Calgary Health Region was formerly the

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for

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regulation in an area of the

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. It was amalgamated with other regional health authorities in 2008 to become part of

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. The region administered facilities in the communities of: * Airdrie * Banff * Black Diamond * Canmore *

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* Claresholm *

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* Nanton *

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* Strathmore * Vulcan The entire region was a member of the

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, a nonprofit association of health-care institutions, set up to promote practices to make patients less intimidated and more comfortable with the health care they receive.

Acute care facilities and health centres

Calgary Health Region administered 43 health care centres and 12 acute care sites (hospitals). Hospitals include

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, Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre, and Rockyview General Hospital in

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, Banff Mineral Springs Hospital in Banff, Oilfields General Hospital in Black Diamond, Canmore General Hospital in Canmore, Claresholm General Hospital in Claresholm and High River General Hospital in

. The

Sheldon M. Chumir Centre The Sheldon M. Chumir Centre is a health centre located in Calgary, Alberta. The facility is administered by the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services. The centre provides 24/7 Urgent Care services but is not a full-service hospital and does no ...

and Richmond Road Diagnostic Centre (located in the old Alberta Children's Hospital building) became new care facility additions to the Calgary Health Region before the reorganization.

History

The CHR was formerly known as ''Calgary Regional Health Authority'' (CRHA) until 2000 when it adopted its new designation. In 2009 sites and services within the former Region were renamed within AHS, many becoming part of the new Calgary Zone.

Headquarters

The Region's former offices in the Southland Park office complex in

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are still occupied by Alberta Health Services staff, as part of the Calgary Zone of the AHS.

References

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External links

Alberta Health Services

Calgary Health Region
1994 establishments in Alberta 2008 disestablishments in Alberta Health regions of Alberta Calgary Region Health in Calgary