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James Bay General Hospital
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Description
Mission
James Bay General Hospital is committed to providing quality Health Care Services in a culturally sensitive manner to the unique people of James Bay while maintaining a positive professional enviroment for its patients staff and the communities which it serves
We are the most northern provincial hospital in Ontario Our organization spans over 5 costal communities in the north from mossonee to Peawanuck
The Hospital is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with 14 members representing the communities served The Board and Staff are dedicated to improving the health status of the people living in this remote and scenic part of Ontario The Hospital operates under the provisions of the Public Hospitals Act
Acute and chronic care as well as 24 hour emergency services are provided by the Hospital facilities in Attawapiskat and Fort Albany The Attawapiskat facility has 16 inpatient beds while the Fort Albany facility has 17 beds The Moosonee Health Centre provides out patient and emergency services on a 24 hour basis James Bay General Hospital manages a Regional Mental Health program which serves all communities and also operates the James Bay Ambulance Service which provides pre hospital care in Moosonee Moose Factory Fort Albany and Attawapiskat
The total catchment area for the James Bay Coast is 11000 people
History
James Bay General Hospital is the most northern Provincial Hospital in Ontario serving the communities of Attawapiskat Fort Albany and Moosonee along the western shores of James Bay It has a legacy of providing health care services to the people of James Bay for 105 years It is a legacy that the people and especially the patients appreciate greatly It is also one that the Board and Staff can be justifiably proud of
The Hospital was incorporated on September 3 1971 evolving from the private hospital system operated by the Catholic Hospitals of James Bay Catholic Hospitals of James Bay began in 1902 with the opening of the first hospital in Fort Albany followed in 1951 by the first hospital in Attawapiskat and of the first hospital in Moosonee in 1964
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