South Health Campus
| South Health Campus | |
|---|---|
| Alberta Health Services | |
SHC in the winter | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 4448 - Front St SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°52′58″N 113°57′07″W / 50.882778°N 113.951944°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 269 |
| Helipad | TC LID: CSH3 |
| Links | |
| Website | South Health Campus |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
South Health Campus (SHC) is a large hospital in Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. It is administered by Alberta Health Services.
The building was developed by Alberta Infrastructure, and the first phase was built at a cost of $1.31 billion. The South Health Campus was fully operational by 2016. It has the capacity to handle 800,000 ambulatory visits per year, and it performs approximately 2,500 births every year. It includes a 24-hour emergency department, an intensive care unit (ICU), as well as day surgery units. Services are provided for a wide range of acute and chronic health conditions. The facility currently serves 200,000 outpatients annually.
The entire facility (including planned future additions) has been designed for 2,400 full-time-equivalent staff, including 180 physicians, along with 644 inpatient beds and 11 operating rooms.
In terms of physical infrastructure, the building exterior colour scheme is designed to reflect the landscape hallmarks of prairie, forest, and clear blue sky. This state-of-the-art concrete-and-steel complex has a floor area of one million square feet. Emergency power is provided by a set of ten diesel generators with total power output of 28 megawatts.