Timmins & District Hospital

Details

Name :

Timmins & District Hospital

Address  :

700 Ross Avenue East

Town  :

Timmins

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

P4N 8P2

Phone  :

705 267 2131

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Psychiatrist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 161


Description

The Timmins and District Hospital TampDH is a level C fully accredited Accreditation Canada referral and teaching hospital serving the residents of the City of Timmins and Cochrane District as well as the adjoining areas of the Temiskaming Sudbury and Algoma districts TampDH is dedicated to providing health care services that are consistent with the needs of our community and catchment area The hospital offers a full range of medical surgical critical care maternity newborn pediatric longterm care and mental health services as well extensive health education and district services TampDH houses 161 beds hospital wide and has approximately 850 frontline staff and 70 physicians The hospital is a leader in stateoftheart telecommunications and diagnostic equipment connecting physicians and staff to medical practitioners and specialists throughout Canada

Mission

As the level C referral hospital serving the residents of the City of Timmins and Cochrane District as well as adjoining areas of the Temiskaming Sudbury and Algoma districts we will do the following within available resources

Promote and provide accessible high quality health care in both official languages that meets the population health needs of our referral communities and Aboriginal peoples

Lead the provision of clinical services and in the advancement of related health technology

Lead and partner in the development of an integrated Northeastern health system

Partner actively in learning teaching research and service provisions

Vision
TampDH will be a leader in patient care delivery health services enhancement and health system integration in Northeastern Ontario

Values
The Health Care Team values

Compassion and empathy

Collaboration and teamwork

Integrity and honesty

Fairness

Respect

Accountability

Continuous learning and quality improvement

Individual balance and organizational harmony
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