Dr Helmcken Memorial Hospital

Name :

Dr Helmcken Memorial Hospital

Address  :

640 Park RR 1

Town  :

Clearwater

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V0E 1N0

Phone  :

250 674 2244

Fax  :

250 674 2477

Web URL  :


Description

Private clinic located 124km north of Kamloops in south central British Columbia This friendly towns economy is primarly forestry with tourism growing in importance This area full of natural resources provides year round outdoor recreational activities hiking river rafting fishing hunting golf horseback riding skiing snowmobiling and more A modern hospital with 6 acute care beds a 6 stretcher emergency room and an attached 21 bed residential care facility Services provided include 24hr emergency services diagnostics LabXRay physiotherapy home and community support servics public health and itinerant services such as diabetes education and nutrition services
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