Niagara Health System - Ontario Street Site

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Name :

Niagara Health System - Ontario Street Site

Address  :

155 Ontario St.

Town  :

St Catharines

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

L2R 5K3

Phone  :

905 378 4647

Fax  :

905 682 5533

Web URL  :


Description

Ontario Street Site in St Catharines started as a maternity hospital in 1948 and in 1953 a new hospital was built called Hotel Dieu Hospital Since its amalgamation into the Niagara Health System in 2005 Ontario Street Site now operates a number of outpatient programs such as a regional Dialysis Program including Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis and Prerenal clinic a number of day surgery programs and outpatient clinics An Urgent Care Centre offers medical attention and treatment for people of all ages experiencing unexpected minor illnesses and injuries that are not life or limb threatening The Urgent Care Centre is open daily 8 am to 10 pm Ontario Street Site also offers a range of Addiction Management services including a 43bed residence separate mens and womens for detoxification counselling programs and supportive postaddiction services Construction is underway on a new healthcare complex in St Catharines at a new location combining St Catharines acute care and outpatient services in one location as well as regional services including the Walker Family Cancer Centre Cardiac Catheterization and specialized Mental Health inpatient services The new healthcare complex is scheduled to open in 2013
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