Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto Western Hospital
University Health Network
Toronto Western Hospital as viewed from the CN Tower
Map
Geography
Location399 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 2S8
Organisation
Care systemMedicare
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Toronto
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds256
SpecialityNeuroscience, musculoskeletal health and arthritis, vision science, population health
History
Opened1895
Links
Websitewww.uhn.ca/corporate/AboutUHN/OurHospitals/TWH/

The Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) is a major research and teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the University Health Network (UHN). It has 256 beds, with 46,000 visits to its emergency department annually. It is known for neurosurgery and was one of the first centres in Canada to use the gamma knife. It is also home to the Donald K. Johnson Eye Centre and the Krembil Discovery Tower where the Krembil Research Institute is based.