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Peace Arch Hospital
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- General Surgeon
- Gynaecology
- Internal Medicine
- Obestetrician/Gynecologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Paediatrics
- Plastic Surgery
Total Number Of Beds : 775
Description
Peace Arch Hospitals Story
Built in 1954 as a 47bed community hospital
The entire campus is built on land either donated or purchased by the
community
Peace Arch Hospital is one of 12 acute care hospitals located within the
Fraser Health Authority
Services include diagnostics medical imaging surgical services cardiac
care 24hour emergency room maternity unit longterm and geriatric care
extended care palliative care intensive care psychiatry and general
medicine
There are approximately 475 beds at Peace Arch Hospital including 300
residential care beds
Over 1800 staff and 130 physicians work at Peace Arch Hospital
Over 39000 patients visited the Emergency Room this year and there were
over 8000 patient admissions
This year approximately 4900 surgeries were performed 81500 Medical
Imaging Exams were given and 800 babies were delivered
History
On May 22nd 1947 the White Rock Hospital Society was formed to build and maintain a small hospital to serve the White Rock District The following year the Womens Auxiliary was established and enthusiastically embarked on a fund raising campaign
Local resident Mrs Amy Weatherby donated a five and a half acre site of land in 1951 and the Government gave permission to build a hospital if White Rock could raise onethird of the cost of the hospital The total cost was only 100000 as generous members of the community donated much of the building supplies and labour The fundraising was a success and the original 45bed White Rock District Hospital was officially opened on August 25th 1954
The Berkley Building was purchased in 1967 as an extended care unit In 1968 the six story building that you see today was constructed by the Society and a further 108 acute beds were opened An expansion of the diagnostic and support services took place in 1993 the addition of 150 extended care beds were opened in 1987 within the Weatherby Pavilion and in 1996 a new 150 bed extended care unit the Finlay Pavilion was constructed In 1993 the Society changed its name to Peace Arch Hospital
For over 50 years the Peace Arch Hospital has provided the community with a range of services including emergency care general surgery maternity pediatrics internal medicine diagnostic services intensive care and longterm care Currently the PAH has 178 acute beds 343 extended care beds and is served by over 130 physicians and 1800 health care workers
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