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Canmore General Hospital

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Canmore General Hospital
Alberta Health Services
Canmore General Hospital
Canmore General Hospital is located in Alberta
Canmore General Hospital
Location in Alberta
Geography
LocationCanmore, Alberta, Canada
Organization
Care systemMedicare
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

Canmore General Hospital is a medical facility located in Canmore, Alberta.[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]

Services

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

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.[5]

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