24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring Service

This service provides blood pressure monitoring for patients that require it for 24 hours at a time. Blood pressure monitoring equipment is put on in clinic and then worn by the patient at home for 24 hours. The equipment is removed at clinic after being worn for 24 hours. Patients might be instructed to remove the monitor themsleves and to return after 24 hours to the clinic. Results are communicated to the referring health care provider. Please note that the results will not include interpretation of the results.

Adult Bariatric Surgery Clinic

This clinic provides assessment and support for patients undergoing bariatric surgery.The initial clinic assessment determines the patient’s specific barriers to managing their weight. The next steps involve developing an individualized care plan with the patient which may include:

• behaviour modification
• counseling for nutrition, physical activity, and mental health
• bariatric surgery
• coordinating care and transitioning the patient back to their family physician with recommendations from the clinic

Please note, it takes several appointments and considerable time to determine eligibility for bariatric surgery

Alberta Healthy Living Program - Calgary Zone

The Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP) offers health education classes, self-management workshops, nutrition counselling and supervised exercise for adults living with chronic (long-term) conditions. All services are offered by Zoom, by phone, and / or in person.
Health Education:
Adults 18 years of age and older can learn how to manage chronic condition(s) or disease(s) with our health education classes. Some class topics include:

• diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, obesity, chronic pain, COPD, celiac disease, osteoporosis, fatty liver disease, Parkinson disease, stroke, and more
• weight management, healthy sleep habits, meal planning, stress, grief, better breathing, and more
• grocery store tours and cooking demonstrations
• how to manage long-COVID symptoms

Search our Find Workshops and Classes table for a full list of classes available provincially. View our Education Guide for classes hosted by Calgary Zone.

Self-Management Workshops:
The Better Choices, Better Health® - Chronic Pain and Better Choices, Better Health® - Chronic Disease workshops are for adults living with a chronic condition and / or chronic pain and their support people. These 6-week workshops offer participants the opportunity to learn about the following:

• working with healthcare professionals
• healthy eating and weight management
• exercise and physical activity
• dealing with difficult emotions
• managing pain and fatigue
• better breathing
• problem solving
• communication skills
• getting a good night's sleep
• action planning and goal setting

Visit website for more information.

Supervised Exercise Program:
Do you have questions about how exercise can help you manage your chronic health condition? The Supervised Exercise Program will help you better understand the positive impact of exercise on managing your condition(s) and how to begin or modify an exercise program based on your symptoms and abilities. A healthcare professional will guide you through the program and help you develop strategies to overcome barriers to being physically active. You will be provided with opportunities to attend educational sessions, exercise in a supervised group setting, participate in health-coaching, and work on an action plan to continue exercising at home or in the community. Learn more about how our program can help you by watching this short video.
In addition to our online offerings, some of our group exercise classes are offered in-person out of several locations around the City of Calgary. All participants must have at least one chronic condition and live in Calgary Zone to be eligible for these services. Visit our supervised exercise website if you do not live in Calgary Zone to learn about supervised exercise services available in your area.

Nutrition Counselling:

Adults living with a nutrition-related health condition are eligible for nutrition counselling with a registered dietitian. Participants will be asked to attend a relevant health education class, if available, before booking a nutrition counselling appointment. Nutrition counselling appointments can be conducted either over the phone or in person.

Audiology Services

Community Audiology provides the following services (not all services are offered at each site):

• diagnostic hearing assessments for all ages (ABR for infants younger than 6 months)
• hearing screening
• ototoxicity (baseline/monitoring) hearing assessment
• vestibular assessments (ENT/Neurology referral required) at SHC only
• cochlear implant (CI) candidacy assessments and intervention/follow-up for adults 18 and older

This service does not provide / sell hearing aids, however candidacy and information about where to obtain hearing aids is provided post hearing assessment.

