St. Joseph's General Hospital
Located within the community of Elliot Lake is St. Joseph's General Hospital, a 58 bed accredited facility with medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatrics, chronic care facilities and a 24 hour emergency department. Other services in place include a nurse practitioner, laboratory, x-rays, ultrasound, radiology, physiotherapy, speech pathology, social services, chiropody, occupational therapy, clinical dietitian counseling and 24 hour pastoral and palliative care.
An ambulatory care unit runs Monday to Friday and consists of day surgery, specialist’s clinics, diabetes education, chemotherapy, cardiac rehabilitation, and out-reaches programs. Medical staff provides 24-hour coverage and includes 15 general practitioners and two general surgeons. A helicopter provides emergency transfers to other centres.
Specialists from out-of-town provide clinics on a monthly or as needed basis. These services include: internal medicine, gastroenterology, gynecology, cardiology, ophthalmology, urology, nephrology, dermatology, cardiovascular surgery, psychiatry, pediatrics and otolaryngology (ear, nose, throat.) These services reduce the need for travel to larger urban centres. |
