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Description

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In 1999 as part of the ongoing efforts in healthcare restructuring The Willett Hospital in Paris and the Brantford General Hospital became the first two partners in The Brant Community Healthcare System a community wide system that supports the improvement of Programs and Services provided through the two facilities View the mission vision and values

The Brantford General Hospital a 300 bed acute care facility is
located in the City of Brantford and boasts stable stateoftheart programs
within a team environment that ensures high level patientfocused care

The Brantford General is this areas acute care facility providing all of
Brantford and Brant Countys specialty programs and services for our 120000 residents Over the last five years 80 million has been invested in improvements to the hospital

We are the regional centre for Paediatrics Mental Health Obstetrics Gynaecology CT Scanning Critical Care Surgical Services Ambulatory Care and Emergency Medicine We are also the site of the Brant Community Cancer Clinic and the SC Johnson Dialysis Clinic for patients throughout Brant County and HaldimandNorfolk

We have more than 175 physicians and 26 members of the Department of Dentistry using the facilities In addition 1282 highly trained employees work at the Brantford General site

John H Stratford with a prominent group of local citizens and twelve physicians opened the doors to the Hospital in 1885 Over the years The Brantford General Hospital has developed into a busy acute care hospital Today it is home to a dazzling array of leading edge technology complemented by more than 1500 caring health care professionals andvolunteers View a map of the BGH

The Willett has been meeting the health care needs of the residents of Paris Ontario and surrounding rural areas since 1922 and is now part of the Brant Community Healthcare System

Due to the rationalizing of medical services throughout the area the Willett is expanding its programs to become a multiservice health care centre There is a daily Urgent Care Department as well as a stateoftheart Diagnostic Imaging Service The hospital also provides a full range of recreation occupational and physiotherapy services on an outpatient basis A number of counseling services are also provided

In a unique role The Willett serves our natural community which includes all of Brant County the Six Nations territory and some areas of the surrounding townships in Oxford County and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Some of the community health services at The Willett include Volunteer Drivers a teen Odd Job
Squad for seniors fitness classes and health and wellness education activities

The fully accredited facility is committed to increasing the availability and accessibility of services
for people living in the rural community of Brant County

MISSION
Through creative and innovative use of resources and partnerships we will focus on primary and secondary acute care rehab complex continuing care palliative care health promotion and mental health services

VISION
Excellence in healthcare close to home

VALUES
Trust
Respect
Integrity

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History

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Tuesday Feb 10 1885 dawned bitterly cold The previous two days had seen some slight moderation of the subzero weather which had kept people indoors for the past fortnight A fiveinch snowfall had blocked roads and streets but now it was well packed at least in the city of Brantford and sleighs and cutters passed swiftly between the highpiled snow banks and drifts

About noon the guard of honour 100 men of the Dufferin Rifles marched smartly onto the windswept platform of the Grand Trunk Railway depot at Colborne Street