Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital

Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital
Mackenzie Health
Wing B of the Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill Hospital
Geography
Location	Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°52′11″N 79°27′00″W / 43.86972°N 79.45000°W / 43.86972; -79.45000Coordinates: 43°52′11″N 79°27′00″W / 43.86972°N 79.45000°W / 43.86972; -79.45000
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
Hospital type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	506
History
Founded	1963
Links
Website	http://www.mackenziehealth.ca/
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital (formerly York Central Hospital) is a hospital in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada and one of three in York Regional Municipality. Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill is part of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Hospital Partnerships.

Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital was founded in 1963 in Vaughan Township as York Central Hospital, close to the suburb of Richmond Hill, and incorporated into Richmond Hill following the amalgamation of the town in 1973. Funded by both local donations and public money, the hospital opened less than a half mile (800 metres) from the old commercial downtown of Richmond Hill. Since its inception, the hospital has undergone several expansions to cope with the rapid population growth of Richmond Hill, the latest of which was completed in 2009. In September 1974, it opened a 300-bed extension. In 2012, in conjunction with managing the construction of the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital and to grow health care services in the area, the hospital was renamed Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital; both hospitals would be administered by Mackenzie Health, a new regional healthcare services provider.

In 2003, a patient at the hospital contracted Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from a transferred patient from another hospital in Toronto, which prompted the closing of both the hospital and the adjacent Alexander Mackenzie High School.

The Hospital occupies four adjoining buildings in central Richmond Hill, with a total of five floors in each building.

The Vaughan Satellite Dialysis Unit of Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital's Regional Dialysis Program is located at 9401 Jane Street. Patients referred to this unit must be medically able to receive dialysis away from the hospital and find this location more convenient. The unit consists of 33-station renal dialysis units, including a nephrology out-patient clinic.