Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Alberta Hospital Edmonton
Alberta Health Services

Alberta Hospital Edmonton's main entrance off of Fort Road
Geography
Location 17480 Fort Road, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 53°38′11″N 113°22′24″W / 53.6363°N 113.3733°WCoordinates: 53°38′11″N 113°22′24″W / 53.6363°N 113.3733°W
Organization
Care system Medicare
Hospital type Psychiatric
Services
Emergency department No
Beds 410
History
Founded 1923
Links
Website Alberta Hospital Edmonton
Lists Hospitals in Canada

Alberta Hospital Edmonton is a psychiatric hospital operating under the governance of Alberta Health Services. It is located in the northeastern portion of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and was founded on 1 July 1923.

Admission and continuing treatment at Alberta Hospital Edmonton can be voluntary, formal under the Mental Health Act, or in the Forensic Psychiatry Program under the Criminal Code of Canada. Referral agents include physicians, mental health professionals, other health care facilities, community agencies, courts, corrections, police, and family, in addition to self-referral.

Each Alberta Hospital Edmonton program has an inpatient and a community component. Interdisciplinary teams are made up of program managers, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychometrists, nurses, psychiatric aides, social workers, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, physiotherapists, therapy assistants, counselors, pharmacists, dieticians, chaplains and support staff.

History

Grand Opening

Recent History

In August 2009 Alberta Health Services announced that it will be closing 106 of the 410 beds at the hospital.[1] The AUPE has been strongly opposed to the closures and have staged many protests and have made several television commercials at an attempt to gain support.[2]

Buildings

There are 45 buildings at AHE spread over 275 acres (1.11 km2).[3] The buildings on the site were named numerically in the order in which they were built originally but now the order has no relevance.

1 Building

Building 1

2 Building

Old 3 Building

3 Building

4 Building

5 Building

6 Building

7 Building

8 Building

9 Building

Building 9

10 Building

11 Building

12 Building

14 Building

15 Building

Administration building

16 Building

17 Building

18 Building

19 Building

20 Building

21 Building

Cameron Hall

Water Tower

Programs

References

  1. Jacobs, Miindelle (21 August 2009). "Mental health care in need of miracle". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. Diotte, Kerry (27 August 2009). "AUPE to take on Alberta Hospital bed closures". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. The Road Taken By Alberta Hospital Edmonton