Windsor Regional Children~s Center

Details

Name :

Windsor Regional Children~s Center

Address  :

Huot Building
3901 Connaught Street

Town  :

Windsor

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

N9C 4H4

Phone  :

519 257 5215

Fax  :

519 257 5212

Web URL  :

Windsor Regional Childrens Center


History

Brief History
Windsor Regional Hospital is a large multisite health service organization providing Acute Medical and Surgical Services including Emergency Family Birthing Centre Neonatal Intensive Care Paediatric Services Critical Care ICUCCUTelemetry Regional Cancer Services Inpatient Oncology Windsor Regional Cancer Centre Breast Health Centre Childrens Mental Health Complex Continuing Care Long Term Care Mental HealthAddictions and Physical Rehabilitation Services to 400000 people in Windsor and Essex County

Windsor Regional Hospital was established in 1994 following a merger of Windsor Western Hospital Centre Inc and Metropolitan General Hospital Windsor Regional Hospital provides over 180 years of combined history in health care services Today it provides Acute and Continuing Care Services with 669beds on various sites and is one of the largest nonteaching hospitals in the Province on Ontario The advance of a medical school in Windsor will elevate the status of Windsor Regional Hospital to a teaching hospital within a few years
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