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South Health Campus (SHC) is a large hospital in Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. It is administered by Alberta Health Services.

South Health Campus
Alberta Health Services
SHC in the winter
Location in Calgary
Geography
Location	4448 - Front St SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	50.882778°N 113.951944°W / 50.882778; -113.951944
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada)
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	269
Helipad	TC LID: CSH3
Links
Website	South Health Campus
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

The building was developed by Alberta Infrastructure, and the first phase was built at a cost of $1.31 billion. The South Health Campus was fully operational by 2016. It has the capacity to handle 800,000 ambulatory visits per year, and it performs approximately 2,500 births every year. It includes a 24-hour emergency department, an intensive care unit (ICU), as well as day surgery units. Services are provided for a wide range of acute and chronic health conditions. The facility currently serves 200,000 outpatients annually.[1]

The entire facility (including planned future additions) has been designed for 2,400 full-time-equivalent staff, including 180 physicians, along with 644 inpatient beds and 11 operating rooms.[2][3]

In terms of physical infrastructure, the building exterior colour scheme is designed to reflect the landscape hallmarks of prairie, forest, and clear blue sky. This state-of-the-art concrete-and-steel complex has a floor area of one million square feet. Emergency power is provided by a set of ten diesel generators with total power output of 28 megawatts.[4]

Programs and Services

The facility offers a number of programs and services:[5]

• 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring Service
• Addiction Services - Adolescent Outpatient
• Advanced Venous Access Service
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic
• Anticoagulation Management Services
• Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
• Bone Clinic
• Breast Health and Breast Reconstruction
• Bronchoscopy Services
• Calgary Headache Assessment & Management Program
• Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
• Cardiac Devices ( Pacemaker and ICD) Services
• Cardiology - Electrocardiogram Services
• Cardiology - Inpatients
• Cardiovascular Laboratories - Echocardiography
• Cardiovascular Laboratories - Nuclear Cardiology
• Cast Clinic
• Clinical Neurophysiology Lab
• Consultation Liaison Service - Mental Health
• Day Surgery
• Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Clinic
• Diagnostic Imaging and Camera Services
• Emergency Services
• Endocrinology Services
• Epilepsy Care Clinic
• Exercise Stress Test
• Gastrointestinal Services - Outpatients
• General Internal Medicine Clinic
• General Medicine - Inpatients
• Hand Clinic
• Heart Function Clinic
• Hematology - Outpatients
• Hepatology Clinic
• Hip and Knee Clinic
• Holter Monitoring
• Home Parenteral Therapy Program
• Infectious Diseases
• Intensive Care Services - Critical Care Medicine
• Internal Medicine Urgent Care Clinic
• Interventional Radiology/Angiography
• Laboratory Services
• Medical Day Treatment
• Minor Surgery Clinic
• Mobile Response Team
• Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
• Neurology - Outpatients
• Neurology - Inpatients
• Neuromuscular Clinic
• Orthopaedic Services - Inpatients
• Orthopaedic Services - Outpatients
• Patient E-mail Well Wishes
• Plastic surgery consultation and surgical intervention
• Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
• Pre-Admission Clinic
• Psychiatric Emergency Services
• Psychiatry - Inpatient
• Psychiatry Analysis
• Pulmonary Diagnostics Unit
• Rapid Access Unit
• Rheumatology - Outpatients
• Surgical Outpatient Clinic
• Transition Services - Acute Care
• Urgent Neurology Clinic
• Volunteer Resources

Alberta Health Services

The South Health Campus is one of twelve hospitals in the Calgary zone that has a population of 1,408,606 and an average life expectancy of 82.9 years.[6]

Parking

The South Health Campus has three parking lots with payment options including passes: visitor/patient monthly ($85), weekly ($41), daily ($14.25) or half-hour ($2.00 per half hour or portion) with some discounts for seniors, etc., with authorization forms. A general monthly pass with no authorization form costs $125 if available. one of the lots is designated for Emergency parking.[7]

Wellness Centre

The Wellness Centre [8] at the South Health Campus is home to many different programs and services such as a YMCA, Wellness Kitchen, and a Resource and Knowledge Centre. Includes a climbing wall with auto belay system, weight room with a track. The Facilities do not include a pool, courts, or steam room.

See also

• Health care in Calgary
• Health care in Canada
• List of hospitals in Canada

References

External links

• South Health Campus

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