A hospital is often the heart of its community. Certainly that is true of the North Bay and District Hospital (NBDH) and its predecessors, which have served the families of North Bay and the surrounding district for over 100 years. Previously two separate hospitals, the 228-bed NBDH is a result of the merger in 1995 of North Bay's Civic Hospital and the St. Joseph's Hospital and the addition of 40 acute mental health beds from the Northeast Mental Health Centre in 2009.
The North Bay and District Hospital is committed to providing compassionate, quality, patient-focused care to the people of North Bay and surrounding areas.
A district referral centre, NBDH is truly a community hospital with more than 95% of family physicians in North Bay actively participating in patient care. Given the relatively small size of its community, NBDH offers a wide range of programs and services. Our staff and physicians maintain high standards and are flexible and innovative; ready to try new approaches and programs always improving patient care.
Patients and their families repeatedly tell us that they appreciate the warm and skill-full care they receive at our hospital. In March 2007, shovels were in the ground starting the development of a unique and innovative health centre on a beautiful site alongside the city's education complex.
For the first time ever in Canada, the new health centre will include a general hospital (NBDH) and an advanced specialized mental health facility (Northeast Mental Health Centre) co-located on the same site. In November 2009, both boards of the respective hospitals announced that they will move forward and recommend an amalgamation of the two hospitals and the creation of a new organization. The timeline was set for completion of the amalgamation process in three years.
The new North Bay Regional Health Centre will open for business on January 30, 2011.