Toronto General Hospital

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Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is a major teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, and the flagship campus of the University Health Network (UHN). It is affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and sits in the Discovery District on University Avenue, near The Hospital for Sick Children, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Mount Sinai Hospital.

TGH has 471 beds and an emergency department that serves thousands of patients each year (about 28,000 in 2019). It is renowned for organ transplantation and cardiac care. The hospital is the largest transplant center in North America, performing hundreds of transplants each year (639 in 2017). Its Lung Transplant program is the largest in the world, with a record of many lung transplants (167 in 2017). The hospital’s surgeons have set several firsts, including the world’s first single and double lung transplants (1983 and 1986) and the first valve-sparing aortic root replacement (1992 by Tirone David).

Toronto General Hospital houses the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC), one of Canada’s leading open‑heart centers. Donor Peter Munk contributed significant funds to the hospital, including a landmark donation of $100 million in 2017. The hospital also supports research through the Toronto General Research Institute.

History and heritage: TGH began as a small shed used by the British Army during the War of 1812 and became York General Hospital in 1829. It moved to Gerrard Street in 1855, then to College Street in 1913. A new wing opened in 2002, and the old 1913 structure later became part of MaRS Discovery District. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is a patron of the hospital.

For more information, visit uhn.ca/OurHospitals/TGH.