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Alternative to hospital

Alternative to hospital

Date6/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Alternative to hospital: Degenerative diseases; such as Sarah Binns' arthritis; account for a larger proportion of illness now. But facilities to help the afflicted away from hospitals haven't kept pace. Hospitals say more chronic care facilities would relieve their bed shortages.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025660F
Mom and Son: Mary Simmons of Georgetown with four-week-old son Eric who was born in the Family Birth Centre at Peel Memorial Hospital, part of an alternative way to giving birth
Mom and Son: Mary Simmons of Georgetown with four-week-old son Eric who was born in the Family Birth Centre at Peel Memorial Hospital, part of an alternative way to giving birth
1/3/1992
Alternative: Metro women are switching over to the sea sponge 'tampon' as a natural, ecological alternative
Alternative: Metro women are switching over to the sea sponge 'tampon' as a natural, ecological alternative
10/29/1980
Alternative: Metro women are switching over to the sea sponge 'tampon' as a natural, ecological alternative
Alternative: Metro women are switching over to the sea sponge 'tampon' as a natural, ecological alternative
10/20/1980
Young patient gets an outing, Four-year-old Joann Armsworthy, who's in Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment, gets a ride through Allan Gardens yes(...)
Young patient gets an outing, Four-year-old Joann Armsworthy, who's in Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment, gets a ride through Allan Gardens yes(...)
6/10/1973
Tuned in: Patient Jake Gold, 84, is shown the operation of a transmitter, sending out heart rate signals, by nurse Sandy Wiesenthal at Baycrest Hospital
Tuned in: Patient Jake Gold, 84, is shown the operation of a transmitter, sending out heart rate signals, by nurse Sandy Wiesenthal at Baycrest Hospital
4/15/1986
Jack Tootill holds a nuclear-powered heart pacer like the one, Canada's first, he received in an operation yesterday at Toronto General Hospital. It'll last 10 years
Jack Tootill holds a nuclear-powered heart pacer like the one, Canada's first, he received in an operation yesterday at Toronto General Hospital. It'll last 10 years
10/9/1973
Electronic equipment at Toronto Psychiatric hospital gives researchers complete physiological data and permits comparisons between control groups and (...)
Electronic equipment at Toronto Psychiatric hospital gives researchers complete physiological data and permits comparisons between control groups and (...)
3/12/1964
Laser-Guided Radiation Therapy, Princess Margaret Hospital
Laser-Guided Radiation Therapy, Princess Margaret Hospital
10/12/1995
Alternative fuel: Pat DiFonzo, left, president of Alternative Fuel Systems Ltd., and employee Gian Luigi Turci show parts used to convert car from gasoline to propane.
Alternative fuel: Pat DiFonzo, left, president of Alternative Fuel Systems Ltd., and employee Gian Luigi Turci show parts used to convert car from gasoline to propane.
7/17/1980
An alternative: Yvonne Nelson gives Julia Bangay some tips in a secretarial class at the Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies
An alternative: Yvonne Nelson gives Julia Bangay some tips in a secretarial class at the Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies
11/11/1986
Hospital honors 100th 'test-tube' baby, Sarah Julianna May Vance of Waterloo is the 100th baby born under East General Hospital's test-tube program. S(...)
Hospital honors 100th 'test-tube' baby, Sarah Julianna May Vance of Waterloo is the 100th baby born under East General Hospital's test-tube program. S(...)
7/29/1987
Scrubbing up: Dr. George deVeber (right) and Dr. Gerald Cook of Toronto Western Hospital prepare to perform the hospital's 600th kidney transplant. Co(...)
Scrubbing up: Dr. George deVeber (right) and Dr. Gerald Cook of Toronto Western Hospital prepare to perform the hospital's 600th kidney transplant. Co(...)
12/4/1984