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Toronto
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Toronto General Hospital
is located on College Street west of Bay St. between Elizabeth and University Avenue. Over
the years it has expanded south of this structure in other buildings along University
Avenue. The historic plaque reads: "This institution, the first general infirmary
in Upper Canada, began operation in 1829. It was periodically hampered by administrative
and financial difficulties but through the initiative of the influential businessman, Sir
Joseph Flavelle, Chairman of its Board of Trustees (1904-21), services were reorganized
and steps taken for the construction here of a new hospital. Designed by the firm of
Darling & Pearson, it was begun in 1911 and officially opened two years later. Toronto
General Hospital quickly moved to the forefront of Canadian medicine as an outstanding
teaching and research centre. In association with the University of Toronto, Connaught
Laboratories and other institutions, it achieved international recognition in the fields
of radiology, heart surgery, and the treatment of diabetes, arthritis, and kidney and
vascular disease."   |
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