▁Medical ▁College ▁for ▁Women . ▁A ▁practical ▁experience ▁clin ic ▁called ▁the ▁Dis p ens ary ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁The ▁clin ic ▁allowed ▁female ▁patients ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁women ▁do ctors ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁domin ated ▁by ▁men . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁services ▁were ▁provided ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁pay ▁and ▁medical ▁advice ▁was ▁always ▁free . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁permit ▁women ▁to ▁study ▁medicine , ▁and ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Medical ▁College ▁for ▁Women ▁closed . ▁The ▁Dis p ens ary ▁remained ▁open ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁prosper ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁Hospital ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁in ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Later , ▁the ▁hospital ▁merged ▁with ▁Sun ny bro ok ▁Hospital ▁and ▁the ▁Orth op edic ▁and ▁Ar th rit ic ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Bill ▁ 5 1 , ▁becoming ▁Sun ny bro ok ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁Centre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁they ▁de - am alg am ated ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁Hospital ▁revert ed ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁name . ▁During ▁the ▁S AR S ▁out break ▁of ▁ 2 0 0