Welcome to Hawkesbury and District General Hospital

The Hawkesbury and District General Hospital (HGH) provides compassionate, safe and quality patient care to the residents of Prescott-Russell in Eastern Ontario and surrounding areas.

HGH is a bilingual, 100-bed community hospital providing a full range of programs and services from its main campus in Hawkesbury and two satellite centres in Clarence-Rockland and Casselman.

Our commitment

HGH counts on its 150 physicians, 750 employees and 130 volunteers to meet the changing needs of the community.

HGH is recognized for its culture of compassion, its spirit of innovation and its drive for excellence in patient care. In 2015 and 2018, HGH received Accreditation Canada’s highest ranking: Accredited with Exemplary Standing.

HGH remains at the forefront of developments in healthcare and is very proud of its teaching affiliations with the University of Ottawa and La Cité community college.

New patent letters

On June 28, 2017, the HGH Board of Directors adopted a resolution to update the corporation’s patent letters, including a change of the legal name. Previously, the legal name had a bilingual form. Starting October 1, 2017, the new legal name has an English version and a French version that may be used independently.

The new English legal name is: Hawkesbury and District General Hospital

The new French legal name is: Hôpital général de Hawkesbury et district

For more information, please consult the draft patent letters included in the board resolution (PDF).