Calgary Health Region

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Calgary Health Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. The region administers facilities in the communities of:

The entire region is a member of the Planetree Alliance, a nonprofit association of health-care institutions, set up to promote practices to make patients less intimidated and more comfortable with the health care they receive.

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[edit] Acute care facilities and health centers

Calgary Health Region administers 43 health care centres and 12 acute care sites (hospitals).[1] Hospitals include Alberta Children's Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre, and Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, Banff Mineral Springs Hospital in Banff, Oilfields General Hospital in Black Diamond, Canmore General Hospital in Canmore, Claresholm General Hospital in Claresholm and High River General Hospital in High River.[2] The Sheldon M. Chumir Centre is scheduled to open 1 April 2008.

[edit] History

The CHR was formerly known as Calgary Regional Health Authority (CRHA) until 2000 when it adopted its current designation.

[edit] References

  1. ^ CHR. About Calgary Health Region. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  2. ^ CHR (2007). Hospitals and Community Health Centres. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.

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