Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange

Details

Name :

Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange

Address  :

1041 Dunlawton Ave

Town  :

Port Orange

State  :

Florida

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

32127

Phone  :

386 322 4700

Web URL  :


Description

Overview
Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange is an 80bed community hospital that features a roundtheclock Emergency Department four operating rooms and private patient rooms The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day seven days a week with a total of 20 beds Eight of the 20 beds are designated as quotFast Trackquot beds for patients with minor injuries and illnesses Highly trained emergency physicians and nurses treat most emergencies onsite

The Hospital offers the same skilled medical staffboth primary care and specialists available at the main Halifax Health Medical Center campus Most of the Port Orange nursing and ancillary staff transferred from the main campus
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