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| GAIN - Older Adult Description | Community Hospital offering General Acute Medical/Surgical Services, 24-hour Emergency Services, New Port Centre (Addictions), Therapeutic Dietary Counselling including an Eating Disorders Clinic, Palliative Care and Complex Continuing (Chronic) Care Services. Also provides the following clinics: Ophthalmology Clinic, Audiology Clinic, Orthopaedic, Urology Clinics, Stress Testing, EEG's performed on an out-patient basis. | |||
| Older Adult Categories - Niagara | ABUSE & CRISIS INTERVENTION (ALL) ; ACI - Addiction ; Community Health - Hospitals ; Community Health - Vision & Hearing ; COMMUNITY HEALTH (ALL) ; End of Life Care - Palliative Care ; END OF LIFE CARE (ALL) | |||
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| Located In Community | Port Colborne | |||
| Intersection | Steele St and Fielden Ave | |||
| Office Phone | 905-378-4647 | |||
| Fax | 905-834-0404 | |||
| Website | www.niagarahealth.on.ca | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Primary Contact | Kathy McNeil, Administrative Assistant | |||
| Description & Services | ||||
| Areas Served | Port Colborne ; Ridgeway ; Sherkston ; Wainfleet | |||
| Description | Inpatient Services Complex Care (Chronic): 46 beds providing hospital-based services for clients with complex or chronic conditions requiring continuing interdisciplinary care and professional medical management. Outpatient Services Urgent Care Centre -- Provides non-emergency care for a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including cuts that require stitches, sprains, ear infections, etc. Onsite laboratory and x-ray services are available. Open Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day. Ontario Breast Screening Program -- A breast screening and assessment service for women 50 years of age and older. No referral necessary, but an appointment is required. Please call 905-835-5842. Niagara Diabetes Centre, Port Colborne satellite location -- Provides diabetes counselling/education either in group or individual appointment formats for newly diagnosed and established diabetes. Specialty programs are also offered for paediatrics, pregnancy and insulin pumps. All appointments are booked through the main office in Welland via telephone at 905-682-4200 or fax 905-682-3622. Program access requires physician referral. General information can be accessed via NDC@niagarahealth.on.ca. New Port Centre -- The New Port Centre, located at the Port Colborne General Site, operates a 35-bed inpatient addiction program, the Eating Disorders Day Treatment program, an Outpatient Hepatitis C Care Clinic and the Niagara Methadone Clinic. Please see separate listing page for the New Port Centre for further details. Outpatient clinics include: General Medical/Surgical Clinic, Orthopaedic, Urology, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology. Volunteer Resources -- the hospital has an active adult and youth volunteering program to compliment the work of hospital staff. Contact 905-378-4647 ext 32263. | |||
| Hours | Outpatient Clinic Irregular, please call for details. Urgent Care Centre 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. | |||
| Dates | All year | |||
| Eligibility | All | |||
| Languages | English ; French ; Italian ; Interpretive Services - are available | |||
| Fees | Fee assistance available ; assistance is provided by Ontario Health Coverage. | |||
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| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||
| Established | 1951 | |||
| Elections | Jun | |||
| Funding | Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long Term Care | |||
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| Service Categories | General Acute Care Hospitals ; Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities ; Hospital Based Outpatient Services ; Urgent Care Centres | |||
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