An Outline of Services

Construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital is underway in Sault Ste. Marie. Completion of this monumental project is slated for 2010 with occupancy to follow in 2011.

The two main current hospital sites are located adjacent to each other on the beautiful St. Mary's River waterfront. SAH is a 289-bed facility, serving a total catchment population of approximately 120,000 across the Algoma District.

The hospital's comprehensive cancer treatment program includes chemotherapy, biotherapy and full supportive care via the Algoma District Cancer Program, located at the Plummer site. Eight dedicated palliative beds are located adjacent to the Oncology unit. Satellite radiation therapy services will be provided in the new hospital.

A CT scanner and MRI are included among the hospital's diagnostic equipment. Other diagnostic services include nuclear medicine and a state-of-the-art cardiac angiography suite.

The Health Sciences Library is professionally staffed and is a part of the Northern Ontario Virtual Library (NOVL) program. SAHViL, the Hospital's customized web portal, can be accessed via the SAH website.

There are also two satellite hospital sites - Matthews Memorial, an emergency and outpatient hospital on St. Joseph Island (30 minutes east) and Thessalon Hospital, a four-bed hospital in Thessalon (one hour east). An active and successful foundation, Sault Area Hospital Foundation fundraises on the Hospital's behalf.

SAH is also proud to have approximately 1900 dedicated employees, over 400 volunteers and approximately 125 physicians on staff.