Cafeteria Services - Point of View

Offers fresh food that people can buy at AHS hospitals and facilities like:

• daily hot entrée
• beverages
• grab and go sandwiches
• sushi
• simmer soup

Calgary Voice Program

Services may include:

• team assessment with laryngoscopy
• voice therapy
• medical and surgical care
• laryngeal botox
• laryngeal electromyography
• education

Cardiology - Electrocardiogram Services

Provides ECGs to diagnose possible heart conditions. Cardiologists and the Internal Medicine department reviews the results and sends a report to the referring / ordering doctor.

Cashier Services

Cashier services performs financial transactions, including the acceptance of payment for patient fees.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service - Addiction and Mental Health

This service offers Psychiatric consultation, assessment and treatment recommendations to children and youth aged 6-18 referred through Access Mental Health from Pediatricians or Primary Care Physicians. Focus is on diagnosis, medication and treatment recommendations. After CAPS accepts referral, virtual or telephone intake is booked and completed with guardian or youth. Duration of involvement ranges from single appointment to maximum 3 months of follow-up. Consultation and assessment information is linked back to referring physician. If treatment recommendations include referral to other Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, the clinic will support with this. Please ensure that all legal guardians are aware of and consent to referral.

Childhood Psychosis Clinic

Childhood Psychosis Clinic (children age 14 and under):

• psychiatric assessment
• medication management
• psycho-education on psychosis
• consultation for schools
• discipline assessments as required (psychology, occupational therapy)
• facilitate access to appropriate community resources

Chronic Pain Centre

Provides support for family physicians and assistance to clients to manage chronic pain. Services include:

• focus on goal attainment, self-management and functional improvement.
• pain education classes / groups.
• 3 program specific streams: neuromusculoskeletal pain, pelvic pain in women, and chronic post-traumatic headache.

This service has a close liaison with Primary Care Network pain management programs and works with the Alberta Health Living program to offer education sessions in the community.

Community Assessment Consultation Service - Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health Specialized Services

Provides consultation and possible assessment to enhance treatment to be provided by the primary therapist working with the client and family within the Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health and Psychiatry Program (CAAMHPP).

Community Education Service

Offers free information sessions on child and adolescent health and mental health topics for the public. All sessions are delivered online via Zoom.

Additional Information can be found on our website.

Complex ADHD Treatment Team - Mental Health

Services include the following:

• multi-disciplinary team assessment
• psychology, OT, and / or SLP assessment as required
• medication management
• individual, family and/or group therapy
• parent coaching
• consultation with school

Computed Tomography

Computed tomography, also known as "CT Scan" or "CAT Scan", is when pictures of the body are taken using radiation and computer-enhanced imaging.

Dermatology Clinic

Serving all of southern Alberta and parts of BC, this service provides excision with pre-determined margins (wide local excision), Mohs’ micrographic excision and photodynamic therapy.

Diabetes Centre - Endocrinology & Metabolism Program

Services provided:

• diabetes education / counselling with nurses, dietitians, or a pharmacist (topics include an overview of the disease, complications, medications, exercise, and nutrition)
• medication adjustment
• insulin pump therapy
• for information on the Alberta Insulin Pump Therapy Program (IPTP), visit the Diabetes Insulin Pump Therapy website
• pregnant with diabetes: refer to Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic (DIP) at the hospital in which they’ll deliver
• referral to Diabetes Centre Calgary serves as indication to enact the Provincial Diabetes Medication Adjustment Protocol (HCS-296-01)

Diabetes Insulin Pump Therapy Clinics

Provides support for people of all ages with type 1 or type 3 diabetes who want to start using an insulin pump. An insulin pump is a device a person wears instead of giving daily insulin injections. It is portable and can be programmed. It’s about the size of a pager and delivers fast-acting insulin through a small tube that is put under the skin. The site has to be changed every 2 to 3 days.

For more information, please visit: Diabetes Insulin Pump Therapy | Alberta Health Services

Diabetes Transition Services

This service helps teenage clients to transition to the adult health care system when they have been previously followed through the Alberta Children's Hospital Diabetes Clinic.

