The Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is a full-service acute care community hospital located at 3001 Hospital Gate in Oakville, Ontario. It offers a comprehensive range of primary and secondary care services in addition to some tertiary services. It is operated by Halton Healthcare, an organization which also operates Georgetown Hospital and Milton District Hospital.
The hospital was designed by Parkin Architects and Adamson Associates and built by a joint venture of EllisDon and Carillion.[3] On December 13, 2015 the hospital moved from 327 Reynolds Street (now Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre) to 3001 Hospital Gate near Dundas Street and Third Line.[4]
OTMH has more than 15,000 inpatients each year, while over 240,000 patients visit its outpatient areas. There are 2,300 births a year.[5] The hospital's busy 24-hour emergency department experiences more than 70,000 visits annually.[5]
The hospital is supported by the Oakville Hospital Foundation and the Oakville Hospital Volunteer Association which raises funds to purchase equipment for the hospital.[6] The hospital is affiliated with the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University.[7]
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is a terminal for four Oakville Transit bus routes. Oakville Transit runs Route 3 and 3A, Third Line, to and from the northern terminus, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Oakville Transit also runs Route 5 and 5A, Dundas Street, via Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.[8] Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital's 3 hospital entrances' bus stops are accessible.[9]
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital's three hospital entrances' bus stops are accessible. Oakville Transit runs Care-a-van services to and from Oakville Trafalgar, which are run by fully accessible transit vehicles.[9][10]
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is located north of Dundas Street, west of Third Line, east of Hospital Gate, and south of William Halton Parkway. It is south of Highway 407, with the nearby interchanges with the Highway 407 being at Bronte Road and Highway 407, as well as Neyagawa Boulevard and Highway 407.[11]