Twelve doctors signed a pledge to fulfill their vision and soon after, the Toronto Western Hospital was born.

With the support of several influential citizens, enough money was raised by 1899 to acquire a nearby farmhouse property and to build the Western on its present site at the corner of Bathurst and Dundas Streets.

During construction, patients were treated under large tents until the hospital opened year-round in 1905.

In 2022, the Government of Ontario announced that Toronto Western will be expanded to include a new patient care tower that will increase capacity for inpatients, operating rooms, and other units.

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