Campbellford Memorial Hospital
Encyclopedia
The Campbellford Memorial Hospital is an Ontario class C and class G 34-bed hospital
in the community of Campbellford
, municipality of Trent Hills
, Northumberland County
in central Ontario
, Canada
. It opened in 1953, is part of the Central East LHIN and is the largest employer in the community. The emergency department had 20,448 visits between April 2009 and Mar 2010
; a community mental health centre; and a long term care facility. The hospital is recognized for the strength of its infection control program. The hospital is also part of the Ontario Telemedicine Network
.
Hospital
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in the community of Campbellford
Campbellford, Ontario
Campbellford is a small town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, in the municipality of Trent Hills.Located at , Campbellford lies approximately midway between Toronto and Ottawa. It is situated on both the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Trans Canada Trail. It can be reached from Highway...
, municipality of Trent Hills
Trent Hills, Ontario
The Municipality of Trent Hills is a town in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in northeast Northumberland County on the Trent River. It was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Campbellford/Seymour, Percy and Hastings...
, Northumberland County
Northumberland County, Ontario
Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in central Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Durham County , west of Hastings, southeast of Kawartha Lakes and south of Peterborough County. The county seat is Cobourg...
in central Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It opened in 1953, is part of the Central East LHIN and is the largest employer in the community. The emergency department had 20,448 visits between April 2009 and Mar 2010
Facilities
The hospital includes a 24-hour emergency department; a family health team, Hillside Family Medicine, which serves over 16,000 patients and is a teaching practice affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto is the medical school of the University of Toronto. The faculty is based in the Discovery District of Downtown Toronto along with most of its teaching hospitals and research institutes. Founded in 1843, it is one of Canada's oldest institutions of...
; a community mental health centre; and a long term care facility. The hospital is recognized for the strength of its infection control program. The hospital is also part of the Ontario Telemedicine Network
Ontario Telemedicine Network
The Ontario Telemedicine Network is one of the largest telemedicine networks in the world. It uses two-way videoconferencing to provide access to care for patients in every hospital and hundreds of other health care locations across the province...
.