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Kirkland and District Hospital
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- Dermatology
- ENT
- Gynaecology
- Neurologist
- Obestetrician/Gynecologist
- Oncologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngologist
- Paediatrics
- Urology
Total Number Of Beds : 132
Ambulance : 1
Ambulance Contact Number : 705 567 4357
Description
The Kirkland and District Hospital is a fully accredited modern wellequipped hospital having been built in 1976 The Hospital is supported by an active Auxiliary and Foundation It was originally a 132bed hospital but it has been gradually downsized to 62 beds as follows 6 Intensive Care 2 Obstetrics 39 MedicalSurgical and 15 Chronic
The Hospital currently employs 280 fulltime and parttime staff The laboratories services on site include haematology chemistry blood bank and frozen sections and referred out microbiology cytology and pathology services Other diagnostic services include echocardiography pulmonary function testing exercise stress testing radiography mammography ultrasound and doppler facilities along with fetal monitoring capabilities
The Anaesthesia Department is well equipped with the most modern equipment possible including cardiac monitoring CO2 and pulse oximetry The Hospital employs two respiratory therapists two pharmacists three physiotherapists one occupational therapist a parttime dietitian and a social worker The intensive care unit is also extremely well equipped and has external pacemaking capability There is an active obstetrical unit with a modern birthing bed and Caesarean Section capabilities In addition a chemotherapy clinic and satellite dialysis clinic are operated at the hospital in affiliation with Laurentian Hospital in Sudbury The hospital is also involved with the Northern Ontario Residency Training Program and physicians readily accept medical students and interns for elective programs
The active medical staff consists of fifteen family physicians one internist and one general surgeon who is also very active in orthopaedics and performs Caesarean sections The Hospital has weekly obstetricalgynaecology and pathology services from Timmins In addition there are itinerant specialist outpatient clinics at the Kirkland and District Hospital and surgical lists in orthopaedics ear nose and throat urology ophthalmology and obstetrics gynaecology Our radiologist who lives in Kirkland Lake services several small surrounding communities Other outpatient clinics funded through the Underserviced Area Program include Dermatology Pacemaker Allergy Paediatric Neurology and Geriatrics
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