The Strathcona Community Hospital hospital, currently under construction, will provide 72 acute care

Acute care

Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...

 beds and sufficient infrastructure

Infrastructure

Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...

 capacity for 36 additional beds in the future.

The hospital development was an issue in the Strathcona County municipal election, 2010

Strathcona County municipal election, 2010

The 2010 Strathcona County municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections...

: incumbent mayor, Cathy Olesen, was defeated by Linda Osinchuk who ran a campaign attacking contemporary plans for the hospital which involved no overnight beds. Post election, the Alberta government announced revised plans to add beds to the hospital.

The project broke ground in 2007 and was expected to be completed in late 2009, but was put on hold due to the down turn in the economy. The construction of the facility resumed in spring 2010 and is hoped to be completed by 2012.

Main Services

The hospital will provide a variety of services.

• 72 Acute Care Beds (with shelled-in space for an additional 36 beds)
• Obstetrical Program
• Surgical Services
• 24/7 Emergency Services
• Outpatient Programs
• Laboratory, Pharmacy and Rehabilitation Services
• Diagnostic Imaging