-term care centre in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

It specializes in physical therapy for patients who have experienced strokes, orthopaedic surgery, or lower limb amputation.

The name was changed once again to Providence Centre so it would better reflect its diversity of services, not only to residents and patients but the entire community.

The Sisters of St. Joseph sponsored Providence Centre up until 1998 when the Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario assumed sponsorship.

This centre offers services including acupuncture, chiropody, chiropractic services, massage therapy and physiotherapy In 2009, for the second year in a row, Providence Healthcare was named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by the Toronto Star newspaper.

Toronto's original House of Providence, circa 1857