Whitehorse General Hospital
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, visiting specialists clinics, therapy and lab services, and advanced diagnostic imaging. A new wing containing an emergency department was opened in January 2018. In the years preceding the opening of the new ward the hospital's Emergency Department saw roughly 33,000 visitors annually.
The hospital and territory have historically been criticized for not offering dialysis services in the territory.
Facilities
Whitehorse General Hospital offers community services such as:
- 24/7 Emergency Services
- Inpatient and ambulatory care
- Surgery
- Cancer care
- Visiting specialist clinic
- Medical rehabilitation
- Laboratory Services
- Radiology
- First Nations Health Programs
References
- ^ "Access to psychiatric specialist services improved". Whitehorse Daily Star. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Yukon Hospitals - Our Hospitals
- ^ Rudyk, Mike. "Whitehorse hospital's new emergency department makes some adjustments". CBC. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Yukoners can anticipate improved renal support and care". Whitehorse Daily Star. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Ronson, Jacqueline (22 May 2013). "No simple fix to Yukon's dialysis dilemma". Yukon News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Our Hospitals | Yukon Hospital Corporation". yukonhospitals.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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