Norfolk General Hospital

Name :

Norfolk General Hospital

Address  :

365 West Street

Town  :

Simcoe

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

N3Y 1T7

Phone  :

519 426 0130

Fax  :

519 429 6998

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 10


Description

MISSION STATEMENT
Our Mission is to assist those we serve to achieve the best possible health outcomes

We will achieve our Mission through

evidence based programs and services

a full service hospital setting

The values of the Norfolk General Hospital are as follows
Innovation
We actively seek out and evaluate new evidence based practices and technologies

Compassion
We demonstrate in our words and actions empathy for our patients and families treating them in a caring gentle courteous and respectful way

Accountability
We are accountable to each other the people we serve our community and the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for our actions We measure the outcomes of our actions and report them We are stewards of the resources entrusted to us to deliver safe effective and efficient health care

Respect
We recognize that each individual member of the care team our partners patients and their families can improve the quality of our future We listen to each other and work together with dignity and consideration to achieve our vision

Empowerment
We support and foster an environment that enables patients and their families to be involved in care planning and decision making

We value and encourage all members of the hospital team to provide input into the decision making process and take iniative to make things better
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