Leduc Community Hospital
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The Leduc Community Hospital located 20 kilometres south of Edmonton
. There are a total of 70 beds, 34 acute care
beds, plus 22 subacute beds and 14 transition beds.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. There are a total of 70 beds, 34 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, plus 22 subacute beds and 14 transition beds.
Main Services
The hospital provides may services including.- Surgical Care,
- General and Specialized Day SurgeryOutpatient surgeryOutpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, same-day surgery or day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home and do not need an overnight hospital bed...
- Rehabilitation Programs
- Laboratory Services
- Diagnostic Imaging (x-rayX-rayX-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
, ultrasoundUltrasoundUltrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
, etc.) - Specialized Outpatient Clinics
- 24-hour Emergency department.