Royal Alexandra Hospital (Edmonton)

Royal Alexandra Hospital
Alberta Health Services
Location in Edmonton
Geography
Location	10240 Kingsway NW Edmonton, Alberta T5H 3V9
Coordinates	53°33′27″N 113°29′48″W / 53.5574°N 113.4967°W / 53.5574; -113.4967
Organisation
Care system	Medicare
Type	Variety
Services
Emergency department	Yes, Level 2 Trauma Center
Beds	869
Helipad	TC LID: CFH7
Public transit access	Kingsway/Royal Alex station
History
Opened	1899
Links
Website	www.royalalex.org

The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is a large and long serving hospital in the Canadian province of Alberta. Operated by Alberta Health Services and located north of Edmonton's downtown core, the Royal Alexandra serves a diverse community stretching from Downtown Edmonton to western and northern Canada. The total catchment area for the RAH is equivalent to 1/3 of Canada's land mass, stretching north from Downtown Edmonton to enpass both the Northwest Territories and Yukon territory, and stretching as far west as British Columbia's pacific coast.^[1]

The hospital operates 869 beds,^[2] and cares for more than 500,000 patients annually. The RAH is home to the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, the Eye Institute of Alberta, the C.K. Hui Heart Centre, and the Indigenous Health Program, the Orthopedic Surgery Centre, the Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, the Weight Wise Clinic, and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program in addition to a wide range of child, adult and geriatric programs and services.^[1]

Several University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry departments are headquartered in the Royal Alexandra Hospital including Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences^[3] and Obstetrics & Gynecology.^[4]