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Situated in Grand Falls-Windsor, in the beautiful
Exploits Valley, the Central Newfoundland Regional Health
Centre serves a referral area population of approximately
110,000 people.
The more than 600 staff of this 130-bed facility,
during a typical year, will treat 5000 inpatients, assist
in 400 deliveries, perform 6,000 operations, and examine
42,000 patients in its Out-Patient/Emergency Department.
The Centre is well equipped with endoscopic investigative
equipment, Holter monitoring and stress testing, C.T. Scan,
latest in color ultrasound (with dopplar), pulmonary function
testing, echocardiography, E.M.G. and E.E.G., etc. It has five
operating rooms and one urology suite, a well developed day
surgery program and same day admissions. The Centre has very
modern obstetrical and nursery suites as well as an ICU/CCU department.
Additional services available at Central
Newfoundland Regional Health Centre include: 24 hour emergency
department; same-day admissions program, medicine, mental health,
obstetrics/gynecology, pediatric, and surgery units; ambulatory
clinics; hemodialysis program; dialysis, speech language
pathology and audiology services; psychology services; social
work services; rehabilitative services; otolaryngology
(ear/nose/throat) services; diabetic clinics; laboratory and
diagnostic imaging; clinical dietitians services; bone density
program; hostel; and the Central Newfoundland Hospital Auxiliary.
The Centre is staffed by forty-five (45) physicians, twenty-six
(26) are specialists representing Anesthesia, Dermatology, General
Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Pathology and Radiology,
Psychiatry, Urology, plus, sixteen (16) General Practitioners and
four (4) Emergency Room Physicians. Visiting specialists represent
nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, and pediatric cardiology.
The Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre is affiliated
with Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Medicine and
College of the North Atlantic. Family practice residents do
regular rotations in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as electives
in other disciplines. The Rehabilitative Services Department is
affiliated with Dalhousie University for students of physiotherapy
& occupational therapy, as well as being affiliated with Queen's
University for students of physiotherapy.
Hours of Operation & Phone Numbers
Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre
50 Union Street, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland A2A 2E1
Phone#: (709) 292-2500 Fax#: (709) 292-2249
Laboratory Department Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00
pm. A technologist is on site 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
and will answer emergencies only after 4:00pm and weekdays.
X-ray DepartmentMonday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. A
technologist is on call after 4:00 pm and on weekends
for emergencies only.
Emergency Department Open 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
Visit the
Carmelite House Senior Citizens' Home located
in Grand Falls-Windsor.
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