Toronto Western Hospital

Been coming to this hospital for my appointments, specifically the Movement Disorder centre.nnThe doctors in the Movement Disorder centre 7th floor are nice and helpful. They changed and adjusted the medication that I take. They do quick check-ins to see where I'm at, maybe a test here or there, and then I'm on my merry way to book another appointment in 6/9/12 months.nnSometimes when you check-in, you could either be waiting for less than 10 mins and then get called in... Or you could end up waiting 2 hours to get into your appointment. Sometimes they really do be backed up, and other times, everything is moving rather quickly.nnThe hospital itself on the main floor has a food court Time Hortons, Booster Juice, some deli sandwich shop etc. and a Shoppers Drug Mart. The lobby area is huge with lots of chairs/seating area. There's also a help desk there where you can ask your general questions or get directions for where you need to go.nnThere's this electronic map that shows you the floor plan of the hospital and all the various areas and departments.nnAt this current time, you cannot enter the hospital through Nassau entrance. They're doing construction there and ripping up the ground. You can enter through the Bathurst entrance.nnThe only thing that I don't like is how long it takes to get to the hospital. On a good day it takes an 1 hour and 40 mins to get here. On a bad day, it takes 2 hours and whatever to get here. The doctors said that they could try to refer me to a movement clinic that isn't in downtown Toronto, but there's basically no movement clinic that isn't in downtown Toronto. So, I guess I'm just stuck traveling about 2 hours both ways to get to the hospital and back home.nnBut, other than that, so far, the hospital has been good to me.

I really appreciate all the care they provided for my family member who was suddenly feeling a severe stomachache. We were professionally greeted, got bloodwork done right away. The emergency doc was very accommodating throughout the process.

I can’t express how wonderful we were treated here in a major crisis. There were so so many amazing staff, nurses and doctors helping us. I’ve been to alot of hospitals for many things but this is the very first time were I didn’t feel like a number but a real person that was cared about. The last day we were there I met Sandra from house keeping. I only meet her for a short time but in that short time she made myself and my husband feel like we knew her for a long time and she made us laugh, which we hadn’t done in a while. There were so many nurses that were amazing but there were 3 that truly stood out to my self and my husband. 6th floor nurses Ana was so lovely and Lauren Was just so damn wonderful. Janice the nurse practitioner was such a rock for us and helped us so much when we were so stressed out. These are the people you want as your nurses. They set a standard truly. Wonderful people and truly amazing nurses. We thank you for taking care of us.

My experience with the emergency department was great. I came for a non urgent issue but working until late evening the ER was one of my only options, and they were amazing. Triage was professional but still very polite, and i was able to get in for an X-ray very quickly. The nurse who did my initial vitals test was very friendly and the kindness carried through to the X-ray tech that helped me out. I understand that on other days i may have waited longer, but even then i still would’ve felt the same kindness from the staff. They were all great even in the 10 minutes that i spent talking with them, and i hope the staff working tonight sunday july 7th 9:30pm see this and have a great rest of their shift.

Not a fan of hospitals. But had to go, been having some back issues. Very confusing hospital but never even had to ask, there were staff offering to help me and guide me. Holding the elevator and offering their assistance. Very friendly. Had an appointment so didn't have to wait long. The doctor I saw was fantastic and kind. Took her time going through everything. Great experience.