# Norfolk General Hospital

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For the hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, see [Sentara Norfolk General Hospital](/source/Sentara_Norfolk_General_Hospital).

For the hospital in Norfolk, England, see [Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital](/source/Norfolk_and_Norwich_University_Hospital).

General hospital in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Hospital in Ontario, Canada

Norfolk General Hospital Location in Ontario Geography Location Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 42°50′06″N 80°18′50″W / 42.835°N 80.314°W / 42.835; -80.314 Organization Care system Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) Type General Affiliated university McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences Services Emergency department Yes Beds 106 Helipads Helipad TC LID: CPA8 History Founded 1925 Links Website www.ngh.on.ca Lists Hospitals in Canada

**Norfolk General Hospital** is a [general hospital](/source/Hospital) in [Simcoe](/source/Simcoe%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada);[1] it is the only one in [Norfolk County](/source/Norfolk_County%2C_Ontario). The hospital was founded in 1925.[2] It became an official [teaching site](/source/Teaching_hospital) for [McMaster University](/source/McMaster_University)'s [Faculty of Health Sciences](/source/McMaster_Faculty_of_Health_Sciences) in 2009.[3] Like many hospitals, it has a [charitable foundation](/source/Foundation_(non-profit)) which helps to fund its capital acquisitions and various programs.

Norfolk General Hospital can support up to 3,719 patients; the average patient stay is nearly eight days. It takes about five hours for the average patient to be admitted to the emergency room. 13% of the beds are located in private rooms where people with private health insurance usually get them.[4]

## Services

Norfolk General Hospital is equipped with 106 beds[5] and a [helipad](/source/Helipad).[6] Recent improvements include expansion of the [emergency department](/source/Emergency_department)[1] and installation of [CT scan](/source/X-ray_computed_tomography) equipment.[7] Doctors with hospital privileges include specialists and [surgeons](/source/Surgeon).[8] The hospital also houses a [nursing home](/source/Nursing_home) for the elderly and the severely handicapped.

[Recent economic problems](/source/Great_Recession) have forced the hospital to close three [beds](/source/Hospital_bed),[9] making some nursing jobs redundant. A lack of demand, attributed to more seniors staying at home, was also cited as a reason for the closure.[9]

## Helipad

The hospital is not equipped with a helipad near their site. Air ambulances land at the helipad on Hunt Street North (next to Anvil) and then travel east on Queensway West, south on Queen Street South and then west along West Street. The helipad is maintained by the Government of Ontario.

## See also

- [Abigail Becker](/source/Abigail_Becker), the Angel of Long Point

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-farrow_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-farrow_1-1) [Norfolk General Hospital – Farrow Partnership](http://www.farrowpartnership.com/index.php/health-education/norfolk-general-hospital)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Management](http://www.ngh.on.ca/content/view/36/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Norfolk General becomes teaching site"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111001231413/http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/main/news/news_2009/norfork_general_teaching_site.html). Archived from [the original](http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/main/news/news_2009/norfork_general_teaching_site.html) on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Rate My Hospital - Norfolk General Hospital](https://www.cbc.ca/news2/health/features/ratemyhospital/profiles/norfolk-general-hospital/) at CBC News Health

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Rooms and Services](http://www.ngh.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=12)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Canada Flight Supplement*. Effective 0901[Z](/source/Coordinated_Universal_Time) 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Message from the President of Norfolk General Hospital](http://www.ngh.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=131) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072605/http://www.ngh.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=131) April 30, 2010, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Norfolk General Hospital – Surgical Staff](http://www.ngh.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=19)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fewerbeds_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fewerbeds_9-1) The Simcoe Reformer – December 15, 2009

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.ngh.on.ca)

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