Oromocto Public Hospital

Name :

Oromocto Public Hospital

Address  :

103 Winnebago Street

Town  :

Oromocto

State  :

New Brunswick

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

E2V 1C6

Phone  :

506 357 4700

Web URL  :

Not Available
Oromocto Public Hospital

Description

Serving the residents of the Town of Oromocto and surrounding communities the Oromocto Public Hospital provides primary care and secondary care and inpatient and outpatient services including an emergency department operating from 8 am 10 pm The hospital has a very active day surgery and breast cancer screening centres and a close observation unit Fifteen family physicians a radiologist visiting surgeons as well as nurses professional and support staff work at this facility

Surgeons from the regional hospital regularly work at Oromocto Public Hospital in day surgery leaving more complex inpatient surgery to be performed at the regional hospital in Fredericton Between them the two facilities offer twelve operating theatres

The hospital has a total of 45 beds 17 of which are attached to the William R Duffie Unit part of the healthy aging and restorative program of River Valley Health
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