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Peter Lougheed Centre

Coordinates: 51°04′44″N 113°59′02″W / 51.079°N 113.984°W / 51.079; -113.984
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Peter Lougheed Centre
Alberta Health Services
The main entrance of the Peter Lougheed Centre
Peter Lougheed Centre is located in Calgary
Peter Lougheed Centre
Location in Calgary
Geography
Location3500 26 Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°04′44″N 113°59′02″W / 51.079°N 113.984°W / 51.079; -113.984
Organization
Care systemPublic, Medicare
FundingPublic hospital
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds600+
HelipadTC LID: CLC3
History
Opened1988
Links
Websitewww.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/facility.aspx?id=2
ListsHospitals in Canada

Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is a 506,000 square foot hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is under the auspices of Alberta Health Services, formerly the Calgary Health Region, providing medical and surgical services to Calgary but also Southern Alberta. The PLC has a 24 hours emergency department, an intensive care unit (ICU), and offers ambulatory care. It was named after Peter Lougheed, who served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985. The hospital opened in 1988 with 500 beds, and today contains over 600 beds. The new East Wing was completed in 2008 and includes 140 inpatient beds, as well as a new intensive care and coronary care unit. It was also designed with a new roof-top helipad for emergency services.[1]

Clinics

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There are 34 clinics served at the PLC:

In addition, ambulatory care includes Cardiac Diagnostics, Medicine, Respiratory, GI, [Neurodiagnostics and Gynecology Outpatient services.

Parking

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Peter Lougheed Centre has four parking lots with payment options including passes: monthly ($85), weekly ($41), daily ($13) or half-hour ($2.00 per half-hour or portion) with some discounts for seniors, etc., with authorization forms. Some parking lots/stalls are designated for people with disabilities only.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Future Growth: Peter Lougheed Centre". Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  2. ^ "Public Parking Information Peter Lougheed Centre" (PDF). Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Health Services.
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