Blanche River Health Kirkland Lake site

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Blanche River Health – Kirkland Lake site is a public hospital serving Kirkland Lake, Ontario, and nearby communities. It is part of the NORTH Network, a telemedicine system linking rural hospitals with larger centers.

Key facts
- Services: Emergency department
- Beds: 62 total (6 in intensive care, 2 obstetrics, 39 medical/surgical, 15 chronic)
- Staff: about 280 full-time and part-time
- On-site labs: haematology, chemistry, blood bank, cryogenics
- Referred/diagnostic services: microbiology, cytology, pathology
- Diagnostics: echocardiography, pulmonary function testing, exercise stress testing, radiography, mammography, ultrasound, Doppler, fetal monitoring

History
- Opened as Kirkland and District Hospital in 1975 with about 132 beds
- In October 2020, merged with Englehart & District Hospital to form Blanche River Health
- The Kirkland Lake site now operates with 62 beds

Affiliations
- The site collaborates with Ontario colleges and universities, including the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), University of Toronto School of Medicine, Nipissing University, College Boreal (DI), and Northern College.