Brooks Health Centre

Brooks Health Centre
Alberta Health Services
Location in Alberta
Geography
Location	Brooks, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W / 50.56417; -111.89889Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W / 50.56417; -111.89889
Organization
Care system	Medicare
Hospital type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Helipad	TC LID: CFV8[1]
Beds	40 acute, 75 long term care
Links
Website	http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=1000732

Brooks Health Centre is a medical facility located in Brooks, Alberta.^[2]

Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital. It contains 40 acute care and 75 long term care beds.^[3] It is staffed by 14 family physicians and 2 emergency physicians. There is currently a pilot underway to reduce ER wait times where patients are prompted in the waiting room to self identify whether they may be able to visit their family physician instead of the emergency department.^[4]

Services

• Emergency
• Diagnostic imaging (Xray, CT, Ultrasound)
• Endoscopy
• General surgery
• Inpatient medical care
• Laboratory
• Physical therapy
• Respiratory therapy

Neurology

Currently all patients with stroke are diverted to Calgary or Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Telehealth services are being implemented to designate Brooks Health Centre as a stroke centre. Neurologists in Calgary will review CT results and interact with the patient remotely allowing stroke thrombolysis to take place in Brooks. It is forecast this will benefit 12-15 patients per year.^[5]

Obstetrics

Obstetrical care was previously been suspended in 2009 due to lapses in C-Section support. However since April 2010, deliveries have been provided.^[6]

EMS

Emergency medical services personnel are planned to be integrated with other hospital staff with an upcoming relocation of the ambulance service adjacent to the hospital in an effort to improve utilization of these personnel and lower costs.^[7]

Funding

Non profit funding is provided by the Brooks and District Health Foundation.^[8]

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