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Total capacity of hosptial will now be 355 patients
Total capacity of hosptial will now be 355 patients

Total capacity of hosptial will now be 355 patients

Date12/28/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Total capacity of hosptial will now be 355 patients. The new wing at the Toronto East General hospital was officialy started Saturday when Dr. J.Y. Ferguson; chief of the hospital medical staff; laid the corner stone. The new wing will add 175 new cots and beds to the present accommodation for 180; and will help relive the overcrowded condition of the hospital. Dr. H.J. Cody; of the University of Toronto; dedicated the new wing; and pronounced a blessing on the staff which will engage in relieving human suffering there.
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