- Peter Lougheed Centre
Infobox Hospital
Name = Peter Lougheed Centre
Org/Group =Calgary Health Region
Caption = The main entrance of the Peter Lougheed Centre
Location = 3500 26 Ave NE
Region = Calgary
State = Alberta
Country = Canada
HealthCare = Public, Medicare
Type =
Speciality =
Standards =
Emergency = Yes
Affiliation=
Beds = Over 600
Founded =1988
Closed =
Website = N/A
Wiki-Links = |Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is a large
hospital inAlberta ,Canada . It is located in theCity of Calgary , and runs under the auspices of theCalgary Health Region .It was named afterPeter Lougheed , who served as premier ofAlberta from1971 to1985 . The 500 bed hospital opened in 1988, and today contains over 600 beds, andprovides medical and surgical services not only to Calgary, but alsosouthern Alberta . It has a 24 hours emergency service, an intensive care unit and ambulatory care. Since 2006, the centre is undergoing an expansion, with a new wing expected to be completed in late 2008.Clinics
There are 34 clinics served at the PLC:
*Adult Congenital Heart
*Amputee
*Asthma/Lung Health
*Behavioral Development
*Breast Feeding
*Bronchoscopy
*Cardiology
*Cast
*Cystoscopy
*Diabetes in Pregnancy
*Emergency Cast
*Enterostomal Therapy
*Family Day Medicine
*Fetal Assessment
*General Surgery
*Geriatric Assessment
*Gerontology
*Hand Plastics
*Hematology/Oncology
*Home Parenteral Therapy Program
*Minor Surgery
*Neurology
*Obstetrical Assessment
*Outpatient Carbogen
*Pacemaker
*Pediatric and Adult Pre op Assessment
*Private Pediatric
*Psychiatric Day
*Psychiatric Emergency
*Psychiatric Forensic Assess
*Psychiatric Outpatient Services
*Rheumatology
*Tracheostomy
*Urgent ReferralIn addition, ambulatory care includes Cardiac Diagnostics, Medicine, Respiratory, GI, Neurodiagnostics and Gynecology Outpatient services.
ee also
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Health care in Calgary
*Calgary Health Region
*Health care in Canada
*List of hospitals in Canada References
External links
* [http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/plc/ Peter Lougheed Centre]
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