The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre is a 150-bed hospital located at 650 Church Street in

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. Owned and operated by the

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, it specializes in

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, post-acute care

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, and complex continuing care.

Overview

Located on the corner of Church and

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, the six-storey facility was known as a maternity hospital up to the 1970s when the hospital closed its pregnancy ward. It was one of the first hospitals in Canada to introduce

. It is now a rehabilitation and palliative care facility. In 2002, the hospital underwent several renovations, meant to curb energy consumption, in associated with the

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The Salvation Army was prepared to close the hospital starting in February 2010 due to high upkeep costs, but a deal was struck between the

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and the Salvation Army to keep the hospital open.

History

*1889 - The Salvation Army opens a rescue home in Toronto. * *1905 - The home becomes The Salvation Army Maternity Hospital on Esther Street. *1909 - The hospital moves to the corner of Bloor and Church Streets. *1925 - An extension is added to what was then called the Toronto Women's Hospital. *1937 - The hospital is renamed Toronto Grace. *1959 - The new building is constructed at Bloor and Church Street. *1969 - Toronto Grace is designated a general hospital. *1979 - Toronto Grace is designated as a chronic care and palliative care hospital, opening the first Palliative Care Unit in Ontario. *1998 - The Health Services Restructuring Committee directs the Toronto Grace and three other complex continuing care hospitals to close. *2001 - The Ministry of Health reverses the decision and directs Toronto Grace to continue to provide its programs and services. *2005 - Toronto Grace Hospital celebrates its 100th birthday at Church and Bloor Streets in downtown Toronto. *2007 - Toronto Grace is renamed the Toronto Grace Health Centre (TGHC), and increases its focus on rehabilitation introducing slow-paced rehab programs. *2010 - TGHC submits its retrofit application to the Ministry of Health. *2014 - TGHC's programs and services are relocated to the temporary 47 Austin Terrace, Hillcrest site, as the 650 Church Street building undergoes a major building retrofit. *2017 - The infrastructure renewal project is completed and TGHC returns to its 650 Church Street location.

Scarborough Grace Hospital

The Salvation Army opened a second hospital site in Scarborough in 1985 and ended their affiliation in 2008. The CEO is Jake Tran, who has held the office since 2018.

Footnotes

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