Health care in Calgary

Health care in Calgary


Calgary currently has three major adult acute care hospitals; the Foothills Medical Centre, the Rockyview General Hospital and the Peter Lougheed Centre, and a childrens' acute care hospital; Alberta Children's Hospital, all running under the auspices of the Calgary Health Region. The medical helicopters operate under the auspices of the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society. Calgary also has the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, and Grace Women's Health Centre, each providing a variety of care, in addition to hundreds of smaller medical and dental clinics. The University of Calgary Medical Clinic also operates in partnership with the Calgary Health Region.

The four largest Calgary hospitals have a combined total of more than 1,800 beds, and employ over 11,500 people. [Cite web| url= http://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/liveWorkPlay/Live/health/calgaryHospitals.cfm | title= Calgary Hospitals | author= Calgary Economic Development | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-03-13]

Health care is consistently ranked in national polls as a significant political concern, both at a federal and provincial level.

History of physician care in Calgary

Medical Profession Act was passed after Alberta became a province in 1905. In 1906, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) was formed in Calgary, covering physician licensing and discipline, followed shortly after by the forming of the Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division (renamed the Alberta Medical Association in the 1960s), an educational body also concerned with standards of care acting in concert with the CPSA.

The University of Alberta (U of A) took over from the CPSA in licensing physicians after 1910. Afterwards, the public health nursing service was also established to carry out preventive health care and public education, as physicians became concerned with insufficient numbers. After 1920, the CPSA retained licensing and discipline functions and also took over the "business" side, such as collecting dues and representing the profession in relation to legislation. In turn, the AMA became responsible for education and public relations.

In 1931, annual physician refresher courses were subsidized by the AMA and held at the U of A.

In the 1940s, more than 90% of Albertans received prepaid medical care due to the government-created Medical Services (Alberta), until replaced by compulsory federal medicare in 1969.

In the 1960s, the AMA took over activities related to fees and benefits paid on behalf of patients under government insurance, as well as most committee work involving health matters. The AMA was formally constiuted under the Societies Act of Alberta at this time.

In the 1970s, in response to increased illicit drug use in the 1960s, the Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) is established.

On 1 January 1975 the AMA became a freestanding voluntary organization, financially independent of the CPSA.

References

External links

* [http://www.albertadoctors.org The Alberta Medical Association]


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