The Alberta Children’s Hospital, which opened in Calgary, Alberta in September 2006, is the first free-standing pediatric facility to be built in Canada in more than 20 years.
The hospital was designed by the people who use the building the most – patients, families, physicians and staff . In 2002, architects created renderings of how the hospital could look. These drawings were brought to the hospital’s Teen Advisory Group and changed beyond recognition into a colourful, child-friendly building resembling toy building blocks. This is how the building looks today as it overlooks downtown Calgary, the Bow River and the Rocky Mountains.
The vision for the hospital was to create a building that would reduce stress and promote healing. The interior has been designed to enable the delivery of family centred care, including sleeping facilities for parents in each patient room, a babysitting service for siblings of patients, a sacred space for spiritual activities, a pet visitation room and the Healing Gardens that surround the new hospital, giving parents and their children areas to heal, have fun and spend private time.
The Alberta Children’s Hospital is used by patients from birth to age 18 from southern Alberta, southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Saskatchewan.
Main Switchboard: (403) 955-7211
Security: (403) 955-7600
Hospital Visiting Hours
Visiting hours for caregivers are 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Non-family members may visit until 8:30 p.m. Exceptions may be considered.OPEN: 24 hours daily
Wheelchair accessible
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Parking Department
Phone: (403) 955-7947
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday 8:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(closed on statutory holidays)
Family & Community Resource Centre (FCRC)
Clinical Support Services: (403) 955-3272
Child Health Computer Services: (403) 955-2252
Child Health Information Services: (403) 955-7745
Child Health Education Services: (403) 955-7420
Aboriginal Liaison Services: (403) 955-7034
Cultural Diversity Services: (403) 955-7742
Therapeutic Clown Services: (403) 955-7629
FCRC Child Life Services: (403) 955-7699
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Outpatient Pharmacy
Phone: (403) 955-7303
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(closed on statutory holidays)
Ronald MacDonald House
Phone (403) 240-3000
website: www.rmhsouthernalberta.org
e-mail: coordinator@rmhsouthernalberta.org
Spiritual Care and Sacred Space
Rev. Dr. Philip Behman: (403) 955-7868
Rev. Marcel Leffelaar: (403) 955-2906
website: www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/scs
Chaplain availability:
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(after hours and on weekends in an emergency through hospital switchboard)
Emily's Backyard Play Area
Phone: (403) 955-2500
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Emily's Window Gift Shop
Phone: (403) 955-7099
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The new Alberta Children’s Hospital is open! Located in Calgary, Alberta, the hospital is the first free-standing pediatric facility to be built in Canada in more than 20 years.
The new Alberta Children’s Hospital was designed by the people who will use the building the most – patients, families, physicians and staff of the hospital. In 2002, architects created renderings of how the hospital could look; a multi-storey brick building. These drawings were brought to the hospital’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and changed beyond recognition into a colourful, kid-friendly building closely resembling toy building blocks. This is how the building looks today as it sits on a hilltop overlooking downtown Calgary, the Bow River and the Rocky Mountains.
The vision for the new Alberta Children’s Hospital was to create a building that would reduce stress and promote healing. The interior of the hospital has been designed to enable the delivery of family centred care. Children are not just little adults – unique and specialized health care teams are required to provide care to this patient population. The hospital includes supports for families such as sleeping facilities for parents in each patient room, a babysitting service for siblings of patients, a sacred space for spiritual activities, a pet visitation room and the Healing Gardens that surround the new hospital, giving parents and their children areas to heal, to have fun and to spend private time.
The Alberta Children’s Hospital is used by patients from birth to age 18 from southern Alberta, southeastern British Columbia and southeastern Saskatchewan.
