Red Deer Regional Hospital

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is a district general hospital and is located in Red Deer, Alberta. Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital.^[2]

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
Alberta Health Services
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre in the fall of 2015
Location in Alberta
Geography
Location	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	52°15′37.75″N 113°49′4.75″W
Organization
Care system	Medicare
Type	General, Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	345
Helipad	TC LID: CRD3[1]
History
Opened	1904
Links
Website	https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/facility.aspx?id=1000342

Services

• Cardiac rehab
• Diabetes clinic
• Diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI and Ultrasound)
• Emergency
• General Surgery
• Intensive Care
• Mental health
  • Pediatric mental health^[3]
• Obstetrics
• Medical Oncology
• Orthopedic surgery
• Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
• Palliative care
• Pediatrics
• Plastic surgery
• Radiation Oncology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Urology

^[2] The hospital is a Level 3 trauma center which allows for care of most severe trauma patients but have transfer protocols if the trauma is above their level of care they can provide. They will stabilize these patients and then take the patient to a level 1 trauma center in Edmonton or Calgary by STARS.

Transport

The hospital is located within a 1-hour service radius of the STARS air ambulance service from both the Calgary and Edmonton base sites.^[4]

Education

The hospital serves as a training centre for multiple professions. The University of Alberta trains residents in their Rural Alberta North family medicine program and rotate medical students on elective.^[5] It is also a site for pharmacy resident training^[6] and nursing student training from the Red Deer College.^[7]

Funding

Philanthropic funding is directed by the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation.^[8]

History

Red Deer Memorial Hospital

The Red Deer Memorial Hospital was constructed in 1904 as a memorial to three local men who had participated in the Boer War. Financial assistance was provided to purchase property at Red Deer Regional Hospital's current location. At the time it was the only hospital between Calgary and Edmonton. The original hospital was torn down for an auxiliary hospital in 1961.^[9]

Name changes

• Red Deer Memorial
• Red Deer Municipal
• Red Deer General
• Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre^[9]