Kirkland and District Hospital

Kirkland and District Hospital
Geography
Location Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Organization
Care system Public Medicare (Canada)
Funding Public hospital
Hospital type Community
Network NORTH Network
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 62 (6 intensive care, 2 obstetrics, 39 medical/surgical and 15 chronic)
History
Founded 1976
Links
Website http://www.kdhospital.com
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The Kirkland and District Hospital is a public hospital which was established in 1976 to serve Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada and area.

The hospital has a total of 62 beds, including 6 intensive care, 2 obstetrics, 39 medical/surgical and 15 chronic beds plus 280 full-time and part-time staff. Departmental laboratories include haematology, chemistry, blood bank and cryogenics sections and referred out microbiology, cytology and pathology services as well as diagnostic services including echocardiography, pulmonary function testing, exercise stress testing, radiography, mammography, ultrasound, doppler facilities and fetal monitoring capabilities.

Kirkland and District Hospital is part of the NORTH Network, a telemedicine network affiliated with Lady Minto Hospital in Cochrane, Timmins and District Hospital and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

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