Size
JBMH opened on February 1, 1961, with 228 beds. In 1971, the Hospital expanded to 450 beds. In 1996 due to a major hospital restructuring occurring in Ontario, the Hospital contracted to 273 beds and in 2006 reduced to 256 beds. The Hospital now serves a population of 175,000 with those beds whereas in 1971 Burlington had fewer than 75,000 citizens.
In 2007, the Hospital: has 1,400 employees, 210 physicians, and over 500 volunteers; serves 45,000 people annually in its Emergency Department; perform 13,000 surgical procedures yearly; is the birthing place for 1,700 babies each year, and has 165,000 patient visits per year (inpatient and outpatient).
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