Lennox and Addington County General Hosp

Details

Name :

Lennox and Addington County General Hosp

Address  :

8 Richmond Park Drive

Town  :

Napanee

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

K7R 2Z4

Phone  :

613 354 3301

Fax  :

613 354 7157

Web URL  :


Description

The Lennox and Addington County General Hospitals emphasis on General Medicine and General Surgery reflects its role in providing core services Specialists from Kingston regularly hold clinics at the hospital The range and scope of those clinics will expand as a result of the signed agreement with KGH

Emergency services operating 24 hours a day treats 24000 patients per year

The hospital currently operates 33 beds 25 active care and 8 chronic care This will increase to 52 beds pending approval of operating funding by the Ministry of Health The project includes a complex continuing care unit new operating rooms and a major expansion of the ambulatory clinic areas Emergency department and Diagnostic Imaging upgrades

The hospital offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic services supported by a well equipped laboratory and diagnostic imaging department

The Hospital employs approximately 200 staff Medical staff includes 10 family physicians a general surgeon and a radiologist along surgeons and consulting physicians from Kingston

Strong support from the community has enabled the Lennox and Addington County General Hospital to purchase new equipment and upgrade the physical plant in order to respond to the health care service needs of the Community it serves For example the hospital introduced a cataract surgery program as a means of reducing the waiting time for this procedure on the part of residents of the local community
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