Tom Baker Cancer Centre
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Tom Baker Cancer Centre at the Foothills Medical Centre | |
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Alberta Health Services | |
Geography | |
Location | 1403 - 29 St. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°03′47″N 114°08′01″W / 51.06297°N 114.1336°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Calgary |
Services | |
Beds | Unknown |
Speciality | Medical oncology |
History | |
Opened | 1981 |
Links | |
Website | Foothills Hospital |
Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) is a tertiary care facility for Southern Alberta, named for the founding chairman of the Alberta Cancer Board, and is one of two tertiary cancer centres in the province.[1] It is a lead Cancer Centre in southern Alberta for prevention, research and treatment programs and provides many advanced medical services, as well as supportive care for both inpatients and outpatients. The Cancer Centre also conducts research through the Charbonneau Cancer Institute[2] and houses a comprehensive palliative care facility.
The Cancer Centre is located at the Foothills Medical Centre and is physically attached to the Special Services Building, which too provides special, advanced medical services to patients.
See also
- Cross Cancer Institute
- Alberta Health Services
- Alberta Cancer Foundation
- List of hospitals in Canada
References
- ^ "Who Was Tom Baker?". Calgary Herald. 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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