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Come with us now to the operating theatre at one of Metro's busiest hospitals, where Dr. Kay Mehren is conducting life-and-death surgery. The atmosphe(...)
Come with us now to the operating theatre at one of Metro's busiest hospitals, where Dr. Kay Mehren is conducting life-and-death surgery. The atmosphe(...)

Come with us now to the operating theatre at one of Metro's busiest hospitals, where Dr. Kay Mehren is conducting life-and-death surgery. The atmosphe(...)

Date11/13/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Come with us now to the operating theatre at one of Metro's busiest hospitals, where Dr. Kay Mehren is conducting life-and-death surgery. The atmosphere is hushed as the doctor bends over the patient, probes the incision and intones: More Oxygen . . . [Incomplete]
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Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
11/18/1983
Tapir toe trouble: Metro zoo veterinarian Dr. Kay Mehren (left) tends to Tulip's injured toe while zookeeper Gillian Dinnarr pacifies her by stroking (...)
Tapir toe trouble: Metro zoo veterinarian Dr. Kay Mehren (left) tends to Tulip's injured toe while zookeeper Gillian Dinnarr pacifies her by stroking (...)
1/14/1986
Welcome to the world. Dr. Kay Mehren usually has peace and quiet when she delivers babies, but on Sunday she had 3,000 spectators at Metro Zoo as she (...)
Welcome to the world. Dr. Kay Mehren usually has peace and quiet when she delivers babies, but on Sunday she had 3,000 spectators at Metro Zoo as she (...)
6/6/1983
Above, Peter Mehren in an embroidered shirt from Nairobi, Elaine Munro in a Clotheslines outfit, and Dr. Kay Mehren in a taifa cloth dress that also came from Nairobi
Above, Peter Mehren in an embroidered shirt from Nairobi, Elaine Munro in a Clotheslines outfit, and Dr. Kay Mehren in a taifa cloth dress that also came from Nairobi
6/27/1988
Thoroughly modern now: Branson Hospital's chief of surgery, Dr. Rolando Corpus, above, said the hospital had lagged behind others that had upgraded their equipment with new technology. The reopened hospital now boasts high-tech surgical equipment.
Thoroughly modern now: Branson Hospital's chief of surgery, Dr. Rolando Corpus, above, said the hospital had lagged behind others that had upgraded their equipment with new technology. The reopened hospital now boasts high-tech surgical equipment.
4/5/1990
Baby's first check-up. Veterinarian Kay Mehren, right, gives a new arrival at the Metro Zoo a thorough inspection. The female ples taken, injections and getting an ear tag
Baby's first check-up. Veterinarian Kay Mehren, right, gives a new arrival at the Metro Zoo a thorough inspection. The female ples taken, injections and getting an ear tag
8/3/1988
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
11/4/1981
Busy model: Vivacious, 24-year-old Tonya Williams, one of Metro's busiest models, is branching out into acting
Busy model: Vivacious, 24-year-old Tonya Williams, one of Metro's busiest models, is branching out into acting
11/30/1981
Most Rev. Wladyslaw Rubin. Conducting mass for Metro's Polish-Canadians
Most Rev. Wladyslaw Rubin. Conducting mass for Metro's Polish-Canadians
10/4/1966
Skateboarding Is fun, but many youngsters and a few parents, too, found themselves in the emergency rooms of Metro's hospitals this summer with broken(...)
Skateboarding Is fun, but many youngsters and a few parents, too, found themselves in the emergency rooms of Metro's hospitals this summer with broken(...)
10/3/1977
Confronting death: Scarborough Centenary Hospital's palliative care team, formed to help dying patients and their families, includes, from the left, Dr. David Seager, social worker Angela Al-Hillal, nurse Lin Rousseaux, Dr. Joan Jeu and chaplain Thomas Davies.
Confronting death: Scarborough Centenary Hospital's palliative care team, formed to help dying patients and their families, includes, from the left, Dr. David Seager, social worker Angela Al-Hillal, nurse Lin Rousseaux, Dr. Joan Jeu and chaplain Thomas Davies.
4/3/1989
Eric Howes, Scarborough General Hospital's first chaplain says sick people ask ultimate questions about life, its pupose, and death: questions he can't answer, he says
Eric Howes, Scarborough General Hospital's first chaplain says sick people ask ultimate questions about life, its pupose, and death: questions he can't answer, he says
11/11/1989