Our Stories

Seventh generation thinking: laying a foundation for the future of Indigenous health

As St. Michael’s marks the first year of its Indigenous Wellness Centre, Director Roberta Pike reflects on early lessons, impact, and the path ahead. By Katie McMillan

VIRAL: 30 million views for Dr. Subodh Verma’s TEDx Talk

Find out what 5,000 human hearts taught Dr. Subodh Verma about breakthroughs.

Finding steady ground: Mikayla's journey from being diagnosed with MS to giving back 

A multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis sent Mikayla’s world spinning, but a referral to the BARLO MS Centre is giving her a new hope and a new future.  By Ira Lamcja

A day in the life of a homelessness outreach counsellor

What exactly is a Homelessness Outreach Counsellor? We spoke with St. Michael’s April Aleman about her remarkable and essential role, funded entirely by our donors. By Katie McMillan

Cutting-edge medicine meets compassion

St. Michael’s world-class therapeutic endoscopy program gives George and Lisa Flaifel their lives back. By Ira Lamcja

Why Edward Mooney was inspired to give back

After life-saving heart surgery at St. Mike’s, Edward Mooney came back to the hospital—this time to care for others. By Emily Dontsos

The road from prototype to patient care

Dr. Joao Rezende-Neto, shares his unexpected journey from advancing a liver trauma device to a life-saving abdominal closure system now used in dozens of North American hospitals. By Ira Lamcja

Back in the saddle after open-heart surgery

When an emergency doctor caught what others might have missed, it set cyclist Trent Miller on a path to life-saving care at St. Michael's—and a speedy recovery that has him pedaling stronger than ever. By Kevin Spurgaitis

State-of-the-art new CT scanner now up and running, thanks to you