Whitehorse General Hospital

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Whitehorse General Hospital
Yukon Hospital Corporation
Whitehorse General Hospital
Geography
Location5 Hospital Rd., Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Coordinates 60°43′09″N135°02′37″E / 60.7193°N 135.0436°E / 60.7193; 135.0436
Organization
Care system Medicare (Canada)
Funding Government hospital
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds56
Public transit access Whitehorse Transit Routes 1, 2
History
OpenedJanuary 1901
Links
Website Official website
Lists Hospitals in Canada

Whitehorse General Hospital is a hospital in Whitehorse, Yukon. It is the biggest hospital in the Yukon, providing 24/7 emergency care, inpatient and ambulatory care, surgical services, cancer care, psychiatric, [1] visiting specialists clinics, therapy and lab services, and advanced diagnostic imaging. [2] It is currently undergoing an expansion that is expected to be finished in 2017. [3]

Contents

The hospital and territory have historically been criticized for not offering dialysis services in the territory. [4] [5] [6]

Facilities

Whitehorse General Hospital offers community services such as: [7]

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References

  1. "Access to psychiatric specialist services improved". Whitehorse Daily Star. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. Yukon Hospitals - Our Hospitals
  3. Yukon Hospitals - Design of Whitehorse General Hospital expansion unveiled
  4. "Yukoners can anticipate improved renal support and care". Whitehorse Daily Star. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. Ronson, Jacqueline (22 May 2013). "No simple fix to Yukon's dialysis dilemma". Yukon News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. Silva, Steve (11 December 2019). "Can't get hemodialysis at home, Yukon man opts to forgo treatment to put pressure on health authorities | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. "Our Hospitals | Yukon Hospital Corporation". yukonhospitals.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

Coordinates: 60°43′09″N135°02′37″W / 60.71927°N 135.04366°W / 60.71927; -135.04366