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Preventive dental health services are offered to students in Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 to prevent tooth decay.
AHS (Alberta Health Services) health zones partner with schools in low income neighborhoods to provide preventive dental services at school.
Information about services along with a consent form is sent home to all students in eligible schools. A parent or legal guardian signature is required for service.
Wheel chair access available.
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Community Handi-Bus is available
Hours of operation vary by program. Call for information.
Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP) services provided vary slightly from Zone to Zone. Services include information, education, techniques, and support to help improve your health and quality of life with a chronic condition. The program is based on a model that includes:
Health Education:
Self-Management:
Better Choices, Better Health - Learn self-management skills for the physical and emotional challenges of living with long-term health conditions. Better Choices Better Health
Better Choices, Better Health® - Online - This online workshop is available to Albertans interested in gaining confidence and building skills to manage their chronic conditions and develop healthier lifestyles. Family members and support people are welcome to join.
Exercise Programs:
Supervised Exercise - Learn how to self-monitor and stay safe while exercising. Improve your cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility with our 12 week program.
Specialty Care / Clinics:
For more information please visit the Alberta Healthy Living website.
An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.
Closed for lunch 12:00 pm (noon) to 1:00 pm.
Supports children with developmental challenges, by identifying their needs and building on their strengths and abilities. Services may include:
Services are provided in homes, schools, preschools and community health sites throughout Southwest Alberta
Physician or self referrals accepted.
Children with developmental challenges.
Provides care for people with long-term health concerns. In addition to 24/7 residential nursing care, this service offers:
Also offers services for clients who live in the community, which may include respite.
Visit the Alberta Health Services Continuing Care website for more information.
The use of the assessment tool will indicate the level of care required.
There is a daily fee for services as well as additional fees for personal services such as laundry, hairdressing, podiatry, etc.
If the client cannot afford the accommodation fee, they will meet with a social worker to explore options.
General x-ray available 24hours through on-call services.
The types of tests provided in Diagnostic Imaging are included below.
Please click on the test you require to see the locations that are being offered:
Waiting times vary depending on the modality and the urgency of the request.
If you have an emergency, call 911.
Emergency departments:
Emergency Department wait times are now available for Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer.
Wait times in emergency departments are not predictable. People are triaged using a standardized triage scoring system (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale) to help determine how sick they are.
Children only need to have a few teeth to start getting fluoride. Applications are given 4 times, once every 6 months. For eligibility information visit our website.
At the appointment:
If the child has asthma, bring his or her asthma reliever medicine to the appointment.This provincial prevention service is available in all AHS (Alberta Health Services) zones.
Low German interpretation is available in South and Central Zones.
See eligibility information details
On-call service available.
General Radiography uses x-rays to produce images of the structures inside the body, particularly bones. X-ray beams can pass through the body, but they are absorbed in different amounts depending on the density of the material they pass through.
Alternate Thursdays 6am - 2:15pm.
Provides patients with information from their health records
Completes patient charts, collects data, data entry and coding, collects patient information, dictates notes, and transcribes inpatient and outpatient charts.
Helps people of all ages that live at home and need support, including:
Home Care team members meet with clients to assess their needs and create a care plan.
Anyone living in Alberta with a valid provincial health care card (or registration in progress) can receive Home Care services as long as their health care needs can be safely met in the home. Consistent access criteria have been developed provincially for Supportive Living and Long Term Care and serve as general guidelines. Each client will be individually assessed.
There are no fees for Professional or Personal Care Services in Home Care. Accommodation Rates are standardized in Supportive Living and Long Term Care Centres that are funded by Alberta Health Services.
Outpatient Collection site hours of operation listed above:
Closed Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays.
Testing Laboratory hours of operation:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:45 pm
This service provides a comprehensive range of routine and specialized lab testing and clinical consultation, services may include:
Call for information; availability of dietitian appointments vary.
By completing a comprehensive nutrition assessment and developing a nutrition intervention in collaboration with the client using evidence based guidelines. The dietitian provides nutrition counselling to help clients make diet, behavioural and lifestyle changes to manage a medical condition and / or improve their health. Nutrition counselling may occur on an individual basis or in a group session. Nutrition information and resources can be found on Alberta health Services’ Healthy Eating StartsAdditional Services:
In the Outpatient Dietitian Counselling program, families work one-on-one with a registered dietitian (dietitian) trained in Pediatric Weight Management. The dietitian will help the family work on healthy eating and active living habits and set realistic goals that focus on creating a healthy lifestyle. Areas of focus include nutrition, physical activity, sedentary time and sleep.
