Almonte General Hospital

Name :

Almonte General Hospital

Address  :

75 Spring Street

Town  :

Almonte

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

K0A 1A0

Phone  :

613 256 2500

Fax  :

613 256 8549

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

sdouglas@agh-fvm.com

Description

Almonte General Hospital
The Almonte General Hospital AGH is a 52bed acutechronic care hospital located in the municipality of Mississippi Mills which with a population of more than 11000 is the largest municipality in Lanark County The municipality is experiencing a significant population growth due to its proximity to OttawaCarleton It is also an attractive community for individuals considering retirement

The Almonte General Hospital serves its community with a wellmaintained physical Hospital plant staffed by a dedicated medical administrative and support staff

According to the 2008 Ontario hospital report card AGH is one of Ontarios highperforming hospitals for patient satisfaction with its acute care and emergency services

The Hospital is also one of a small number of rural hospitals in the province that operates below the provincial financial parameters and benchmarks applicable to administration and hotel expenses

AGH is the only rural hospital in this region that provides a full range of OBGYN services including 24hour epidural anaesthetic and csection coverage The Hospitals regional obstetrical program is staffed by two obstetriciangynecologists plus family physicians who provide obstetrical services The Hospital has upgraded its OBS facilities and plans to further enhance its obstetrical program by developing a regional birthing centre to serve the communities of Mississippi Mills Arnprior Carleton Place and surrounding townships

The Almonte General Hospital was selected by Lanark County to operate the Countys land ambulance service effective September 2000

In June 2002 AGH and the County of Lanark reached an agreement to redevelop Fairview Manor into a new 112bed longterm care facility built on land adjacent to the Hospital The Redevelopment Project also included renovations to AGHs emergency ambulatory and inpatient care obstetrical and lab departments as well as new equipment for the xray and medicalsurgical departments The Hospital new longterm care facility and existing Manor are connected by a covered link The new facility and AGH share administrative and support services and the existing Manor will be used for other purposes The Redevelopment Project was completed in the spring of 2008

As part of the agreement AGH agreed to assume management responsibilities for the existing Manor effective July 1 2003 The two facilities have been sharing support services since 1999 Ownership of the existing Manor was transferred to AGH on October 1 2004

Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a continuum of integrated primary health and longterm care services to our communities focusing on quality care and personal attention accountability and fiscal responsibility

Vision Statement
Our vision is to be recognized as the preferred centre of primary health obstetrical care and longterm care providing a continuum of excellent efficient integrated services and improving the health and quality of life of those we serve

The facility of choice for preventative health primary health and longterm
care

The workplace of choice for medical healthcare and support staff

A charity and endowment trust of choice in our communities

A major contributor to our areas reputation as a good place to live work
and raise a family

A regional leader in developing innovative health care solutions