“It's not only for sick people” : the place of the local hospital in a rural northern Ontario community

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Description :
This article focuses on case study of one community in northwestern Ontario, and explored the role and social place of the hospital in a small rural northern town. The results show that this former is viewed not only as a community resource and an institution that served the needs of the community, but participants describe the hospital in ways that reflected the place of the local hospital in the community. Three main themes are emerging from this work: the hospital as a source of community uniqueness, the hospital as a source of security, and the hospital as a source of community development. The findings highlight the importance of a local community hospital, both in terms of added value and community identity.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Canadian geographer, issn : 0008-3658, 2014, vol. 58, n°. 3, p. 341-354, nombre de pages : 14, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Canada, Toronto, ON, Canadian Association of Geographers