Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
| Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Penetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 301 |
| Specialty | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (French: Waypoint Centre de soins de santé mentale) formerly known as Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene, is a 301-bed psychiatric hospital located on Georgian Bay in the Town of Penetanguishene, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Toronto. Waypoint provides both acute and longer-term psychiatric inpatient and outpatient services to Simcoe County, Dufferin County and Muskoka/Parry Sound. In addition, Waypoint provides the province's only high secure forensic hospital for clients served by both the mental health and justice systems.
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Coordinates: 44°48′03″N 79°55′46″W / 44.800804°N 79.929452°W
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