| York Central Hospital | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 472 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.yorkcentral.on.ca/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
York Central Hospital is a hospital in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada and one of three in York Regional Municipality.
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York Central Hospital was founded in 1963 in Vaughan Township, close to the suburb of Richmond Hill, and incorporated into Richmond Hill following the amalgamation of the Town in 1973. Funded by both local donations and public money, the hospital opened less than a half mile from the old commercial downtown of Richmond Hill. Since its inception, the hospital has undergone several expansions to cope with the rapid population growth of Richmond Hill, the latest of which was completed in 2009.
In 2003, a patient at the hospital contracted Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from a transferred patient from another hospital in Toronto, which prompted the closing of both the hospital and the nearby Alexander Mackenzie High School.
The Hospital occupies four adjoining buildings in central Richmond Hill, with a total of five floors in each building.
The Vaughan Satellite Dialysis Unit of York Central Hospital's Regional Dialysis Program is located at 9401 Jane Street. [1] Patients referred to this unit must be medically able to receive dialysis away from the hospital and find this location more convenient. The unit consists of 33-station renal dialysis units, including a nephrology out-patient clinic.
Current plans include a new hospital to be located in Vaughan. The proposed hospital site is at Major Mackenzie Drive on the east side of Highway 400. [2]
The hospital has one of two dialysis centres in York Region, and received a new 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit in 2005. [3]
York Central Hospital is part of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Hospital Partnerships. Other LHIN centres include:
| Southlake Regional Health Centre | ||||
| Markham Stouffville Hospital | ||||
| York Central Hospital | ||||
| Humber River Regional Hospital | North York General Hospital | The Scarborough Hospital |