24-HOUR URGENT CARE

On April 3 2017, the Airdrie Health Foundation successfully championed

for the opening of 24-hour

Urgent Care in Airdrie.

Equipment for community health partner, the Highland Primary Care Network

• Fetal Heart Monitor to keep moms & babies out of the hospital for testing

• An Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor to lower wait times for patients

• Telemedicine Equipment to increase cardiology appointments in Airdrie 

EQUIPMENT FOR community health centre & URGENT CARE

• A Crash Cart to ensure critical support for Urgent Care

• A Hand Held Ultrasound Machine for Urgent Care which has been credited for saving lives

• A Glidescope to secure patients' airways in Urgent Care

• A Vein Finder for Urgent Care

• A Wound Chair to make procedures easier on patients in the Home Care Clinic

• 8 reclining chairs for the Adult Day Program

EDUCATION

• ProSed course for physicians and nurse practitioners to learn to manage airways and intubate critically ill patients - increasing the scope of practice at Urgent Care   

• LEAP education for nurses working with palliative care patients

For pregnant and new mothers with children under the age of 18 months.

Initiative aimed at addressing mental-health-related issues in Airdrie and the surrounding communities.

Telemedicine technology allows for real-time patient exams at local health facilities without the added burden of travelling for care.