Lakeridge Health Oshawa, formerly Oshawa General Hospital, is a hospital located in Oshawa,

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, Canada. It was founded in August 1910 in a two-story building, and major additions were made in the 1920s (

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and

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wings). "G" Wing opened in 1970 on the occasion of the hospital's 60th anniversary. In 1998 the hospital, along with

Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Lakeridge Health Bowmanville is a fully accredited hospital in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, servicing the municipality of Clarington. It is run by Lakeridge Health Corporation, part of the Central East Local Health Integration Network. The hosp ...

, North Durham Health Services, and

Whitby General Hospital Lakeridge Health Whitby is a clinic in Whitby, Ontario, offering specialized health services to the Durham Region. History The clinic originally was opened as a full-service hospital for the town of Whitby on December 17, 1969, named the Dr. J ...

were placed under the administration of the Lakeridge Health Corporation. The hospital was renamed and, with the closing of Whitby General as a full-service hospital, was given health responsibility over both Oshawa and

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. The hospital is now the largest in

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, with 363 beds, and 75,000 emergency visits and 27,600 surgeries a year (information from 2006/2007). A new north wing opened in January 2007, and further expansion is expected to increase total capacity to 637 beds by 2011.

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External links

Lakeridge Health Oshawa official website

Lakeridge Health Corporation official website
{{Authority control Hospitals in the Regional Municipality of Durham Hospital buildings completed in 1970 Hospital buildings completed in 2007 Hospitals established in 1910 Buildings and structures in Oshawa

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