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Guelph General Hospital

Coordinates: 43°33′22″N 80°15′13″W / 43.556223°N 80.253528°W / 43.556223; -80.253528
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Guelph General Hospital
Map
Geography
Location115 Delhi Street
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeCommunity
Services
Beds165
History
Opened1875
Links
Websitehttp://www.gghorg.ca/
ListsHospitals in Canada

Guelph General Hospital is a medical care facility in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It is a 165-bed facility employing 224 doctors among a total staff of about 1200.[1] Prior to cutbacks in the 2008/2009 fiscal year, the hospital operated 181 beds.[2]

The facility opened as a 12-bed unit on 16 August 1875.[1]

This hospital rated as one of the safest in Canada in terms of the hospital standardized mortality ratio (the lower the better) at 78 in 2017, compared to the national average of 91. By comparison, Cambridge Memorial Hospital had a score of 95.[3] Also in 2017, the facility was among the best in Ontario in terms of wait times at the Emergency department.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Guelph General Hospital. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  2. ^ Kirsch, Vik (27 May 2009). "Guelph General Hospital eliminates $1.7M deficit". Guelph Mercury. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  3. ^ https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/7973917-region-s-hospitals-rank-well-on-patient-safety-indicator/
  4. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-cambridge-guelph-hospitals-er-wait-times-1.4056710

43°33′22″N 80°15′13″W / 43.556223°N 80.253528°W / 43.556223; -80.253528