Vanderhoof (pop. 4,500) is located on the banks of the Nechako River. Major industries include forestry and agriculture.

Activities in the area include:

• Golfing
• Skiing, curling, and skating
• Horseback riding
• Bowling
• Tennis
• Fishing
• Boating, water-skiing, and canoeing
• Hunting and camping

St. John Hospital is a 24 acute-care bed facility. The Hospital serves the communities of Vanderhoof and the Saik’uz First Nation, as well as acting as a referral centre for the surrounding communities of Burns Lake, Fort St James and Fraser Lake. 

The services of St John Hospital include: 

• 24/7Emergency department
• 2 outpatient bays
• Labour and delivery with Cesarean Section capabilities.
• Diagnostic Imaging, including ultrasound and fluoroscopy
• Lab including blood transfusion services
• 24/7 OR offering orthopedic day surgery, plastics, dental, ENT, endoscopy, and general surgeries
• Inpatient occupational therapy and physiotherapy
• Dietician
• Teaching facility for the University of Northern British Columbia
• Palliative Care
• Oncology Clinic

Community Services include: 

• Primary Care Nursing and Home Support
• Diabetic counseling
• Cardiac Rehab
• Mental Health and Substance Use
• Dietician
• Occupational Therapy 
• Outreach clinics to surrounding communities
• BC Ambulance Service
• 53 bed residential are facility attached to the hospital

Patients requiring further care are referred to the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George. 

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