Hospital in Alberta, Canada
South Health Campus (SHC) is a large hospital in Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. It is administered by Alberta Health Services.
The building was developed by Alberta Infrastructure, and the first phase was built at a cost of $1.31 billion. The South Health Campus was fully operational by 2016. It has the capacity to handle 800,000 ambulatory visits per year, and it performs approximately 2,500 births every year. It includes a 24-hour emergency department, an intensive care unit (ICU), as well as day surgery units. Services are provided for a wide range of acute and chronic health conditions. The facility currently serves 200,000 outpatients annually.[1]
The entire facility (including planned future additions) has been designed for 2,400 full-time-equivalent staff, including 180 physicians, along with 644 inpatient beds and 11 operating rooms.[2][3]
In terms of physical infrastructure, the building exterior colour scheme is designed to reflect the landscape hallmarks of prairie, forest, and clear blue sky. This state-of-the-art concrete-and-steel complex has a floor area of one million square feet. Emergency power is provided by a set of ten diesel generators with total power output of 28 megawatts.[4]
Programs and Services
The facility offers a number of programs and services:[5]
- 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring Service
- Addiction Services - Adolescent Outpatient
- Advanced Venous Access Service
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic
- Anticoagulation Management Services
- Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
- Bone Clinic
- Breast Health and Breast Reconstruction
- Bronchoscopy Services
- Calgary Headache Assessment & Management Program
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
- Cardiac Devices ( Pacemaker and ICD) Services
- Cardiology - Electrocardiogram Services
- Cardiology - Inpatients
- Cardiovascular Laboratories - Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular Laboratories - Nuclear Cardiology
- Cast Clinic
- Clinical Neurophysiology Lab
- Consultation Liaison Service - Mental Health
- Day Surgery
- Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Clinic
- Diagnostic Imaging and Camera Services
- Emergency Services
- Endocrinology Services
- Epilepsy Care Clinic
- Exercise Stress Test
- Gastrointestinal Services - Outpatients
- General Internal Medicine Clinic
- General Medicine - Inpatients
- Gynecology - Inpatients
- Gynecology - Outpatients
- Gynecology - Procedure Room and Operating Room
- Hand Clinic
- Heart Function Clinic
- Hematology - Outpatients
- Hepatology Clinic
- Hip and Knee Clinic
- Holter Monitoring
- Home Parenteral Therapy Program
- Infectious Diseases
- Intensive Care Services - Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine Urgent Care Clinic
- Interventional Radiology/Angiography
- Laboratory Services
- Maternity Care with Ultrasound and Outpatient Clinic
- Medical Day Treatment
- Minor Surgery Clinic
- Mobile Response Team
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
- Neurology - Outpatients
- Neurology - Inpatients
- Neuromuscular Clinic
- Obstetrical Care - Single Room Maternity and Operating Room Access
- Orthopaedic Services - Inpatients
- Orthopaedic Services - Outpatients
- Patient E-mail Well Wishes
- Plastic surgery consultation and surgical intervention
- Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
- Pre-Admission Clinic
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Psychiatry - Inpatient
- Psychiatry Analysis
- Pulmonary Diagnostics Unit
- Rapid Access Unit
- Rheumatology - Outpatients
- Surgical Outpatient Clinic
- Transition Services - Acute Care
- Urgent Neurology Clinic
- Volunteer Resources
Alberta Health Services
The South Health Campus is one of twelve hospitals in the Calgary zone that has a population of 1,408,606 and an average life expectancy of 82.9 years.[6]
Parking
The South Health Campus has three parking lots with payment options including passes: visitor/patient monthly ($85), weekly ($41), daily ($14.25) or half-hour ($2.00 per half hour or portion) with some discounts for seniors, etc., with authorization forms. A general monthly pass with no authorization form costs $125 if available. one of the lots is designated for Emergency parking.[7]
Wellness Centre
The Wellness Centre [8] at the South Health Campus is home to many different programs and services such as a YMCA, Wellness Kitchen, and a Resource and Knowledge Centre. Includes a climbing wall with auto belay system, weight room with a track. The Facilities do not include a pool, courts, or steam room.
