Foothills Medical Centre

Infobox Hospital
Name = Foothills Medical Centre
Org/Group = Calgary Health Region

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Caption = The main building of the Foothills Medical Centre

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Location of Foothills Hospital in Calgary

Location = 1403 - 29 St. N.W.
Region = Calgary
State = Alberta
Country = Canada
HealthCare = Medicare
Type = Teaching
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Emergency = Yes
Affiliation= University of Calgary
Beds = 800
Founded = 1966
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Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) is the largest hospital in Alberta, Canada and is located in the city of Calgary. It is one of the Canada's most recognized medical facilities and is the leading hospital in Alberta, providing advanced healthcare services to southern Alberta, southeastern British Colombia and southeastern Saskatchewan.

The main building of the hospital was opened in June of 1966. It was originally named 'Foothills Provincial General Hospital' and later known simply as Foothills Hospital. With the addition of other medical facilities, it became known by its present name. Foothills Medical Centre is operated under the auspices of the Calgary Health Region.

The Foothills Medical Centre works in conjunction with the nearby University of Calgary for the purposes of educating students as well as providing facilities for medical research and is physically attached to the University of Calgary Medical Clinic as well as the Special Services Building (where most other medical services are provided) and the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, which has been renamed the "Cancer Centre". The large site is also home to the Grace Women's Health Centre, The Health Sciences Association of Alberta, as well as both the North Tower and South Tower, which offer many outpatient services. Two new towers were also added to the Health Sciences building, which were both completed in late 2005. The Foothills Medical Centre is also connected to the Alberta Children's Hospital and west side of the University of Calgary campus via a bridge, spanning over 16th Avenue (Trans Canada Highway). This new addition allows easy access between ACH and FMC. Additionally, the head office of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is housed on the 8th floor of the Foothills Medical Centre. Apart from these distinctions, FMC, has in the past, boasted many awards for its cleanliness and maintenance.

The already largest hospital in Alberta will undergo major renovations to the emergency department, which is expected to be completed in early 2010 when the new McCaig Tower is completed.

Current description

In addition to a 24-hour emergency room and inpatient care, FMC has 57 outpatient clinics on site. This facility provides comprehensive and specialized medical and surgical services to Calgary and southern Alberta:

* 22 Bed Intensive Care Unit & 24 Bed Cardiac Care Unit.
* Trauma Centre for Southern Alberta
* 18 Operating Theatres - including a specially designated Trauma Operating Room
* High Risk Maternity & Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
* PARTY Program (Prevent Alcohol & Risk Related Trauma in Youth Program for Grade 9 secondary school students)
* PADIS (poison & drug information)
* [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/sarp/ SARP (Southern Alberta Renal Program)]
* Intraoperative MR - Magnetic Resonance System (first of its kind in the world, located in the Seaman's Family MR Research Centre)
* Stephenson Cardiac MR Centre - the leading Cardiac Magnetic Resonance facility in Canada, as measured by number of peer-reviewed articles published, and part of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
* Multiple Transplantation such as kidney, pancreas, corneal and tissue transplants.
* HOPE Program (Human Organ Procurement and Exchange)
* University of Calgary Medical Clinic (UCMC) clinics

Chronology of hospital projects

1958
* Provincial and territorial hospital insurance plans. Prime Minister of Canada declares federal grants are available to provincial hospital-care projects, 50 cents on the dollar financing, from Ottawa. [ [http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/medicare/canada-health-act/history-CHA.html "History of the Canada Health Act"] by webpage editors of the Maple Leaf Web, 2001-July 7, 2005-. Retrieved March 19, 2007.]

1965
* Main building completed, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada. [Page 5, [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/fmc/pdf/issuessurvey.pdf "Public Open House on the long-term plans for Foothills Medical Centre"] published for [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/capital/#Foothills_Medical_Centre Planning Department, Calgary Health Region] , 10101 Southport Rd SW, Calgary T2W 3N2, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2007]
* First school of nursing class begins study, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.
1966

* February, Main Hospital Phase II complete, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.

