Dr. Charles L. Legrow Health Centre

Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre is located in the town of Port aux Basques, Gateway to Newfoundland and provides Primary, Secondary, and Long Term Care services to the Southwest coast for a population of 9000. It has been recognized both provincially and nationally as a Primary Health Care Centre that provides service through an interdisciplinary team approach.

The centre is a 44 bed facility with an allocation of:

• 26 Long Term Care beds
• 2 slow paced Rehab beds
• 2 Respite beds
• 12 Acute Care beds
• 2 ICU beds
• 1 Palliative Care Room

The health services provided include:

• Medical Services
• Nursing Services
• Ambulatory Care (OPD, Chemotherapy, Day Surgery)
• Emergency Services 24/7
• Obstetrical Services (minimal)
• Surgical Services (minimal)
• Lab & Diagnostic (including ultrasound)
• Recreation & Outreach
• Rehab Services (OT, Physio, Social Work)
• Pharmacy Services
• Speech/Language Pathology
• Nutritional Services
• Support Services (Housekeeping, Maintenance, Dietary, Medical Records, Accounting, Material Management).
• Volunteer Services

The health centre also provides health services at three satellite clinics, Doyles in the beautiful Codroy Valley, Rose Blanche Clinic on the Southwest coast and the LaPoile clinic which is accessible only by boat or helicopter.

Under the Auspice of the centre there is a Senior Complex adjacent to the site that consists of twenty one cottages and a twenty one unit apartment building.