Canmore General Hospital

Canmore General Hospital
Alberta Health Services
Canmore General Hospital is located in Alberta
Canmore General Hospital
Location in Alberta
Geography
LocationCanmore, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°05′01″N 115°22′05″W / 51.08361°N 115.36806°W / 51.08361; -115.36806
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds25 acute, 23 long term care
HelipadTC LID: CCH3[1]
History
Opened1984
Links
Websitehttp://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=1000951
ListsHospitals in Canada

Canmore General Hospital is a community hospital located in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.[2] Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital. It is a referral centre for surgical services within the province of Alberta. It contains 25 acute care and 23 long-term care beds. The hospital employs 350 staff with 93 physicians having staff privileges.[3] The hospital primarily refers to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. Nonprofit funding is provided by the Canmore and Area Health Care Foundation.[4]

History

On 25 April 2017, the government of Alberta announced that $1.8 million worth of renovations were being conducted at the hospital.[5]

Services

Obstetrics

The only hospital in the Bow Valley with maternity ward after Banff - Mineral Springs Hospital closed its obstetrics department on March 25, 2013, along with the vascular and plastic surgery services.[6]

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canmore General Hospital | Hospitals & Facilities | Alberta Health Services". Alberta Health Services. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Canmore General Hospital >> Healthy Canmore". www.healthycanmore.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Canmore Area Health Foundation". Canmore Area Health Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ Nagai, Tracy (25 April 2017). "Alberta government announces upgrades to Canmore hospital | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ DiManno, Corrie (15 January 2013). "Rallying for Banff's obstetrics". www.thecragandcanyon.ca. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2021.


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