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From returning to old routines to adopting new ones, the start of a new school year brings its fair share of challenges and opportunities.

This is certainly true for families with children who have asthma.

Markham Stouffville Hospital is one of many partners that will form the Eastern York Region and North Durham Ontario Health Team, who will work together to rebuild the health care system to better serve patients.

Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) officially opened nine Smilezone spaces throughout the hospital to help bring smiles to children coming in for medical procedures.

Navaratham Murugasu, who suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), is one of more than 100 patients who have participated in the pilot Breathe Better at Home program run out of MSH’s Centre for Respiratory Health and COPD clinic since April 2018.

Those in need of a replacement can get hip to a whole new approach to the procedure that a surgeon says provides “exceptionally good success.”

Opioids are the third leading cause of accidental death in Ontario. With awareness of the opioid crisis, in 2016 Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) launched the Opioid Task Force to promote education of pain management and safe prescribing as well as to monitor patients requiring pain medications

"I walked in the door and I’ve never seen a more organized place." In less than a year, patients needing an MRI at Markham Stouffville Hospital have seen a dramatic improvement in waiting times.

Today Peter Bethlenfalvy, MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge, announced that Ontario’s Government for the People is investing approximately $1 million to improve services for patients at the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital site of the Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH).

Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) is proud to launch Canada’s first electronic surveillance and documentation system that helps prevent critical situations for paediatric patients.

February is heart month and in commemoration, Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) lead cardiologist Dr. Joseph Minkowitz and cardiac nurse practitioner Sue Feltham are providing tips on how to reduce the risk of heart disease.