Edmonton Clinic
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The Edmonton Clinic, formerly known as the Health Sciences Ambulatory Learning Centre (HSALC), will be an interdisciplinary health science facility located on the University of Alberta
main campus, in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
.
The estimated cost for the 170,000 m² facility is C
$909 million. The Edmonton Clinic North is slated for completion in 2011, and the Edmonton Clinic South is slated for completion in 2012. The joint venture between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services
is funded by the Province of Alberta.
The Edmonton Clinic Health Academy will house the following university groups: Alberta Centre on Aging, Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Dean's Office, Faculty of Nursing, Rehab Robotics Lab, Health Sciences Council, Health Sciences Education and Research Commons, John Dosseter Health Ethics Centre, Nutrition and Food Sciences Program (ALES), School of Public Health, Teaching Facilities, and Postgraduate Medical Education. Family medicine, diabetes, orthopaedics, neurosciences, rehabilitation and dentistry clinics at the University of Alberta will be relocated to the new facility upon completion. It will surround the Health Sciences
LRT
station, and oppose the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
on 114 Street. The facility will be housed in two separate buildings, with the north building, known as the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, focused on research and teaching, and the south building specializing in clinical aspects.
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
main campus, in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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.
The estimated cost for the 170,000 m² facility is C
Canadian dollar
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$909 million. The Edmonton Clinic North is slated for completion in 2011, and the Edmonton Clinic South is slated for completion in 2012. The joint venture between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services is the province-wide organization responsible for providing hospital and other health care in the Canadian province of Alberta. Known as the "superboard", it was created in May 2008, with the abolition of nine previous regional health authorities, the Alberta Mental Health...
is funded by the Province of Alberta.
The Edmonton Clinic Health Academy will house the following university groups: Alberta Centre on Aging, Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Dean's Office, Faculty of Nursing, Rehab Robotics Lab, Health Sciences Council, Health Sciences Education and Research Commons, John Dosseter Health Ethics Centre, Nutrition and Food Sciences Program (ALES), School of Public Health, Teaching Facilities, and Postgraduate Medical Education. Family medicine, diabetes, orthopaedics, neurosciences, rehabilitation and dentistry clinics at the University of Alberta will be relocated to the new facility upon completion. It will surround the Health Sciences
Health Sciences (ETS)
Health Sciences/Jubilee Station is an LRT station operated by Edmonton Transit System in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on the surface at 83 Avenue and 114 Street on the University of Alberta campus near the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, the Walter MacKenzie Health...
LRT
Edmonton Light Rail Transit
Edmonton Light Rail Transit, more commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit System , the 20.5-kilometre route starts in Edmonton's northeast suburbs and ends at Century Park in Edmonton's south end.The ETS designates the LRT as Route...
station, and oppose the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
University of Alberta Hospital
The University of Alberta Hospital is a research and teaching hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Alberta and run by Alberta Health Services, formerly Capital Health, the health authority for Alberta...
on 114 Street. The facility will be housed in two separate buildings, with the north building, known as the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, focused on research and teaching, and the south building specializing in clinical aspects.