Dr. David Hanley Osteoporosis Centre

Offers care for people with osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, as well as education for patients, the community, and healthcare providers. Osteoporosis education includes information about:

• review of latest clinical practice guidelines
• definition
• diagnosis
• prevention
• treatment
• review of clinical and community resources
• information on exercise resources / supports

For more information, please see our website.

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Community Screening

Your baby will be referred to Community Hearing Screening if:

• your baby is discharged from hospital or birth centre before hearing screening can take place
• your baby is born at a hospital or birth centre that does not offer hearing screening
• your baby is not born in a hospital or birth centre

A community screening site will call and offer a hearing screening appointment for your baby soon after their birth.

The results of your baby's hearing screening and any follow up needed will be shared with you.

Hearing screening is the best way to find out if your baby has hearing loss.

Hearing screening is quick, safe, and will not hurt your baby. Your baby's hearing is important for many areas of child and brain development. Hearing loss can delay your child's speech, learning and social skills.

For more information, visit our website.

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Diagnostic Assessment

This test is called a diagnostic ABR assessment and is used to rule out or confirm hearing loss.

With your consent, the health care provider who completed your baby' s hearing screening test will refer your baby for a diagnostic ABR assessment. Diagnostic ABR assessments are available across the province at select sites in larger city centers. The nearest AHS Audiology Service site will call you to make an appointment when they receive the referral.

The results of your baby's diagnostic ABR assessment and any follow up needed will be shared with you.

A diagnostic ABR assessment is safe and will not hurt your baby. Your baby's hearing is important for many areas of child and brain development. Hearing loss can delay your child's speech, learning and social skills.

A diagnostic ABR assessment is recommended when a baby is at least 4 weeks of age.

For more information, visit our website.

Emerging Adult Treatment Clinic

Services include:

• individual and / or group therapy
• psychiatric consultations (when and if necessary)
• referral to adult mental health services (when and if necessary).

Endocrinology Clinic

The Endocrinology Clinic provides services such as:

• assessment
• diagnosis
• treatment
• patient education
• patient support
• research

ENT Clinic

Patients access ENT assessment in a Clinic set-up with approximately 20 patients / clinic / ENT. Clinics are booked with 2 - 3 ENT Doctors to align with part-time LPN support staffing.

The Ear Nose & Throat Clinic (Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clinic) provides assessment by subspecialists in:

• General ENT
• Otolaryngology
• Otology (ear disorders, hearing loss, vertigo)
• Head and neck cancer
• Thyroid disease Rhinology (nose and sinus disorders)
• Swallowing and Voice disorders

Clinic Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons work closely with Neurosurgeons, Plastic Surgeons, Ophthalmologists, Oral Surgeons, Allergists, Dermatologists, Oncologists, Audiologists, Speech Language Pathologists and others. A significant amount of research is generated by the OTO-HNS Clinic, with improvements in care and outcomes resulting from this research.

Unfortunately the clinic does not have a central triage, so please select a doctor and fax their individual office for triaging.

Fax numbers are located on the Alberta Referral Directory.

General Internal Medicine Clinic

Provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for client's needing the care of an internal medicine specialist.

General Internal Medicine Urgent Assessment Clinic

Assesses patients who need to be seen by an Internal Medicine specialist on an urgent basis.

General Radiography (X-Ray)

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.

Grief Support Program

The Grief Support Program offers individual and group services.

All new clients must attend individual counselling to determine which counselling services would be most helpful including the possibility of group. Daytime appointments are available. All counsellors have specialized training and skills in grief and bereavement care. Services are offered in a safe, supportive and healing environment. (In person and some online)
Grief groups are offered from September to June each year.

All clients need to be seen individually for counselling first and if group is an appropriate invervention, they will be registered by their grief counselor. Those attending a grief group can expect to meet others who share similar experiences and losses. Groups run one time per week for six weeks.

