- Markham Stouffville Hospital
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Markham Stouffville Hospital Markham Stouffville Hospital Corporation 
Location in OntarioGeography Location Markham, York Region, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 43°53′04″N 079°13′58″W / 43.88444°N 79.23278°WCoordinates: 43°53′04″N 079°13′58″W / 43.88444°N 79.23278°W Organization Care system Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) Hospital type Community Affiliated university University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Services Emergency department Yes Helipad TC LID: CPH7 Beds 216 History Founded 1990 Links Website http://www.msh.on.ca/ Lists Hospitals in Canada Markham Stouffville Hospital is an acute care (215 beds) and community hospital serving south-east York Region. The hospital is located on Ninth Line north of Highway 7 in east-end Markham, Ontario, immediately south of the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. It is also referred to as a base hospital, as a resource centre for paramedics region-wide.
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History
Opened in 1990, it was created to relieve stress on York Central Hospital in Richmond Hill and hospitals in north part of Toronto. MSH is the only hospital in Markham and one of two in south York Region. It was one of a few Greater Toronto Area hospitals dealing with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients.
In 2004 Uxbridge Cottage Hospital became a partner site with MSH.
In 2010, MSH became an affiliated and community teaching hospital linked with the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine.
The original complex was built by Zeidler Partnership Architects and the current expansion by Bregman+Hamann and Perkins+Will.
Services
MSH is a popular hospital for ambulance re-directs from east-end Toronto hospitals with bed shortages.
Services provided at MSH:
- Acute Care
- Ambulatory Care
- Cardiorespiratory and Electrodiagnostics
- Emergency
- Maternal/Child System
- Mental Health/Inpatient Programs
- Mental Health/Outpatient Programs
- Nuclear Medicine
- Rehab, Palliative & Complex Care
- Surgery
- Ultrasound
- Physicians / Specialist Search
- Department of Family Practice Clinics
- Department of Laboratory Service Clinics
- Diagnostic System-PACS Clinics
Heliport
A heliport is located at the east end of the hospital to facilitate medical airlifts to and from the hospital. The pad's designation is (TC LID: CPH7).[1] Transfer of patients requires a journey of approximately 150 ft (46 m) from the pad to the near entrance at the rear. It is only hospital helipad in the Greater Toronto Area not located directly to the hosptial structure. Upon completion of the rebuilding of the hospital in 2014, the helipad will move to the roof of the new emergency wing and allow the transfer of patients directly into the hospital building.
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
Southlake Regional Health Centre York Central Hospital 
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Categories:- Hospitals in York Region
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