Regional Psychiatric Centre
Regional Psychiatric Centre | |
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Corrections Canada | |
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Geography | |
Location | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Coordinates | 52°09′43″N 106°36′09″W / 52.16194°N 106.60250°W |
Organization | |
Type | Specialist |
Affiliated university | University of Saskatchewan |
Services | |
Beds | 171 |
Speciality | custodial forensic psychiatry |
History | |
Opened | 1978 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Canadian Prisons | |
Regional Psychiatric Centre | |
Location: | 2520 Central Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Status: | Operational |
Classification: | multiple |
Capacity: | 171 men and women |
Opened: | 14 November 1978 |
Closed: | |
Managed by: | Corrections Canada |
The Regional Psychiatric Centre is classified as a custodial forensic psychiatry facility (Federal Forensic Hospital) with multiple security levels with a staff of 345, it is located on a 55-acre (22 ha) parcel of land owned by the University of Saskatchewan and opened in 1978.[1] It is the only psychiatric hospital in the country with a therapeutic healing program designed for women offenders.[2]
The centre is the only of its kind affiliated with a university medical school and accredited as a hospital; patients are admitted and discharged by medical staff with senior medical staff and faculty jointly appointed with the university providing for the development of treatment and research programs.[3] The centre is one of the residency training locations used by the Psychiatry Program at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine.[4][5]
Major incidents
[edit]- The Ashley Smith inquest examined a patient that was treated at the centre and moved back and forth with other institutions.[6]
References in the media
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan". April 2010. Corrections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Fifth Estate - Behind the Walls". Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "1978: Regional Psychiatric Centre Unique Institution". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine - Psychiatry - Overview". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "Psychology Residency Program - Accreditation - Saskatoon Health Region" (PDF). The Canadian Psychological Association - Accreditation Panel. September 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Fifth Estate - Behind the Walls". Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Hospital buildings completed in 1978
- Psychiatric hospitals in Canada
- Hospitals in Saskatchewan
- Teaching hospitals in Canada
- Correctional Service of Canada institutions
- Hospitals established in 1978
- Buildings and structures in Saskatoon
- Prisons in Saskatchewan
- University of Saskatchewan
- 1978 establishments in Canada