Operating Room and Labour & Delivery temporarily CLOSED
As of Friday, April 16, 2021
This measure is necessary to create critical care capacity in response to the pandemic. Some West Lincoln Memorial Hospital staff and physicians are needed to support this effort across our hospitals.
Patients will be advised by their health care provider about any changes to their care plan.
Any surgeries or procedures booked in the operating rooms at WLMH will be cancelled and rebooked. Additional information about pausing scheduled care is available here.
Information for families expecting to deliver at WLMH during this time is available here.
Appointments and diagnostic procedures, such as X-rays and ECGs, will go forward as scheduled.
All other hospital services remain open, including the emergency department.
West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (WLMH) has been caring for West Niagara residents for over 70 years. As a community hospital, WLMH provides both inpatient services and outpatient services including emergency services, complex and palliative care, surgery and a maternal and newborn program. As a site of Hamilton Health Sciences, WLMH also serves as a point of access to one of the largest health systems in Canada for patients requiring more specialized care.
How to Get Here
- Take the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Bartlett Avenue (Grimsby) and head South away from Lake Ontario.
- Follow Bartlett Avenue until Main Street East (first stop light).
- Turn right onto Main Street East. Follow Main Street East for approximately one kilometer.
- WLMH is located on the right-hand side.
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