University of Alberta Hospital

University of Alberta Hospital
Alberta Health Services

Walter C. Mackenzie Health Science Centre
Location in Edmonton
Geography
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 53°31′14″N 113°31′29″W / 53.520556°N 113.524722°W / 53.520556; -113.524722Coordinates: 53°31′14″N 113°31′29″W / 53.520556°N 113.524722°W / 53.520556; -113.524722
Organization
Care system Medicare
Hospital type Research, Teaching, Children's
Affiliated university University of Alberta
Services
Emergency department Yes
Helipad TC LID: CEW7
Beds 885
History
Founded 1906
Links
Website University of Alberta Hospital
Lists Hospitals in Canada

The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) is a research and teaching hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Alberta and run by Alberta Health Services, the health authority for Alberta. It is one of Canada's leading health sciences centres, providing a comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment services to inpatients and outpatients. The UAH treats over 700,000 patients annually.[1]

The University of Alberta Hospital, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and the Stollery Children's Hospital co-reside within the large Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WMC) and act as embedded, "hospitals within a hospital." With 650,[2] 146[3] and 89[4] inpatient beds in the three hospitals, respectively, WMC has an estimated total of 885 beds. The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute is located in a new expansion to the WMC that opened on May 1, 2008.[5][6]

Because of UAH, the surrounding area has become part of a healthcare cluster that also includes the Cross Cancer Institute, the Heritage Medical Research Building, the Zeidler Ledcor Center, the Katz Group/Rexall Center for Pharmacy and Health Research, the Kaye Edmonton Clinic, and the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy.

The whole complex is served by the Health Sciences/Jubilee light rail transit station and the University Station.

History

The Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research on the north campus of the University of Alberta.

The University of Alberta Hospital opened in 1906 with 5 staff members as the Strathcona Hospital.[7] Since then, it has steadily grown into a world class facility today which now is staffed by over 8,000 staff and physicians (as of 2007). The hospital began training nurses through recognized apprenticeship program in 1908. In 1916 during World War I it served as the Strathcona Military Hospital. It was the provincial rehabilitation centre for the polio epidemics in the 1920s and 1950s. Dr. Hepburn, a pioneering neurosurgeon, developed "The Edmonton Tongs" as initial treatment for cervical spine injuries in the late 1920s. Dr. John Callaghan performed Canada's first open-heart surgery here in 1956, and the first heart valve replacement 6 years later in 1962. The first heart transplant in Western Canada was performed at the hospital in 1985, by 2001 the hospital had conducted 500 heart and heart-lung transplants. In 2001 the Stollery Children's Hospital opened. In 2006, the hospital had the most technically advanced and only intensive care unit dedicated solely to the treatment of burn patients.[8]

Stollery Children's Hospital

The Stollery Children's Hospital is a 150 bed[9] children's hospital that opened in October 2001.[10] It is a hospital within a hospital[11] being situated within the University of Alberta Hospital.[12]

The hospital, which is run by Alberta Health Services, is named for Bob and Shirley Stollery who provided the original donation that went to help with the creation of the hospital.[11]

Library

John W. Scott Health Sciences Library
Type University of Alberta Library
Established 1984
Criteria for collection Health Sciences
Website John W. Scott Health Sciences Library

53°31′28″N 113°31′28″W / 53.52444°N 113.52444°W / 53.52444; -113.52444 The John W. Scott Health Sciences Library was opened in 1984, and was named after the Dean of Medicine from 1948-1959.[13][14] The University of Alberta Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, Canadian Association of Research Libraries, and is a contributor to the Open Content Alliance

Specialized services

Cardiac care

The University of Alberta Hospital's cardiac sciences program includes adult and pediatric cardiology and heart surgery. The program also does research in vascular biology and electrophysiology. The University of Alberta Hospital is the pioneering hospital for open-heart surgery in Canada.[15][16]

Transplant program

The University Hospital's transplant program is claimed to be recognized as one of the best in Canada and the world. It is touted as a leader in both the numbers of transplant procedures performed and success rates. At the hospital, patients can receive heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal and islet cell transplants.[17]

Neuroscience

The University of Alberta Hospital contains a dedicated neurosciences intensive care environment. This area is dedicated to the treatment of complex conditions such as strokes, brain tumours, as well as spinal cord and brain injuries. An inter-disciplinary team uses state-of-the-art technology to coordinate the treatment of these conditions.[17]

Burn treatment

The University of Alberta Hospital receives patients from all over Western Canada in the Fire Fighter's Burn Treatment Unit. This is one of the most technologically advanced and highly acclaimed burn care units in the world. A multidisciplinary team that includes nurses, physicians and physical, respiratory, and occupational therapists provide care for burn patients.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "University of Alberta Hospital". Alberta Health Services. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Specialized Care at the University of Alberta Hospital". University Hospital Foundation. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  3. ↑ "Ten beds to be opened at Stollery Children’s Hospital". Alberta Health Services. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  4. ↑ "University of Alberta Hospital". Mazankowski Alberta Hearth Institute. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Large crowd greets opening of heart institute". CTV Edmonton. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute – Delay". Capital Health. 2008-10-30. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02.
  7. ↑ McGugan, Angus C. (1964). First fifty years : a history of the University of Alberta Hospital, 1914-1964. Edmonton: University of Alberta. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Capital Health’s University of Alberta Hospital celebrates centennial". Capital Health. 2007-03-15. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05.
  9. ↑ Stollery Children’s Hospital - Background
  10. ↑ Our History
  11. 1 2 The Stollery Family
  12. ↑ Stollery Children's Hospital
  13. ↑ Shores, Sandra (2004). "A glance back in time: Two decades at the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library" (PDF). Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 25 (4): 103–105. doi:10.5596/c04-041.
  14. ↑ "About The Scott Health Sciences". University of Alberta.
  15. ↑ "Making History". Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  16. ↑ Fraser, Robert Stewart (1992). Cardiology at the University of Alberta : 1922-1969. Edmonton: Dept. of Medicine, University of Alberta. p. 76. ISBN 0-88864-877-4.
  17. 1 2 3 "The University of Alberta Hospital". University Hospital Foundation.
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