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Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care

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Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
Map
Geography
LocationPenetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds301
SpecialtyPsychiatric hospital
History
Opened1904
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals in Canada

Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (French: Waypoint Centre de soins de santé mentale) formerly known as Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene, is a 301-bed psychiatric hospital located on Georgian Bay in the Town of Penetanguishene, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Toronto. Waypoint provides both acute and longer-term psychiatric inpatient and outpatient services to Simcoe County, Dufferin County and Muskoka/Parry Sound. In addition, Waypoint provides the province's only high secure forensic hospital for clients served by both the mental health and justice systems.

Oak Ridge

Built in 1933 on the site of an old British military garrison and later Oak Ridge served as a forensic mental health care unit for Penetanguishene[1] and demolished in 2014. The psychiatric centre was notorious for torture and use of LSD that lead to its closure.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Christina Bernardo (February 27, 2009). "Penetang's Oak Ridge being replaced". Barrie Examiner. Sun Media. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Michelle McQuigge (June 8, 2017). "Treatment at Ontario mental health facility was 'torture', judge finds". The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Sean Fine (June 7, 2017). "Doctors tortured patients at Ontario mental-health centre, judge rules". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

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