Chilliwack General Hospital

Chilliwack General Hospital
Fraser Health
Map
Geography
Location45600 Menholm Road, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°10′0″N 121°57′49″W / 49.16667°N 121.96361°W / 49.16667; -121.96361
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeCommunity
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds169
History
OpenedFebruary 28, 1912
Links
Websitewww.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Locations/Chilliwack/chilliwack-general-hospital
ListsHospitals in Canada

Chilliwack General Hospital is a community hospital facility located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, which is operated by the Fraser Health Authority (FHA).

History

Opened on February 28, 1912,[1] the original building was replaced by a new hospital building, opened on June 19, 1940.[2][3]

In 1993, Chilliwack General Hospital was the first hospital in British Columbia to adopt Patient Focused Care (PFC), a consultant driven approach to providing healthcare services. Both St. Boniface General Hospital and the Winnipeg Health Science Centre had previously adopted the solution in Canada.[4]

A $35 million expansion to the hospital's healthcare facilities was opened in 2011.[5]

Chilliwack General Hospital is an affiliated hospital with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. Classified as an Affiliated Region Center,[6] the hospital is a training facility for the Family Medicine Residency Program.[7]

Philanthropy

The hospital's capital costs are financially supported by both the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation and the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.[8][9]

Amenities

Chilliwack General Hospital offers numerous healthcare services including:[10][11]

  • 24/7 Emergency services
    • Emergency medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Urology
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • ENT
  • Pediatrics
  • Radiology
  • Psychiatry
  • Pathology
  • Anesthesia
  • Geriatrics
  • Palliative care

References

  1. ^ "Chilliwack Hospital Officially Opened". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack. March 6, 1912. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "District's New $120,000 Hospital Officially Declared Open by Deputy Provincial Secretary This Afternoon". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack. June 29, 1940. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chilliwack General Hospital - City of Chilliwack". www.chilliwack.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Armstrong, Pat; Amaratunga, Carol; Bernier, Jocelyne (January 1, 2001). Exposing Privatization: Women and Health Care Reform in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-55193-037-4.
  5. ^ "$35 Million Expansion to Chilliwack General Hospital". Minuteman Press Print Services. March 9, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Campuses". UBC Faculty of Medicine. November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chilliwack | Family Practice - CARMS". carms.familymed.ubc.ca. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "CHF: Your Foundation for Health - Home". www.chilliwackhospitalfoundation.org. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Homepage • Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation". Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chilliwack General Hospital". www.fraserhealth.ca. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "UBC FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM -CHILLIWACK SITE" (PDF). UBC FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM.