Rockyview General Hospital
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Rockyview General Hospital (RGH) is a large hospital
in Alberta
, Canada
. It is located in the city of Calgary
, on the shores of the Glenmore Reservoir
and is administered by the Alberta Health Services
and formerly by the Calgary Health Region
.
The hospital contains over 642 beds and provides medical and surgical
services to Calgary and Southern Alberta
. The RGH is noted for its comprehensive urology
department, and is becoming the leader in Canada for urological care. It includes a 24 hours emergency department
, an intensive care unit
(ICU), as well as day surgery
units. It offers a Maternal Newborn Program, mental health
and psychiatric
services, as well as senior's health and ambulatory care
. Additionally, the hospital houses The Lions
Eye Bank
, which is a regional centre for recovery of donated eye tissue for corneal transplants.
The building was designed by Culham Pedersen Valentine, and built at a cost of $90 million. It had a total surface of 69952 m² (83,661.9 sq yd), and an additional 23000 m² (27,507.8 sq yd) were added in 1995. Further expansion in 2004 added another 100 beds.
The hospital is undergoing expansion and upgrades, with two operating theatres to be added to the surgical suite, and vertical expansion of the Highwood Building. In addition, the expansion will include an added 100 inpatient beds, as well as 3 stories added to the hospital's North Tower, and 5 stories to the South side of the hospital.
s:
In addition, ambulatory care include Medicine, Respiratory
, GI/GU
, Surgery, Diabetes in Pregnancy
, Pulmonary
Respiratory Exercise Program, Lithotripsy, Pacemaker Clinic, Paediatric
Clinic, Geriatric Outpatient Consultation and Geriatric Mental Health.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located in the city of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, on the shores of the Glenmore Reservoir
Glenmore Reservoir
The Glenmore Reservoir is a large artificial reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The Glenmore Dam is the concrete structure that holds back the reservoir. The reservoir is a primary source of drinking water to the city...
and is administered by the Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services is the province-wide organization responsible for providing hospital and other health care in the Canadian province of Alberta. Known as the "superboard", it was created in May 2008, with the abolition of nine previous regional health authorities, the Alberta Mental Health...
and formerly by the Calgary Health Region
Calgary Health Region
Calgary Health Region was formerly the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. It was amalgamated with other regional health authorities in 2008 to become part of Alberta Health Services...
.
The hospital contains over 642 beds and provides medical and surgical
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
services to Calgary and Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...
. The RGH is noted for its comprehensive urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
department, and is becoming the leader in Canada for urological care. It includes a 24 hours emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
, an intensive care unit
Intensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
(ICU), as well as day surgery
Outpatient surgery
Outpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, same-day surgery or day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home and do not need an overnight hospital bed...
units. It offers a Maternal Newborn Program, mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
and psychiatric
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
services, as well as senior's health and ambulatory care
Ambulatory care
Ambulatory care is a personal health care consultation, treatment or intervention using advanced medical technology or procedures delivered on an outpatient basis Ambulatory care is a personal health care consultation, treatment or intervention using advanced medical technology or procedures...
. Additionally, the hospital houses The Lions
Lions Clubs International
Lions Clubs International is a secular service organization with over 44,500 clubs and more than 1,368,683 members in 191 countries around the world founded by Melvin Jones Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, the organization aims to meet the needs of communities on a local and...
Eye Bank
Eye bank
Eye banks retrieve and store eyes for cornea transplants and research. US eye banks provide tissue for about 46,000 cornea transplants a year to treat conditions such as keratoconus and cornea scarring. The cornea is not the only part of the eye that can currently undergo transplantation. The...
, which is a regional centre for recovery of donated eye tissue for corneal transplants.
The building was designed by Culham Pedersen Valentine, and built at a cost of $90 million. It had a total surface of 69952 m² (83,661.9 sq yd), and an additional 23000 m² (27,507.8 sq yd) were added in 1995. Further expansion in 2004 added another 100 beds.
The hospital is undergoing expansion and upgrades, with two operating theatres to be added to the surgical suite, and vertical expansion of the Highwood Building. In addition, the expansion will include an added 100 inpatient beds, as well as 3 stories added to the hospital's North Tower, and 5 stories to the South side of the hospital.
Clinics
The facility contains 19 clinicClinic
A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
s:
- Breast FeedingBreastfeedingBreastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or...
- BronchoscopyBronchoscopyBronchoscopy is a technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. An instrument is inserted into the airways, usually through the nose or mouth, or occasionally through a tracheostomy. This allows the practitioner to examine the patient's airways for...
- Cast
- CystoscopyCystoscopyCystoscopy is endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra. It is carried out with a cystoscope.Diagnostic cystoscopy is usually carried out with local anaesthesia...
- Enterostomal TherapyEnterostomal therapistAn enterostomal therapist is a health professional trained in the care of persons with stomas, such as colostomies or urostomies.- External links :* entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms...
- Emergency Cast
- General Ante-partum
- General CardiologyCardiologyCardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
- Hand
- Home Visit
- Infectious DiseaseInfectious diseaseInfectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
- Medical GeriatricGeriatricsGeriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
- OBS GyneObstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
- OphthalmologyOphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
- OrthopedicOrthopedic surgeryOrthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
- Outreach
- PacemakerArtificial pacemakerA pacemaker is a medical device that uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart...
- Pain
- Pre op Assessment
In addition, ambulatory care include Medicine, Respiratory
Respiratory therapy
Respiratory therapy is a healthcare profession in which specialists work with patients suffering from either acute or chronic respiratory problems. These specialists are termed Respiratory Therapists in most places internationally but may also be referred to as Respiratory Scientists or...
, GI/GU
Genitourinary system
In anatomy, the genitourinary system or urogenital system is the organ system of the reproductive organs and the urinary system. These are grouped together because of their proximity to each other, their common embryological origin and the use of common pathways, like the male urethra...
, Surgery, Diabetes in Pregnancy
Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy
For women with diabetes mellitus, pregnancy can present some particular challenges for both mother and child. If the woman who is pregnant has diabetes, it can cause early labor, birth defects, and very large babies....
, Pulmonary
Human lung
The human lungs are the organs of respiration in humans. Humans have two lungs, with the left being divided into two lobes and the right into three lobes. Together, the lungs contain approximately of airways and 300 to 500 million alveoli, having a total surface area of about in...
Respiratory Exercise Program, Lithotripsy, Pacemaker Clinic, Paediatric
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
Clinic, Geriatric Outpatient Consultation and Geriatric Mental Health.