The types of groups offered are:

• loss of a Partner
• loss of Child
• loss of Sibling
• loss of Parent
• mixed loss groups to support other types of losses

Each group is led by one of the counselors and has 2 - 3 trained volunteers, many who have come through the program themselves. Groups are offered in the afternoons and early evening times. The program is augmented by donation funding. Tax deductible donations to the Grief Support Program are appreciated.

Health Information - Access and Disclosure

In accordance with Alberta's Health Information Act, this is a service which enables the release of individually identifiable health information with or without the consent of an individual.

For health information, please contact the hospital or health care centre where you received treatment.

For detailed instructions, frequently asked questions and forms, please visit Access & Disclosure | Alberta Health Services.

Health Information / Records Management

Completes patient charts, collects data, data entry and coding, collects patient information, dictates notes, and transcribes inpatient and outpatient charts.

Laboratory Services

Laboratory Services provides collection of blood and body fluids for tests ordered by your doctor or healthcare provider including a comprehensive range of routine and specialized lab testing and clinical consultations:

• blood and body fluid sample collection
• biochemistry and toxicology
• electrocardiogram (ECG)
• genetics and genomics
• urinalysis
• transfusion medicine
• hematology
• coagulation studies
• microbiology
• public health testing
• serology
• surgical pathology
• cytopathology
• autopsy pathology
• student practicum training for medical lab technologists and medical lab assistants

Note: Some locations may not offer the full range of testing. To confirm availability of a specific test, contact the location.

APL Booking Line: 1-877-702-4486 or book online.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields and radiowaves to form images of the body. The technique is widely used in hospitals for medical diagnosis, staging of disease and for follow-up without exposure to ionizing radiation.

Used for many exams, including: head, spine, heart, bone / joints, and abdomen.

Mental Health Collaborative Initiatives

This service is the umbrella under which a variety of other services are provided including:

• CES - Community Education Service facilitates virtual live educational sessions on a wide variety of child and adolescent mental health and health topics to parents, guardians, and other members of the general public. These presentations are recorded and available for viewing after the date presented

• CHPS - Community Health Promotion Services provides evidence-based substance use prevention and mental health promotion services and resources in Calgary. Their focus is building protective factors and reducing risk factors associated with substance misuse and mental health disorders. CHPS aims to prevent and reduce harms related to alcohol, drugs and mental health disorders by maximizing the well being of children, adolescents and families. CHPS connects, consults, collaborates, and provides resources to communities and local stakeholders who work with children, youth and families, including facilitation of and support for coalitions, committees projects, initiatives, strategies, knowledge translation, training and workshops

• MHL- Mental Health Literacy offers free, evidence-based; used nationally and internationally. It is customizable to the needs of educators and students and tailored for educators, teachers who deliver the mental health curriculum, those working in youth-serving agencies, mental health professionals, health professionals and parents. Also offers resources on www.mentalhealthliteracy.org
• CPD - Continuing Professional Development provides accredited on-line modules for professionals on a wide variety of child and adolescent mental health topics
• MORE - Mental Health Online Resources for Educators offers on-line modules for educators in elementary and junior high school settings on a wide variety of child and adolescent mental health and substance use topics with applicable classroom strategies
• CanREACH Through an accredited 6-month mini-fellowship CME, CanREACH educates and empowers health care providers to assess and treat pediatric mental health concerns in the primary care home. CanREACH changes health care provider practices, benefiting patients and the larger health care system

Network Liaison

Supports CAAMHPP healthcare providers when making referrals for complex cases or those children that don't neatly fit the mandate of any one particular mental health service.

Neuromodulation

Neurostimulation involves implanting a fine wire along the nervous system and uses an electrical current to reduce neuropathic pain. These devices may be implanted along the spinal cord, a peripheral nerve or deep in the brain to treat neuropathic, or some ischemic, pain conditions (see eligibility criteria).

