Facilities
at Wiarton Hospital (Grey Bruce Health Services)
The residents of South Bruce Peninsula
have access to the newest of GBHS’ rural hospitals, which
was completely rebuilt in 1994. There are 18 inpatient beds in Wiarton
and the hospital employs 107 staff.
This hospital provides emergency care
to the high influx of visitors to the southern Peninsula and Sauble
Beach. The hospital offers obstetrics, dental surgery and mental
health and addictions programs on site.
An allied health building for doctor’s
offices and community services such as the Bruce Mental Health Support
Services is on Site as is the ambulance base for the South Peninsula.
The Victoria Order of Nurses and the
Community Care Access Centre are present on site as part of GBHS’
commitment in its mission to “Working with our community partners
to coordinate your care”.
Health
Services
South Bruce Peninsula has primary
care provided by family physicians and nurse practitioners. Their
offices are located in Sauble Beach and in Wiarton. Currently there
are 3 under serviced positions in family medicine designated by
the ministry of health. An incentive program is offered for new
physicians. Full time doctors are eligible for the ministry CME
program for rural physicians, and the locum relief program. Locum
work is often available, especially during the summer months.
The hospital, Grey Bruce Health Services
Wiarton, is located in Wiarton. An impressive new facility
was built in 1994. In-patient care and coverage of the
emergency department is provided by all of the family physicians
in South Bruce Peninsula. There are 18 in-patient beds. The emergency
department is particularly busy during July and August during the
peak tourism season. Physicians are paid for emergency work by an
alternate payment plan. Laboratory and radiology services are available
24 hours daily. Ultrasound is on site 2 days per week.
Specialist support is available at
the secondary care hospital, Grey Bruce Regional Health Center,
located 30 minutes away in Owen Sound. Services available there
include psychiatrists, pediatricians, dermatology, various internal
medicine sub specialists, surgeons in orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology,
obstetrics and gynecology, ENT, general surgery, and a thoracic
surgeon. This facility also houses a cancer treatment center with
a medical oncology program, and a dialysis unit which is operated
as a satellite from the London nephrology program. The radiology
department has a CT scanner, and an MRI.
Admitting / Patient Registration
Services: Inquiry, register outpatients, process admission of patients
to hospital; schedule appointments for on-site clinics; loan cupboard
equipment; accounting functions; clerical services
Ambulatory Care
Services: Chiropody, diabetic outpatient teaching, psychogeriatric
outreach, surgical clinic, sexual health clinic, internal medicine,
orthopedic clinic; 24 hour blood pressure monitoring.
Day Surgery
Services: Pre and post surgical care of patients who usually go
home the same day; minor procedures (eg. biopsy, endoscopy, colonoscopy,
vasectomy)
Dental Surgery
Diagnostic Imaging
Services: General radiology, common referral radiography (eg. chest
x-ray, abdomen, skull, extremities, spine). Emergency radiography.
GI tract: special preparation required for barium enemas and barium
swallows; IVPs; Tomograms
Ultrasound
Services: Abdominal and pelvic studies; Prenatal exams; Small parts
Emergency Department
Hours of Operation: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Services: 24-hour emergency service staffed by Registered Nurse(s)
and on-call physician
Family Medicine
Health Records
Services: Maintenance of health records; provision of information
on all patients treated at the Peninsula sites, according to established
release of information policies. Transcription, audits, statistics
Laboratory
Services: On-site testing as per Lab License; Bacteriology, Seroogy,
Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Cytology, ECG, Holter Monitor
hook up; blood gases; pregnancy and bedside glucose performed by
nursing staff.
Medical/Surgical/Paediatric/Obstetrics
Nutrition Services - Clinical
Palliative Care
Services: Multidisciplinary support team involvement with patient
and family for support, counselling, liaison and teaching, supplemented
by volunteers.
Pharmacy
Services: Drugs as required to inpatients at Wiarton and Lion’s
Head sites; drugs as required to Emergency Department patients at
Wiarton, Lion’s Head and Tobermory; drug information as requires
to Nursing and medical staff; emergency drugs and drug information
available through Owen Sound site Pharmacy Department 24 hours per
day.
Physiotherapy
Services: Assessment and treatment of physical problems with physician
referral. Education adn rehabilitation of physical function. |
