Norfolk General Hospital
| Norfolk General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 42°50′06″N 80°18′50″W / 42.835°N 80.314°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 106 |
| Helipad | TC LID: CPA8 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.ngh.on.ca |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Norfolk General Hospital is a general hospital in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; it is the only one in Norfolk County. The hospital was founded in 1925. It became an official teaching site for McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences in 2009. Like many hospitals, it has a charitable foundation 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.