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St. Catharines General Hospital From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia St. Catharines General Hospital The St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation Geography Location	1200 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 0A9 Coordinates	43° 9' 17.89,-80° 42' 55.83 Organization Care system	Medicare Hospital type	General Community Services Emergency department	Level III trauma center Beds	240 History Founded	1865 Links Website	http://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/en/sites-and-services/details/st-catharines Lists	Hospitals in Canada

St. Catharines General Hospital was a general hospital established in 1865 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada serving people in St. Catharines, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Thorold and the nearby communities. First established in as a general and marine cottage hospital, it moved to its location in 1870. The building was later sold. The hospital was closed on March 24, 2013 at 6:00 AM once the new St. Catharines Site was opened.[1]

The new hospital was opened in March 2013. It has the largest wireless installation among all the other hospitals in Canada. Doctors and nurses use portable devices to access medical records and tests or assign beds.

It provides a large variety of services, including cancer care, dialysis, cardiology services, mental health and addictions and women's and babies health. There are five floors in the new site. Emergency and Urgent Care, Medical Imaging, Mental Health Outpatient Clinics are located on the first floor. Chemotherapy Clinics, Heart Investigation Unit and Respiratory Services are located on the second floor. Third floor are mainly nephrological departments and pharmacy. Children's Health Unit, Special Care Nursery & Antenatal/ Postnatal Unit can be found on the fourth floor. Surgical Unit can be found at the highest level.