Calgary Health Region was formerly the
governing body
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for
healthcare
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regulation in an area of the
Canadian province
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of
Alberta
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. It was amalgamated with other regional health authorities in 2008 to become part of
Alberta Health Services
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. The region administered facilities in the communities of:
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Airdrie
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Banff
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Black Diamond
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Canmore
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Carmangay
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Claresholm
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Cochrane
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Didsbury
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Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of ...
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High River
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Nanton
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Okotoks
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Strathmore
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Vulcan
The entire region was a member of the
Planetree Alliance, 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
Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) is a children's hospital located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and operated by the Calgary Health Region of Alberta Health Services.
It originally opened on May 19, 1922 as the Junior Red Cross Children's Hospital ...
,
Foothills Medical Centre,
Peter Lougheed Centre, and
Rockyview General Hospital in
Calgary
Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
, 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
High River.
The
Sheldon M. Chumir Centre 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
Southwood, Calgary
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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 ServicesCalgary Health Region
1994 establishments in Alberta
2008 disestablishments in Alberta
Health regions of Alberta
Calgary Region
Health in Calgary