Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation

Name :

Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation

Address  :

P O Box 5200
400 University Avenue

Town  :

Saint John

State  :

New Brunswick

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

E2L 4L4

Phone  :

506 648 6134

Fax  :

506 648 6582

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology

Description

Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation AHSC is the largest multifacility accredited Regional Health Authority in New Brunswick serving an area of 200 square kilometers and a catchment population of 176000 within a provincial population base of 650000

AHSC is comprised of 28 health care facilities

13 Hospitals amp Health Centres
5 Extra Mural Units
5 Public Health Offices
5 Community Mental Health Offices

Our Three Core Competencies are patient care education and research and our communities are served by clinical programs that deliver inpatient emergency ambulatory and communityhome care

Who We Serve
AHSC delivers health care to the communities of southwestern New Brunswick extending from Sussex to St Stephen including the Fundy Isles of Grand Manan Campobello and Deer Island Saint John is the primary referral centre for the people of this region and in a number of tertiary services for people throughout the entire province

Saint John is the primary referral centre for the people of this region and in a number of tertiary services for people throughout the province Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation AHSC is a designated campus of the Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University and is affiliated with Memorial University in St Johns Newfoundland has an active Research Services Division and is the Provinces centre of excellence in many Provincial programs such as the New Brunswick Heart Centre
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