Niagara Health System - St. Catharines General

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Name :

Niagara Health System - St. Catharines General

Address  :

142 Queenston Street

Town  :

St Catharines

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

L2R 2Z7

Phone  :

905 378 4647

Fax  :

905 684 1468

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

Sroy@niagarahealth.on.ca
Niagara Health System St Catharines General
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Pathology Lab
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 200

Other Facilities

  • CT/MRI
Description
St Catharines General
One of Canadas oldest hospitals St Catharines General Site started as a cottage hospital in 1865 and moved to its present location on Queenston Street in 1870 Today this large community hospital provides a wide range of Acute

AmbulatoryOutpatient Critical Emergency and Surgical services to a catchment area of more than 160000 people With more than 200 Acute Care and Mental Health beds it features new CT and MRI machines MaternalChild services an Ontario Breast Screening Program an Outpatient Oncology unit and an inpatient Palliative CareOncology unit The Niagara Regional Campus of McMaster Universitys DeGroote School of Medicine is centred here The regional program Sexual AssaultDomestic Violence Treatment Centre Niagara with speciallytrained nurses and doctors is available through the Emergency Department 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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