Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation

Name :

Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation

Address  :

2101 32 Street

Town  :

Vernon

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V1T 5L2

Phone  :

250 558 1362

Fax  :

250 558 4133

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • General Surgeon
  • Paediatrics
  • Psychiatrist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 320


Description

In 1895 after a diphtheria epidemic struck Vernon a committee led by Mrs F Cameron began to canvas the city and surrounding district for a much needed cottage hospital 1897 marked the incorporation of and opening of Vernon Jubilee Hospital Since then VJH has provided outstanding inpatient ambulatory and extended care services to its patients

Today Vernon Jubilee Hospital has 125 acute care beds at VJH and 395 residential care beds throughout Vernon Armstrong and Enderby Over 100000 out patient visits are made each year to the hospital VJH serves the community as an acute care regional hospital offering a variety of medical and surgical specialties Community based programs such as Home Health Public Health Mental Health and a wide variety of Seniors care programs all work in tandem with the hospital to ensure complete and continuing health care for patients beyond their hospital stay

As one of four Service Area Hospitals operating in Interior Healths network of health care facilities Vernon Jubilee Hospital VJH provides hospital services to residents of the North Okanagan


History

In 1895 after a diphtheria epidemic struck Vernon a committee led by Mrs F Cameron began to canvas the city and surrounding district for a much needed cottage hospital 1897 marked the incorporation of and opening of Vernon Jubilee Hospital Since then VJH has provided outstanding inpatient ambulatory and extended care services to its patients

Today Vernon Jubilee Hospital has 125 acute care beds at VJH and 395 residential care beds throughout Vernon Armstrong and Enderby Over 100000 out patient visits are made each year to the hospital VJH serves the community as an acute care regional hospital offering a variety of medical and surgical specialties Community based programs such as Home Health Public Health Mental Health and a wide variety of Seniors care programs all work in tandem with the hospital to ensure complete and continuing health care for patients beyond their hospital stay

As one of four Service Area Hospitals operating in Interior Healths network of health care facilities Vernon Jubilee Hospital VJH provides hospital services to residents of the North Okanagan

Established in 1897 Vernon Jubilee Hospital provides

General acute and long term care
Medicine and surgery
Psychiatry
Maternity
Pediatrics
Continuing care
Visiting Hours
Standard 10 am to 8 pm
Maternity 2 pm to 8 pm
Psychiatric 3 pm to 8 pm

Special Considerations
VJH is a scentfree facility Staff patients and visitors are asked to avoid using perfume and other scented personal care products

Other ServicesPrograms
Community Rehabilitation Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services PT and OT are provided to people with impaired physical function
Home IV Program
VAES Diabetes Education Program
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation
VJH Polson and Alexander Residential Unit Provides residential care services
Karmanos Cancer Center receives HealthGrades 2012 Outstanding Patient Experience Award

HealthGrades analyzed patient satisfaction data for 3837 hospitals in the country using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems HCAHPS hospital survey data obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS The information was compiled from surveys given to a random sample of patients who were discharged from ... Read More

Freemium Medical Care Indian Hospital Shows That A Charitable Hospital Can Still Make A Profit

Aaron DeOliveira points us to an interesting documentary and related series of articles about a hospital in Bangalore India called Narayana Hrudayalaya which is providing top notch medical services to all comers and still making a profit in doing so The trick appears to be a variation on the basic concepts of the quotfreemiumquot model where you pa... Read More