Uxbridge Cottage Hospital is a
cottage hospital A cottage hospital is a semi-obsolete type of small hospital, most commonly found in the United Kingdom.
The original concept was a small rural building having several beds.The Cottage Hospitals 1859–1990, Dr. Meyrick Emrys-Roberts, Tern Publicati ...
in
Uxbridge
Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbrid ...
,
Ontario
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.
History
Opened in 1958 after a decade of planning, Uxbridge Hospital has undergone renovations with additions in 1967 and 1996 to 1998 (covered area at the main entrance and interior renovations).
The hospital has a helipad located west of the main wing for transfers out of Uxbridge and a walkway connecting to Testa Professional Building at 2 Campbell Drive.
The Recognition Tower, a 12m tall steel bell tower located outside the hospital, was unveiled in 1990.
[http://www.bairdsculpture.com/history_1990.html]
In April 1997, under the
Common Sense Revolution
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, the hospital was amalgamated with
Community Memorial Hospital Port Perry
Lakeridge Health Port Perry is a hospital located in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. The hospital serves the townships of Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge in Durham Region.
History
The hospital was founded as the private in 1946 at a home at 96 John St ...
to form
North Durham Health Services (NDHS). NDHS ceased to exist in 1998. Uxbridge Cottage Hospital was affiliated with
Lakeridge Health Centre in
Oshawa
Oshawa ( , also ; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the G ...
, and was known as Lakeridge Health, Uxbridge, from 1998 until Jan 5, 2004, when the hospital was placed under the jurisdiction of the
Markham-Stouffville Hospital Corporation.
Though the hospital originally had 49 beds, the number has been reduced to 20. Uxbridge Cottage also provides a 24-hour
emergency department
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...
,
primary care
Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist care t ...
and some
secondary care
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...
services to the township of Uxbridge.
Services
* outpatient programs
* diagnostic services
* emergency room and inpatient care
* walk-in clinic
* family practice
* rehabilitation
* complex continuing care
* palliative care
References
External links
Uxbridge Cottage Hospital at the Town of Uxbridge official websiteUxbridge Cottage Hospital at Information DurhamMarkham Stouffville Hospital Corporation official website
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Hospital buildings completed in 1958
Hospital buildings completed in 1967
Hospitals in the Regional Municipality of Durham
Hospitals established in 1958
Heliports in Ontario
Certified airports in Ontario
Cottage hospitals
1958 establishments in Ontario