Niagara Health System-Douglas Memorial Hospital Site

Details

Name :

Niagara Health System-Douglas Memorial Hospital Site

Address  :

230 Bertie Street

Town  :

Fort Erie

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

L2A 1Z2

Phone  :

905 378 4647

Fax  :

905 871 7765

Web URL  :

Niagara Health SystemDouglas Memorial Hospital Site
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Oncologist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 46


Description

Fort Eries Douglas Memorial Site opened in 1931 the result of a bequest from local doctor Dr William Douglas Today this 46 bed hospital is a centre for the delivery of patient services in the greater Fort Erie area for a population of approximately 30000 Inpatient Complex Continuing Care beds and shortterm Acute Care beds are sited here with a number of outpatient programs in place to serve this busy border community The site is the location of a 24hour Urgent Care Centre providing care and treatment for a range of nonemergency ailments Other outpatient services include a Methadone Clinic and a satellite Ontario Breast Screening Program
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