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Royal Columbian Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) is the oldest hospital in British Columbia and one of the busiest in the Fraser Health Authority. It is located in New Westminster overlooking the Fraser River and is the only hospital in the Lower Mainland that is immediately adjacent to a Skytrain station ( Sapperton). In 2020 inpatient bed capacity increased to 490 with the opening of the Mental Health Substance Use Wellness Centre (MHSUWC). In 2017 inpatient bed capacity was reported as 447, and the site was served by 3326 employees. The hospital campus is L shaped fronting five streets: East Columbia Street, Sherbrooke Street, Allen Street, Keary Street, and Brunette Avenue. The total square footage of the site is 607,859. Overview Royal Columbian Hospital is a major regional critical care site providing a range of primary, secondary and tertiary services. Service is provided via a 24/7 emergency room, along with ambulatory care, outpatient, and extensive inpatient facilities. Royal Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Health
The Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is one of five publicly funded health authorities into which the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is divided. It is governed by the provincial ''Health Authorities Act''. History Fraser Health was created in December 2001 as part of a province-wide restructuring of health authorities by the then-new British Columbia Liberal Party, BC Liberal government of Premier Gordon Campbell. It is the merger of three former health regions: Simon Fraser Health Region (SFHR), South Fraser Health Region, and the Fraser Valley Health Region (FVHR). SFHR had been formed in 1996 by the merger of the Fraser–Burrard Hospital Society (Royal Columbian Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital and Ridge Meadows Hospital) with the Burnaby Health Region (Burnaby Hospital) and the extended care facilities operated by the Pacific Health Care Society (Queen's Park Care Centre and Fellburn Care Centre). Demographics It has 29,000 employe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Ridge Hospital
Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) is a medical facility located in Port Moody, British Columbia, on the Port Moody/Coquitlam border. ERH is one of 12 hospitals under the jurisdiction of Fraser Health, which services more than 1.3 million people. Eagle Ridge Hospital officially opened its doors on 7 April 1984 and operates a 24-hour emergency department, ambulatory, long-term care and acute care programs. It is a ''Centre of Excellence'' for elective surgery for urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, plastics and orthopedics. The hospital also offers public education clinics for asthma, diabetes, rehabilitation services and programs for cardiology, children's grief recovery, youth crisis response and early psychosis prevention. Nearby Eagle Ridge Manor provides 24-hour care in a home-like environment for an additional 75 residents in private and semi-private rooms. Amenities *24-Hour Emergency *Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice *Elective inpatient and day surgery *Endoscopy * Early psyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursing School
Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in many specialties with differing levels of prescription authority. Nurses comprise the largest component of most healthcare environments; but there is evidence of international shortages of qualified nurses. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of physicians, and this traditional role has shaped the public image of nurses as care providers. Nurse practitioners are nurses with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing. They are however permitted by most jurisdictions to practice independently in a variety of settings. Since the postwar period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards advanced and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Campbell Scarlett
Ella Campbell Scarlett (22 November 1864 – 30 October 1937) was an English physician who became the first woman medical practitioner in Bloemfontein, South Africa and the first woman doctor at the Royal Columbian Hospital in Canada. Early life and education Scarlett was born at Abinger Hall in Surrey, England, 22 November 1864. Her parents were William Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger and Helen ( Magruder) Scarlett (niece of John B. Magruder).''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975'' In 1897, Scarlett studied medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women and the Royal Free Hospital for five years, and spent some time in Korea at the Royal Court. She married on 14 December 1901, to Percy Hamilton Synge. At the time of the wedding, Synge was 29 years old and Scarlett was 37 years old. Career In 1902, Scarlett traveled to Norvalspont, South Africa to serve, by government appointment, in the concentration camp as part of the Boer War. Scarlett then moved to Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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RCH may stand for: * Radio Club de Honduras, an amateur radio organization * Railway Clearing House, the British financial clearing house and technical standards bureau for railways * The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal), a unit of the Canadian Forces * Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia * Royal Columbian Hospital, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada * Almirante Padilla Airport (IATA airport code: RCH) in Riohacha, Colombia * RCH (football club) (Racing Club Heemstede), in the Netherlands * RCH (cars), a Greek kit and replica car manufacturer * RCH, an American car made by Hupmobile c. 1912 * RCH, a call sign used by the United States Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri. Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992, and was formed from elements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Howard McClelland Robert Howard "Bob" McClelland (born November 2, 1933) is a former broadcaster, journalist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Langley in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1986 as a Social Credit member. Early life and career He was born and educated in Calgary, Alberta. McClelland moved to British Columbia as a driver for a furniture moving company. He served as alderman for Langley from 1969 to 1972. McClelland also worked as a broadcaster for radio station CHQM, as publisher of the ''Fraser Valley News Herald'' and as publisher of a monthly country and western music newspaper. Provincial politics In 1973, McClelland ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Social Credit party. He later served in the provincial cabinet for Premier Bill Bennett as Minister of Health, as Minister of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources, as Minister of Labour and as Minister of Industry and Small Business Developmen |
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