Peter Lougheed Centre

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Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is a large hospital in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the city of Calgary, and is administered by the Calgary Health Region. It was named after Peter Lougheed, who served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985.

The hospital contains 506 beds and provides medical and surgical services to Calgary and southern Alberta. It has a 24 hours emergency service, an intensive care unit and ambulatory care.

Since 2006, the center is undergoing an expansion, with a new wing expected to be completed in late 2008.

Contents 1 Clinics 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Clinics

The facility contans 33 clinics^[1]:

Adult Congenital Heart Amputee Asthma/Lung Health Behavioral Development Breast Feeding Bronchoscopy Cardiology Cast Cystoscopy Diabetes in Pregnancy Emergency Cast Enterostomal Therapy Family Day Medicine Fetal Assessment General Surgery Geriatric Assessment Gerontology

Hand Plastics Hematology/Oncology Home Parenteral Therapy Program Minor Surgery Neurology Obstetrical Assessment Outpatient Carbogen Pacemaker Pediatric and Adult Pre op Assessment Private Pediatric Psychiatric Day Psychiatric Emergency Psychiatric Forensic Assess Psychiatric Outpatient Services Rheumatology Tracheostomy Urgent Referral

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

[edit] See also

• Health care in Calgary
• Health care in Canada
• Calgary Health Region
• List of hospitals in Canada

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Peter Lougheed Centre

Coordinates: 51°04′45″N 113°59′03″W / 51.07917, -113.98417 (Peter Lougheed Centre)