Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Charlottetown)
Hospital in Prince Edward Island, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is a 243-bed acute care hospital located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, making it the largest hospital in the province.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital | |
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Health PEI | |
Geography | |
Location | 60 Riverside Drive, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Coordinates | 46.2556°N 63.1009°W / 46.2556; -63.1009 |
Organization | |
Type | Acute care |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
Beds | 243 |
Helipad | TC LID: CDV3 |
History | |
Opened | 1982 |
Links | |
Website | Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Operated by Health PEI, the hospital opened in 1982, resulting in the closure of the Charlottetown Hospital and the Prince Edward Island Hospital. It is named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
The QEH is located on a large forested campus originally known as Falconwood Farm in the northeast corner of the city adjoining the neighbourhoods of East Royalty and Sherwood, overlooking the Hillsborough River. The Hillsborough Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on the same campus.