Care system Medicare Emergency department Yes Phone +1 780-778-2285 Founded 1966 | Hospital type General Website Official website Province Alberta Number of beds 24 | |
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Location Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada Address 20 Sunset Blvd, Whitecourt, AB T7S 1M8, Canada Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Alberta Health Svc, Associate Medical Clinic, Life Medspa, Whitecourt, Whitecourt Community Health Se | ||
Whitecourt Healthcare Centre is a medical facility located in Whitecourt, Alberta. Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital. It contains 24 beds with two special care beds and one palliative care bed. 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.
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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.