Whitecourt Healthcare Centre

Whitecourt Healthcare Centre is a medical facility located in Whitecourt, Alberta. Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital.[1] It contains 24 beds with two special care beds and one palliative care bed.[2] Physician staffing is provided by two local clinics as well as locum tenens. The primary referral centres for the hospital are the University of Alberta Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital.[3]

Whitecourt Healthcare Centre
Alberta Health Services
Whitecourt Healthcare Centre
Location in Alberta
Geography
LocationWhitecourt, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates54°08′34.1″N 115°41′06.9″W
Organization
Care systemMedicare
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds24
History
Opened1966
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

Services

  • Day surgery
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Emergency
  • Hemodialysis
  • Inpatient care
  • Laboratory
  • Obstetrics
  • Visiting specialist care

Statistics

For the 2011/2012 year, the emergency department assessed 15,413 patients. The visit rate is 680 visits per 1,000 people in a year, far higher than the Alberta average. The most common reason for an emergency department visit is acute upper respiratory infection with a visit rate three times that of the Alberta average. The inpatient separation rate was 99.5 per 1,000, similar to the Alberta average of 88 per 1,000. Ischemic heart disease, pneumonia and mental health were the top three reasons for inpatient separation, all higher rates than the Alberta average.[3]

References

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