Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
One hundred years ago today the Welleseley Hospital opened it’s first arm, a year after its founding by Dr. Herbert Bruce. The postcard below shows opening day of Wellesley Hospital Homewood Place on August 27, 1912. Over the years the Wellesley Hospital became known for its excellent and affordable patient care. The Wellesley Institute carries forward research and policy focused on the social determinants of health to this day.
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We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.