The dietitian and the family’s healthcare provider work together to ensure the family is supported in achieving their health goals. They can also assist in connecting the family with other supports as needed, such as physical activity, mental health, and community services.
The program’s aim is to help families achieve a lifestyle that promotes healthy growth and development in their children.
For more information visit the Outpatient Dietitian Counselling website.
Available to children ages 2 to 17 years with a BMI above the 85th percentile.
Rural times vary. Please call for an appointment.
Occupational Therapists enable people of all ages to engage more fully in the activities of everyday living. They work together with clients, their families and caregivers to develop ways to help clients reach their potential in caring for themselves, working, and enjoying life.
Patient Food Services ensures patients receive the diet the doctor or dietitian orders. Our team of dietitians, food service supervisors, and qualified cooks plan and continually improve menus.
In some centers we provide food services for staff and visitors (cafeteria). Refer to the specific site contact information for hours of operation and location.
Rural times vary, please call for an appointment.
Rehabilitation service for patients who have recently been discharged from hospital or are recovering from surgery.
Provides:
Services are available at outpatient hospital clinics, community health centres, patient's homes and continuing care / long term care centres.
Note: Services vary by community. Please call for information.
Outpatient services provided to adults without third party payer coverage and children with orthopedic conditions.
Inpatient services provided to patients with cardio-respiratory, orthopedic and/or neurological conditions.
Community services provided to patients who need home assessment or who can't come to the clinic.
There is no fee for assessment and treatment, but the client may be billed for therapeutic supplies.
Hours of operation varies for this service. Please call clinic for information.
Group classes are offered on evenings or weekends. It is best to start the classes early in your pregnancy.
Classes provide information about:
Fees may apply for some classes.
Fees may be waived depending on individual circumstances. Please discuss when you call to register.
The four areas that are covered by public health nurses include:
Wait times vary.
There are fees for prenatal and travel health service.
This service provides:
Services are offered to eligible schools and may include:
A child diagnosed with asthma must have their short acting asthma reliever medication with them to receive service.
Speech-language pathology is for adults with a physical, emotional, neurological, or developmental problem that makes it harder for them to communicate and/or affects how well they swallow. Speech-language pathology can help people with the issues listed below:
The speech-language pathologist assesses the person to learn if they will benefit from treatment.
Treatment may include learning to:
The service also teaches learning strategies to help improve:
There is no wait time for inpatient services. The wait time for outpatient services varies depending on the demand.
Helps people with physical, social, emotional, and mental challenges that affect their leisure activity by assessing their needs and strengths, developing, following and evaluating a therapy plan. Teaches how to use resources and take part in recreation and leisure activities by:
Adults who can no longer participate in their regular recreation and leisure activities because of a disability or illness.
Promotes awareness of the possible risk of communicable disease when travelling and ways to prevent them. Travel Health can also give travel immunizations. Not all services are offered at all locations. The services below are offered on a fee-for-service basis:
Book your appointment at least 6 to 8 weeks before you leave to make sure there is enough time to have all your immunizations.
For more information visit our webpage
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Wait times vary for an appointment.
There are fees associated with Travel Services and may range from an average of $48.00 to $200.00 per person.
Offers free tuberculosis (TB) skin testing to eligible Albertans. The Mantoux skin test is not recommended to diagnose TB.
Testing is done at public health centres throughout the province:
If you are not eligible for free testing but still need to be tested there will be a charge for the test.
For travel or work related TB testing contact the Travel Health Services in your area. With the exception of Edmonton, you would contact the Immunization Business Unit to have school or work-related TB skin testing done.
Eligibility includes:
There is a charge for anyone not meeting the eligibility criteria.
Closed Mondays, Fridays, Weekends and Statutory Holidays
Our volunteer roles share a commitment to improving the quality of the patient and family experience.
Volunteers are:
For general information about volunteering with AHS please visit our website.
