Care system Medicare Emergency department Yes Phone +1 604-531-5512 Number of beds 146 | Hospital type General Website Fraser Health Province British Columbia Founded August 25, 1954 | |
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Location 15521 Russell Avenue, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada Address 15521 Russell Ave, White Rock, BC V4B 2R4, Canada Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit | ||
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Peace Arch Hospital (PAH) is a 146-bed acute care facility owned and operated by Fraser Health. It offers community hospital services such as:
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The charitable fundraising agencies for the hospital include the:
The hospital is located at 15521 Russell Avenue, White Rock, BC, V4B 2R4.
History
After World War II, Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster began limiting access to residents from the growing suburban communities such as the then-District of Surrey which included the future (established in 1957) City of White Rock.
In 1948, the White Rock Hospital Society formed to fundraise and advocate for government support for creation of a local hospital, while residents of North Surrey and Cloverdale advocated for a hospital in the northern part of the district, which ended up being Surrey Memorial Hospital. The society's fundraising goal was $150,000, one-third of the construction costs as required by the provincial government.
Construction began in 1951 on land donated by a nearby resident. The 45-bed White Rock District Hospital opened on August 25, 1954.
The hospital's name was changed to Peace Arch Hospital. It also eventually was merged into the South Fraser Health Region (SFHR) which also administered health care in Delta, Surrey and Langley. In 2001, PAH came under management of Fraser Health when SFHR was merged with its neighbouring health regions to create a new regional health authority.
PAH's catchment area is White Rock and South Surrey.
In 2009, then Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid was rushed to PAH for emergency treatment for what was diagnosed as pneumococcal meningitis. MacDiarmid recovered and later was appointed Minister of Health.
Fraser Health and the Peach Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation partnered to complete Peace Arch Hospital Master Concept Plan in 2012. It identified four priority projects: a redeveloped and expanded emergency department, new surgical procedure rooms, a new 200-bed residential care building, and the new 15 bed Peace Arch Hospice. In 2013, Health Minister MacDiarmid announced $3 million in government funding to expand the hospice.
As of mid-2014, PAH continues to await for government approval of the expansion of the Emergency Department and residential care services.