The Sheldon M. Chumir Centre is a health centre located in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

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. The facility is administered by the Calgary Zone of 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...

. The centre provides 24/7 Urgent Care services but is not a full service hospital and does not admit any patients for overnight stays.

Location

The centre is on the site of the former Colonel Belcher Veterans hospital, across from Central Memorial Park

Central Memorial Park (Calgary)

Central Memorial Park is a park located in central Calgary's Beltline district. Sometimes referred to as Central Park or as Memorial Park, the area is home to the Memorial Park Library, an equestrian statue of R.L. Boyle, and a cenotaph. The former Colonel Belcher veterans hospital was located...

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1213 4 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2R 0X7

Name

The facility is named for Sheldon Chumir

Sheldon Chumir

Sheldon Chumir was a Canadian lawyer and Liberal Party politician from Alberta.Sheldon Chumir was born in Calgary. He studied law at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1963 with the gold medal...

, a long-time Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Alberta who represented constituents in Calgary in the provincial government.

Facility

The Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre opened early Spring 2008. The 1st and 3rd floors include urgent care, diagnostic imaging, Calgary Laboratory Services, the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic (SAC), Sexual and Reproductive Health, STD Clinic,and all associated areas such as health records, support services, and admitting, and has been operational since April 1, 2008.

External links

• Calgary Health Region. Sheldon M. Chumir Centre