Alberta Health and Wellness
(780) 427-1432
www.health.gov.ab.ca

Canadian healthcare is a publicly funded system, but most services are still provided by private companies.  To take advantage of the Canadian healthcare, you must be a citizen or be lawfully admitted for permanent residence.  Medicare is the largest government program, and it’s actually an amalgamation of 10 provincial programs.  Each province is mainly in charge of its own healthcare system, in Alberta its Alberta Health and Wellness that provides the coverage.  The plan is called the Alberta Healthcare Insurance Plan, and application forms are available online or at doctor’s offices and hospitals.

Most basic hospital and physician services are covered, but prescription drugs and dental care aren’t.  Many Canadians still maintain private health insurance to help pay for services that go uncovered by the public health system, like prescription drugs.  This is frequently part of a benefits package through your employer.

Hospitals
Foothills Medical Centre
1403 29th St NW
Calgary, AB T2N 2T9
(403) 944-1110
www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/

The Foothills Medical Centre is the largest hospital in Alberta and has 1200 beds.  It’s located a little to the west of downtown.  The hospital has a 24 hr emergency room, neonatal intensive care, transplant facilities and more.  It’s one of the top hospitals in Canada.

Rockyview General Hospital
7007 14th St SW
Calgary, AB T2V 1P9
(403) 943-3000
www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/

Rockyview General has a 24 hr emergency room, surgical services, and a coronary care unit.  The hospital has 500 beds and 2000 employees.  It’s located southwest of downtown, near the Glenmore Reservoir.

Peter Lougheed Centre
3500 26th Ave NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 6J4
(403) 943-4555
www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/
The Peter Lougheed Centre has 506 beds and 2000 employees, roughly the same as Rockyview.  It has a 24 emergency room, intensive care unit, and a mental health center.  It’s located in the northeast quadrant of the city, near Rundlelawn Park.

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