Markham-Stouffville Hospital
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Markham Ontario, (Canada) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Hospital Type | Community |
| Affiliated University | Unknown |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Yes |
| Beds | Unknown |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in Canada |
Markham Stouffville Hospital is an acute care (215 beds) and community hospital serving south-east York Region. The hospital is located on Ninth Line north of Highway 7 in east-end Markham, Ontario. It is also referred to as a base hospital, as a resource centre for paramedics region-wide.
Opened in 1990, it was created to relieve stress on York-Central Hospital in Richmond Hill and hospitals in north part of Toronto. MSH is the only hospital in Markham, Ontario and one of two in south York Region. It was one of a few GTA hospitals dealing with SARS patients.
MSH is a popular hospital for ambulance re-directs from east-end Toronto hospitals with bed shortages.
In 2004 Uxbridge Cottage Hospital became a partner site with MSH.
Services provided at MSH:
- Acute Care
- Ambulatory Care
- Cardiorespiratory and Electrodiagnostics
- Emergency
- Maternal/Child System
- Mental Health/Inpatient Programs
- Mental Health/Outpatient Programs
- Nuclear Medicine
- Rehab, Palliative & Complex Care
- Surgery
- Ultrasound
- Physicians / Specialist Search
- Department of Family Practice Clinics
- Department of Laboratory Service Clinics
- Diagnostic System-PACS Clinics
