Cape Breton Regional Hospital

Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Cape Breton District
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Location in Nova Scotia
Geography
Location	1482 George Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates	46°06′36″N 60°10′34″W / 46.11°N 60.17612°W / 46.11; -60.17612Coordinates: 46°06′36″N 60°10′34″W / 46.11°N 60.17612°W / 46.11; -60.17612
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada)
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Level III trauma centre
Beds	250 (?)
Helipad	TC LID: CSY9
History
Founded	1995
Links
Website	Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

Cape Breton Regional Hospital is a Canadian hospital in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Operated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital opened in 1995, replacing the Sydney City Hospital (opened in 1916) and St. Rita's Hospital (opened in 1920).

Cape Breton Regional Hospital operates as a tertiary care referral hospital for residents of Cape Breton Island.

Cape Breton Regional Hospital is also a teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Services

• Emergency
• Ambulatory Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Ultrasound
• Mammography
• Angiography
• Medical Social Work
• CT Scan
• Nuclear Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Mi'kmaq Interpreter/Liaison
• Acute Care Services
• Diabetic Education
• Geriatric Medicine
• Non Invasive Vascular Laboratory
• Pastoral Care
• Anatomical and Histology
• Cardiac Diagnostic Testing
• ECHO
• EEG
• EMG
• Intensive Care Unit
• Coronary Care Unit
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Renal Dialysis Unit
• General & Specialty Surgery
• Obstetrics (low & high risk)
• Mental Health Program and Clinics
• Medical and Radiation Oncology
• Palliative Care Services
• Speech Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Respiratory Therapy

See also

• List of hospitals in Canada
• Cape Breton Regional Municipality

References