US EditionToronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits
The University Health Network is adding 54 supportive apartments focused on at-risk seniors, with residents seeing a 52% drop in emergency room visits, officials said.
- On Jan. 20, 2026, University Health Network and Fred Victor announced they will build 54 new apartments next to Dunn House in Toronto, with funding from federal, provincial and city officials.
- Early results showing steep drops in health-care use prompted Dunn House, developed with UHN Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, to expand focusing on at-risk seniors after $2.1-million savings.
- On-Site health and social supports include communal spaces and a primary-care clinic where 48 residents hold leases and receive 24/7 supports, with nearly 2,000 ER visits before moving in.
- Ontario confirmed annual operational funding of $2.6-million and the federal government's Build Canada Homes will spend $21 million while the City of Toronto will invest $10 million and lead delivery.
- CreateTO will build the units using modular construction, and tenants say the program breaks the cycle of homelessness, sickness and despair, helping Jason Miles reconnect and work with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's council.
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Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital network will double its unique permanent housing program for homeless people who frequently visit emergency departments that has seen great success. The University Health Network and housing operator Fred Victor will build 54 new apartments next to Dunn House, which opened in the fall of 2024 and was built in a parking lot owned by the hospital. The federal government’s Build Canada Homes will spend $21 million to bu…
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