The role of the Health Records department is:

1. to maintain accurate and complete medical records that can act as a means of communication amongst physicians and other health care professionals contributing to the care of a patient to ensure continuity of patient care and to furnish documentary evidence of the course of every patient's illness and treatment during each hospital visit;
2. to establish and recognize best practices in the management of privacy, confidentiality and security of health information;
3. to apply the technologies used to collect, access, store and transmit information in all its forms;
4. to provide statistics which may aid in determining trends or problems and which may help to achieve better/optimal patient care;
5. to serve as an information center for use in research and education.

Hours

Main Office: 0730 - 2330 hours daily

Transcription: 0800 - 1600 hours daily

Coding: Monday - Friday, 0800 - 1600 hours

Contact

Phone 705-743-2121 x3900
Fax 705-876-5146