Neuropsychiatry Services - Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health Specialized Services

Works with client, family and other professionals currently involved to integrate care by:

• coordinating case conferences
• providing consultation
• providing assessments as required

Interventions may include:

• multidisciplinary team assessment
• psychiatric assessment and medication management
• consultation to community resources for schools
• psycho-education
• individual, family, group intervention

Obstetric Internal Medicine

The care of pregnant women with medical conditions include:

• preconception counseling
• optimization of maternal health status
• assessment of the safety of medication use during pregnancy
• management of complications throughout pregnancy

This clinic collaborates closely with obstetricians, maternal fetal medicine specialists, medical subspecialists and other allied health care staff to ensure women with medical conditions have safe pregnancies.

Patient Information

Services offered:

• responding to patient location inquires
• providing direction on a patients whereabouts

Pediatric Community Rehabilitation

Services support the development of children and youth to participate in meaningful activities of daily life at home and in the community. We want to understand what's important to your child and family. Services are goal-driven; starting and continuing services is based on having functional reasons / goals for rehabilitation. Therapists will work with parents to provide the tools and strategies to apply in the context of their home and life. Therapy may look like 'play', depending on your child's age. We will work together so you and your child are supported to move to the next developmental stage or between providers and services. Services are provided by phone, zoom and some in person sessions as determined by your therapist. They may be in a group or one to one. Services provided are related to (neuro) developmental conditions and / or medical conditions. Social Work and Registered Dietitian services are available to support rehabilitation outcomes.

Occupational Therapy 0-18 years services children and their families with self - care; motor development and eating, feeding and swallowing.

• motor development
• self - care
• participation in activities typical for their development
• eating, feeding and swallowing
• modifying the environment
• assistive technology
• mobility and positioning equipment

Physiotherapy 0-18 years services children and their families with development and movement.

• motor development
• movement and function
• torticollis
• mobility and positioning equipment

Speech Language Pathology 0-18 years services children and their families with communication and eating, feeding, and swallowing.

• communication
• pronouncing speech sounds
• understanding and listening to spoken language (0-5 years only)
• using words to communicate thoughts and ideas (0-5 years only)
• speaking smoothly and easily (stuttering)
• eating, feeding and swallowing
• using gestures, pictures, communication boards to communicate (augmentative & alternative communication, AAC)

We work closely with our pediatric rehabilitation partners to ensure referrals go to the right place and services are offered within the most appropriate program.

Registration

Patient Registration registers:

• and pre-registers patients and collects demographic and financial information
• patients for inpatient admissions, ambulatory clinic appointment, and emergency department services

Rheumatology - Outpatients

Provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for Rheumatology patients. The clinic is also involved in clinical trials.

Switchboard

These services include:

• answering incoming telephone calls
• transferring telephone calls and
• giving out authorized telephone numbers

Thrombosis Clinic

Thrombosis Clinic offers assessment, treatment, prevention and education of patients with or who are at risk for venous thromboembolic disease.

Transitional Pain Services

The target patient population are those who are struggling with pain management post operation or anticipated to have difficulty managing pain after surgery. This service provides care and individualized pain care plans for patients prior to surgery and for up to 9 months post-surgery. A team offers group classes and individualized care to help patients prepare for surgery and after discharge from hospital.

We currently accept patients booked for non-traumatic amputations and spine related surgeries.

This service improves patient care and outcomes by:

• reducing the incidence of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain (CPSP)
• decreasing patient reliance on opioid medications via multi-modal analgesia and multidisciplinary pain management strategies
• reducing anxiety and fear of movement post-surgery
• improving patient functional outcomes and quality of recovery after surgery

Transitions Classrooms Program

Services include:

• support to Calgary School Boards in their mental health classrooms
• short term individual work
• outreach services to address school readiness for those students unable to attend school due to mental health concerns