Ifran Dhalla, St. Michael's Hospital (IMAGE) St. Michael's Hospital Caption A virtual ward, a new model of care that provides support to high-risk and complex patients in the community for a few weeks after discharge from hospital, did not prevent hospital readmissions as hoped in a clinical trial in Toronto led by Dr. Irfan Dhalla, a physician at St. Michael's Hospital. Credit St. Michael's Hospital Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.