Fast Facts
Opened in October 2003, Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) is located directly off Highway 401, approximately 100 kilometres east of Toronto. The hospital delivers a broad range of acute, post-acute, outpatient and diagnostic services. Acute services include emergency and intensive care, medical/surgical care, obstetrical care and palliative care. Post-acute specialty services (PASS) include restorative care and rehabilitation. Mental health care, cancer and supportive care, dialysis and other ambulatory care clinics are offered on an outpatient basis through partnerships with regional centres and nearby specialists. NHH offers a full range of diagnostic services, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and mammography.
The hospital serves the catchment area of west Northumberland County. A mixed urban and rural population of approximately 63,000 residents, west Northumberland comprises the Town of Cobourg, the Municipality of Port Hope, Alderville First Nation and the townships of Hamilton, Cramahe and Alnwick/Haldimand.
With operating revenue totalling more than $99 M in fiscal year 2022-23, NHH employs over 700 full- and part-time staff and relies on the additional support provided by physicians, midwives and volunteers. NHH is an active member of Ontario Health (East) -- formerly the Central East Local Health Integration Network -- and the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland.
Patient activity from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023:
- 37,656 Emergency Department visits
- 5,030 total admissions
- 537 births
- 5,665 surgical cases
- 7,961 dialysis visits
- 14,670 chemotherapy visits
- 15,774 outpatient ambulatory care clinic visits (excluding mental health and diagnostic imaging)
- 37,254 community mental health (total visits)
- 1,587 telemedicine visits (coordinated onsite via the Ontario Telemedicine Network)
For additional information, please see our Annual Report to the Community.