Red Deer Regional Hospital

Red Deer Regional Hospital
Alberta Health Services
Location in Alberta
Geography
Location Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 52°15′37.75″N 113°49′4.75″W / 52.2604861°N 113.8179861°WCoordinates: 52°15′37.75″N 113°49′4.75″W / 52.2604861°N 113.8179861°W
Organization
Care system Medicare
Hospital type General, Teaching
Affiliated university University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Services
Emergency department Yes
Helipad TC LID: CRD3[1]
History
Founded 1904
Links
Website http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=1000342

Red Deer Regional Hospital is a medical facility located in Red Deer, Alberta. Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital.[2]

Services

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Transport

The hospital is located within a 1-hour service radius of the STARS air ambulance service from both the Calgary and Edmonton base sites.[4]

Education

The hospital serves as a training center for multiple professions. The University of Alberta trains residents in their Rural Alberta North family medicine program and rotate medical students on elective.[5] It is also a site for pharmacy resident training[6] and nursing student training from the Red Deer College.[7]

Funding

Philanthropic funding is directed by the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation.[8]

History

Red Deer Memorial Hospital

The Red Deer Memorial Hospital was constructed in 1904 as a memorial to three local men who had participated in the Boer War. Financial assistance was provided to purchase property at Red Deer Regional Hospital's current location. At the time it was the only hospital between Calgary and Edmonton. The original hospital was torn down for an auxiliary hospital in 1961.[9]

Name changes

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