Foothills Medical Centre

• Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre getting new operating rooms under Alberta Surgical Initiative Capital Program

  Nearly half of the $133 million for the Alberta Surgical Initiative Capital Program will be spent at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre for 11 new operating rooms.

  Health

  Feb 25
  
• ‘Awesome’ volunteers bring new support for parents of babies in intensive care

  Comfort Cart provides free snacks, drinks and other items. "It's a really great way to provide some items for parents who might be in a really difficult place."

  Features

  Sep 27, 2021
  
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• Tow truck driver hit by vehicle in northeast Calgary suffers serious injuries

  A tow truck driver was rushed to hospital on Wednesday after being hit by a car near Deerfoot City.

  Traffic

  Jun 16, 2021
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• AHS breaks down vaccination data of COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak at Calgary hospital

  Alberta Health Services released more information Friday about the vaccination status of the health-care workers and patients who have tested positive for the variant.

  Health

  Jun 11, 2021
• COVID-19 Delta variant spreads inside Calgary hospital; 16 cases linked to 2 outbreaks

  "As of June 7, 2021, AHS has identified 16 cases of the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant in patients on two units at Foothills Medical Centre."

  Health

  Jun 8, 2021
• Calgary police say woman who went missing from Foothills hospital found safe

  Calgary police say a woman who went missing from the Foothills Medical Centre on Sunday, has been found safe. 

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2021
• DNA leads to charges in 1981 sexual assaults reported at Foothills hospital campus

  Police said 64-year-old Patrick Zamora was charged with one count of rape and one count of rape and choking, as the crimes were defined in the Criminal Code of Canada at the time. 

  Crime

  Feb 16, 2021
• Calgary nurse’s post defending front-line workers to ‘internet trolls’ goes viral

  A Calgary nurse's honest and compassionate message to essential workers -- as well as internet trolls -- has gone viral.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2020
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• 1 person dies in connection to Calgary hospital COVID-19 outbreak: AHS

  "We are saddened to report that one patient linked to the outbreak has died," AHS spokesperson Kristin Whitworth said in a statement.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2020
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• Transport service helps provide best outcome for critically ill babies in southern Alberta

  "If we weren't able to have her moved quickly, and then be able to stabilize her quickly, she wouldn't have survived. Not a chance," Kristine Russell said.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2020