* April, First out-patients and glaucoma laboratory, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.

* June, Foothills Hospital opens, Calgary, AB, Canada.cite book| title="Patient Care", "Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada"|author=Foothills Hospital editor(s)|publisher=J. D. Francis & Associates, publishers, Calgary, printed by Alcraft Printing, Canada, 1966| date=1966|pages=pp. (unnumbered booklet page)] :During opening year, "Patient Care" booklet describes new hospital:::"Largest completely new hospital of its kind constructed in North America; 765,000 square feet of floor space; 2,000 rooms. Patient capacity: 766 beds, 116 bassinettes, 15 day care beds. Staff when the hospital is in full operation: 1,200-1,500. Cost: $21,000,000 for construction of hospital, School of Nursing and Power Plant — $5,000,000 for initial equipment. T-shaped hospital building, 12 storeys plus basement. The cross-piece of the T includes all nursing units. The back wing or stem of the T includes all clinical and other service departments and is 10 storeys high. A 100 bed auxiliary hospital is planned for later construction on site; also a 370 bed psychiatric hospital which will be operated under separate administration. Capital financing for construction was by the usual Federal Provincial grants plus a $17 million debenture issue to be retired by the Provincial Government over a 20 year period. Operation costs will be met by the standard per diem payments made under Alberta Hospitalization Benefits. Complete hospital control is vested in the board of Management."

*Pathology labs (medical laboratory) begins using advanced equipment to provide a complete pathology service, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.

*Residence for 329 nursing students is linked as teaching hospital support of Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.

*Planning continues for 100-bed auxiliary hospital and 370 beds for psychiatric patients, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.

*1966 to 2007 and beyond:Hospital expands, largest hospital of the province of AB to be Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.

2001
*November, New 14-bed inpatient stroke unit, Unit 100, Foothills Medical Centre. [ [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/publicaffairs/news/pdf/2003/2003-04-25_stroke_unit_renovated_FMC.pdf "Renovated Unit at Foothills Hospital Keeps Calgary at Forefront in Canada in Treatment of Acute Stroke"] news release by Calgary Health Region Communications and Calgary Health Trust, April, 2003. Retrieved January 30, 2007]

2006
*October 19, Calgary Health Region news release. Region names new tower of C$1.7 billion expansion for Foothills Medical Centre after well-known local philanthropist. JR (Bud) McCaig Tower. 1-year after death of founder of Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute. [ [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/publicaffairs/news/pdf/2006/2006-10-19_McCaig_Tower_FMC.pdf "Region names new Foothills Medical Centre Tower after well-known local philanthropist"] news release by Calgary Health Region Communications & Community Relations, October 19, 2006. Retrieved June 18, 2007]

2010
*C$460M 8-storey tower, JR (Bud) McCaig Tower, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.:JR (Bud) McCaig Tower adds to largest hospital of province Alberta, western Canada: [ [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/capital/#Foothills_Medical_Centre "Capital Projects in the Calgary Health Region"] . Retrieved February 1, 2007] ::8 operating rooms::36-bed Intensive Care Unit::93 inpatient beds::21 short-stay beds::Diagnostic Imaging::Southern Alberta Tissue Program::Calgary Laboratory Services::space for expansion (16 operating rooms)::Expanded and renovated Emergency Department (main building)::Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinic :::Bone and Joint Program includes MSK Clinic, surgery, and teaching facilities::Surgical Processing::Admitting

ee also

*Health Care in Calgary
*Calgary Health Region
*Health care in Canada
*List of hospitals in Canada
*Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta

References

:*The University of Calgary - [http://asalive.archivesalberta.org:8080/access/asa/archaa/display/UOFC-1353 Archives]

External links

* [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/hospitals/calgary/calgary-hospital_foothills.htm?noheader&nofooter Foothills Medical Centre]