Chinook Regional Hospital

Name :

Chinook Regional Hospital

Address  :

960 - 19 Street South

Town  :

Lethbridge

State  :

Alberta

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

T1J 1W5

Phone  :

403 388 6111

Fax  :

403 388 6604

Web URL  :

Chinook Regional Hospital

Description

The former Chinook Health is now part of Alberta Health Services It serves the geographic area of Southwestern Alberta reaching south to the US borner west to the British Columbia border east to Taber and north to Fort Macleod

Population
AHSChinook Health serves more than 157000 residents covering 25947 square kilometres Nearly half of the residents live in Lethbridge its largest community with the remaining scattered throughout more than 40 other towns villages and surrounding rural areas

AHSChinook has more than 3900 staff making it the largest employer south of Calgary The area is also home to more than 200 physicians who serve the health needs of residents

AHSChinook Health delivers hospital continuing and community care services from sites in 12 communities throughout the region Additional continuing care services are contracted with St Michaels Health Centre Extendicare Lethbridge and Fort Macleod and Edith Cavell Chinook also supports eight enhanced care lodges in partnership with local Lodge Foundations and five designated assisted living facilities operated by The Good Samaritan Society
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