Central Alberta Cancer Centre
Central Alberta Cancer Centre
3942 - 50a Avenue
P.O. Bag 5030
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
T4N 4E7
Tel: 403 343 4526
The Central Alberta Cancer Centre first opened in Red Deer in November 1982. In December 2005 it moved to its present location in the southwest corner of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. The 887 square metre Centre has 10 treatment chairs, five treatment beds, four exam rooms, a procedure room, quiet room, multiple offices, reception and health records area. The Central Alberta Cancer Centre serves a catchment population of 285,000 from across central Alberta.
Services provided
Assessments and examinations
Chemotherapy—all levels
Transfusion of blood products
Fluid replacement for dehydration
Pain management
Palliative treatment
Counselling and psychosocial support
Pediatric cancer care
Education for patients and families
Management and care of all venous access devices
Diagnostic imaging
The Central Alberta Cancer Centre refers all patients who need radiation treatment to either the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary or the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.
© 2008 Alberta Cancer Board and Foundation
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