Chilliwack General Hospital
| Chilliwack General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Fraser Health | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 45600 Menholm Road, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°10′0″N 121°57′49″W / 49.16667°N 121.96361°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 169 |
| History | |
| Opened | February 28, 1912 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Chilliwack General Hospital is a community hospital facility located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, which is operated by the Fraser Health Authority (FHA).
History
[edit]Opened on February 28, 1912,[1] the original building was replaced by a new hospital building, opened on June 19, 1940.[2][3]
In 1993, Chilliwack General Hospital was the first hospital in British Columbia to adopt Patient Focused Care (PFC), a consultant driven approach to providing healthcare services. Both St. Boniface General Hospital and the Winnipeg Health Science Centre had previously adopted the solution in Canada.[4]
A $35 million expansion to the hospital's healthcare facilities was opened in 2011.[5]
Chilliwack General Hospital is an affiliated hospital with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. Classified as an Affiliated Region Center,[6] the hospital is a training facility for the Family Medicine Residency Program.[7]
Philanthropy
[edit]The hospital's capital costs are financially supported by both the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation and the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.[8][9]
Amenities
[edit]Chilliwack General Hospital offers numerous healthcare services including:[10][11]
- 24/7 Emergency services
- Emergency medicine
- Internal medicine
- Orthopedics
- Urology
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- ENT
- Pediatrics
- Radiology
- Psychiatry
- Pathology
- Anesthesia
- Geriatrics
- Palliative care
References
[edit]- ^ "Chilliwack Hospital Officially Opened". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack. March 6, 1912. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "District's New $120,000 Hospital Officially Declared Open by Deputy Provincial Secretary This Afternoon". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack. June 29, 1940. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Chilliwack General Hospital - City of Chilliwack". www.chilliwack.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Armstrong, Pat; Amaratunga, Carol; Bernier, Jocelyne (January 1, 2001). Exposing Privatization: Women and Health Care Reform in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-55193-037-4.
- ^ "$35 Million Expansion to Chilliwack General Hospital". Minuteman Press Print Services. March 9, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Campuses". UBC Faculty of Medicine. November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Chilliwack | Family Practice - CARMS". carms.familymed.ubc.ca. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "CHF: Your Foundation for Health - Home". www.chilliwackhospitalfoundation.org. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Homepage • Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation". Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chilliwack General Hospital". www.fraserhealth.ca. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "UBC FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM -CHILLIWACK SITE" (PDF). UBC FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM.