Niagara Health System - Port Colborne General

Details

Name :

Niagara Health System - Port Colborne General

Address  :

260 Sugarloaf Street

Town  :

Port Colborne

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

L3K 2N7

Phone  :

905 378 4647

Fax  :

905 834 0404

Web URL  :

Niagara Health System  Port Colborne General
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • General Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiation therapy
Facilities

Description

Located on the shores of Lake Erie Port Colborne Site has served the residents of Port Colborne since 1951 It provides a range of inpatient and outpatient services to the community of 25000 including a 24hour Urgent Care Centre providing care and treatment for a range of nonemergency ailments As well 46 inpatient beds for Complex Continuing Care patients are located here A number of outpatient clinics including a satellite Ontario Breast Screening Program and Eating Disorders Clinic serve this lakeshore community It is also the site of the regional New Port Centre a residential facility specializing in addiction recovery which offers a range of programs for men and women at the 35bed centre including a Methadone Clinic
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