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Unity Health Toronto Newswire

August 2025

Hello, readers! It’s been a summer full of connection, celebration and new beginnings at Unity Health. We gathered at staff barbecues, welcomed Altaf Stationwala as our new President and CEO, and celebrated outstanding achievements across our organization. Read on to find out what we’ve been up to!

We celebrated our people at at our annual barbeques

Each summer, staff, physicians, volunteers and learners are treated to delicious food and cool treats as a way to recognize their hard work and dedication through the year. Thank you to everyone who helped make these events a success. Click the links below to see a photo gallery from each of our hospital sites.

St. Joseph's Health Centre

St. Michael's Hospital

Providence Healthcare

Buzzworthy

St. Joseph’s Health Centre gift shop has been offering comfort and convenience for 40 years

Stephen Lucas, former Deputy Minister of Health Canada, joins Unity Health as science policy advisor

Innovation

St. Michael’s Hospital, Providence Healthcare receive Stroke Distinction from Accreditation Canada

Find out how Unity Health is training the next generation of researchers how to lead in science

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By the numbers

$23.8 million

in funding from the federal government awarded to a research initiative aimed at developing a therapeutic treatment that delivers healthy mitochondria into damaged cells.

Say hello to...

Altaf Stationwala, stepped into his new role as Unity Health Toronto’s President and CEO in July

Altaf Stationwala, who stepped into his new role as Unity Health Toronto’s President and CEO in July and has been visiting our sites all summer long to get to know as many new colleagues as possible.

Click to read a Q&A with Altaf