Whitehorse General Hospital

{{Short description|Hospital in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada}}

{{Infobox hospital

| name = Whitehorse General Hospital

| org/group = Yukon Hospital Corporation

| emergency = Yes

| funding = Government

| location = 5 Hospital Rd.

| region = Whitehorse

| state = Yukon

| country = Canada

| healthcare = Medicare (Canada)

| beds = 56

| opened = January 1901

| coordinates = {{coord|60.7193|135.0436|display=inline}}

| publictransit = Whitehorse Transit Routes 1, 2

| website = {{official|https://yukonhospitals.ca/whitehorse-general-hospital/during-your-stay-wgh}}

}}

Whitehorse General Hospital is a hospital in Whitehorse, Yukon. It is the biggest hospital in the Yukon, providing 24/7 emergency care, inpatient and ambulatory care, surgical services, cancer care, psychiatric,{{cite news |title=Access to psychiatric specialist services improved |url=https://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/access-to-psychiatric-specialist-services-improved |date=9 January 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020 |publisher=Whitehorse Daily Star |language=en}} visiting specialists clinics, therapy and lab services, and advanced diagnostic imaging.[http://yukonhospitals.ca/yukon-hospital-corporation/our-hospitals Yukon Hospitals - Our Hospitals] A new wing containing an emergency department was opened in January 2018.{{cite news |last1=Rudyk |first1=Mike |title=Whitehorse hospital's new emergency department makes some adjustments |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/emergency-department-hospital-triage-yukon-1.4558572 |access-date=2 January 2025 |agency=CBC}} In the years preceding the opening of the new ward the hospital's Emergency Department saw roughly 33,000 visitors annually.

The hospital and territory have historically been criticized for not offering dialysis services in the territory.{{cite news |title=Yukoners can anticipate improved renal support and care |url=https://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/yukoners-can-anticipate-improved-renal-support-and-care |accessdate=13 October 2020 |publisher=Whitehorse Daily Star |date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Ronson |first1=Jacqueline |title=No simple fix to Yukon's dialysis dilemma |url=https://www.yukon-news.com/news/no-simple-fix-to-yukons-dialysis-dilemma/ |accessdate=13 October 2020 |publisher=Yukon News |date=22 May 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Silva |first1=Steve |title=Can't get hemodialysis at home, Yukon man opts to forgo treatment to put pressure on health authorities {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/hemodialysis-yukon-terry-coventry-1.5391925 |accessdate=13 October 2020 |publisher=CBC |date=11 December 2019}}