Temiskaming Hospital

Name :

Temiskaming Hospital

Address  :

421 Shepherdson Road
New Liskeard

Town  :

New Liskeard

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

P0J 1P0

Phone  :

705 647 8121

Fax  :

705 647 5800

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Psychiatrist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 59

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray
  • CT/MRI

Description

Temiskaming Hospital is a modern and spacious facility built in 1980 We serve the City of Temiskaming Shores and area which includes the surrounding 4200 square miles bringing the total population served to about 25000 people The Hospital is a 59 bed facility which is comprised of 40 acute beds 11 chronic beds 5 obstetric beds and 3 special care unit beds

Temiskaming Hospitals team consists of 219 employees of which 110 are full time and 109 are part time The Medical Staff consists of 17 full time and 2 part time family practitioners 3 general surgeons 1 internist 3 general practitioner anesthetists 1 family doctor specializing in geriatrics 1 visiting pathologist and 3 visiting radiologists Approximately 21 visiting specialists conduct regular outpatient clinics in disciplines such as cardiology neurology nephrology obstetrics and gynecology orthotics rehabphysical medicine psychiatry ophthalmology and pediatrics

We are proud to be a member of Ontario Telemedicine Network OTN one of Canadas leading telemedicine service providers and the largest videoconferencebased network in Ontario Using live twoway videoconferencing and electronic medical devices we are able to participate in medical specialist consultations for patients and continuing education for health professionals

Our affiliation with the Northern Ontario Medical School and local physician faculty has led us to becoming one of the 10 inaugural community sites providing third year learning for the medical students

The Hospitals affiliation with Sudbury Regional Hospital enables us to provide onsite services in dialysis and chemotherapy

A general practitioner can practice a wide array of medicine including office practice assisting in the operating room working in the emergency room and providing obstetrical call A host of diagnostic testing is available with our most recent acquisition being a 64slice CT scanner

The result of our planning in ambulatory care has allowed us to establish a day surgery program and day medicine program We have recently conducted renovations to bring our facility up to the 21st century standards including major upgrades to our emergency room the addition of accommodations for the Timiskaming Health Unit and Stepping Stones Day Care
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