Canmore General Hospital

Canmore General Hospital
Canmore General Hospital
Alberta Health Services
	Canmore General Hospital
	Location in Alberta
Geography
Location	Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°05′01″N 115°22′05″W
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada)
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	25 acute, 23 long term care
Helipad	TC LID: CCH3[1]
History
Opened	1984
Links
Website	http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=1000951
Lists	Hospitals 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

Emergency[2]
Diagnostic imaging[2] (CT, Xray, Ultrasound)
Endoscopy[2]
General surgery[2]
Inpatient medical care
Laboratory[2]
Physical therapy[2]
Plastic surgery[2]
Respiratory therapy[2]

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

Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
"Canmore General Hospital | Hospitals & Facilities | Alberta Health Services". Alberta Health Services. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
"Canmore General Hospital >> Healthy Canmore". www.healthycanmore.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
"Canmore Area Health Foundation". Canmore Area Health Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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.
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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[1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[:0-2] "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.