Sheldon M. Chumir Centre
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| Sheldon M. Chumir Centre | |
|---|---|
| Calgary Health Region | |
 The Sheldon M. Chumir Centre, adjacent to Central Memorial Park, in Calgary | |
  Shown in Calgary | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Beltline, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°02′28″N 114°04′19″W / 51.0412°N 114.0720°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | April 1, 2008 (Opened) |
| Links | |
| Website | Alberta Health Services |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The Sheldon M. Chumir Centre is a health centre located in Calgary, Alberta. The facility is administered by the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services. The centre provides 24/7 Urgent Care services but is not a full-service hospital and does not admit any patients for overnight stays.
The Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre opened early Spring 2008 at the site of the former Colonel Belcher Veterans hospital. The facility is named for Sheldon Chumir, an Alberta civil liberties lawyer and long-time Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Alberta who represented constituents in Calgary in the provincial government.
On October 30, 2017, supervised consumption site was added to the centre.[1]
Services/Facility
The Centre provides 24/7 urgent care and other services such as diagnostic imaging, Calgary Laboratory Services, the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic (SAC), Sexual and Reproductive Health, STI Clinic, and all associated areas such as health records, support services, and admitting.[2] and has been operational since April 1, 2008.
The centre hosts the Safeworks supervised consumption site. Plans to move once suitable location is found was announced in July 2021[3] Alberta Health Services still lists Safeworks at the centre as of August 2023.[4]