Brooks Health Centre
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Care systemMedicare
| Brooks Health Centre | |
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| Alberta Health Services | |
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  Location in Alberta | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Brooks, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 40 acute, 75 long term care |
| Helipad | TC LID: CFV8[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/facility.aspx?id=1000732 |
Brooks Health Centre is a community hospital is located in Brooks, Alberta, Canada.[2]
Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital. It contains 40 acute care and 75 long-term care beds.[3] It is staffed by 14 family physicians and two emergency physicians. There is currently[when?] a pilot underway to reduce ER wait times where patients are prompted in the waiting room to self identify whether they may be able to visit their family physician instead of the emergency department.[4]