Whitehorse General Hospital is a

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

. It is the biggest hospital in the Yukon, providing

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emergency care, inpatient and ambulatory care, surgical services, cancer care, psychiatric, visiting specialists clinics, therapy and lab services, and advanced diagnostic imaging. It is currently undergoing an expansion that is expected to be finished in 2017. 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

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* Buildings and structures in Whitehorse Hospitals in Yukon Hospital buildings completed in 1901 {{Canada-hospital-stub