Anson General Hospital

Details

Name :

Anson General Hospital

Address  :

58 Anson Drive
P.0. Box 370

Town  :

Iroquois Falls

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

P0K 1E0

Phone  :

705 258 3911

Fax  :

705 258 3221

Web URL  :

Anson General Hospital
Specialization
  • Chemotherapy
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 104


Description

About Us
From 1917 to 1955 the community was served by a small hospital set up and operated by the towns paper mill for the care of its employees and their families In 1955 the company built a modern hospital on the present site and deeded it to the Province Anson General Hospital was incorporated in that year The Hospital underwent a complete redevelopment in the late 80s to better provide comprehensive health care services for its catchment population of 8000 In April 1998 the Hospital took over the management and operation of South Centennial Manor a 69bed Home for the Aged located offsite

Today Anson General Hospital is an acute general hospital which provides a wide range of inpatient chronic care emergency outpatient ambulatory care and longterm care services Currently the hospital is designated as having 19 Active beds 16 Complex Continuing Care beds and 69 Long Term Care beds
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