Kincardine and District General Hospital
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South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine is a hospital in Kincardine, Ontario. It is part of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre.
History
When the hospital first opened it held 11 beds. Many additions have occurred over the years, including in 1923, 1956, 1968, and 1982. Due to cut backs in health care, the hospital currently contains 36 beds.
Facilities
- Emergency operating room
- Fracture room
- Decontamination room (for the local nuclear plant, Bruce Power)
- Laboratory
- Physiotherapy
- Radiology
- Electrocardiography
The Kincardine Hospital Redevelopment Project
In August 2011 the Provincial Government of Ontario approved plans to completely remodel the whole hospital. The project will begin in 2015 with a total cost of an estimated $104 million(CDN). Update: In 2012 the approved plan to remodel the hospital were cancelled by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
