GBHS Markdale Hospital, Markdale

Name :

GBHS Markdale Hospital, Markdale

Address  :

P.O. Box 406
55 Isla Street

Town  :

Markdale

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

N0C 1H0

Phone  :

519 986 3040

Web URL  :

GBHS Markdale Hospital Markdale
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 14

Other Facilities

  • CT/MRI

Description

GBHS Markdale Hospital
The hospitals current programs include its 14 bed inpatient services a very busy Emergency Department a day surgery service and is well supported with excellent laboratory diagnostic imaging ultrasound and physiotherapy services Just 30 minutes away is our Owen Sound hospital which provides regional specialty services 247 lab and diagnostics including CT amp MRI

The planning and design stage for a new Centre Grey Hospital in Markdale is well underway The community has successfully raised 13 million to meet its commitment to pay for the 50 million new hospital

The new hospital will be a stateoftheart facility located adjacent to Grey Gables a modern longterm care home at the south entrance of Markdale on Hwy 10 The hospital will house a larger emergency room 18 beds with a planned increase to 24 by 2020 three close observation rooms an operating room with a focus on day surgery and a procedureendoscopy room

The hospital serves the Villages of Markdale Flesherton and Dundalk and the surrounding Municipalities of Grey Highlands Southgate West Grey and Chatsworth a population base of approximately 20000

GBHS Markdale hospital is the only health care facility between Owen Sound and Orangeville on the Highway 10 corridor The hospital serves a vital role in response to motor vehicle accidents and also responds to the seasonal needs of the areas active skiing community
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