Foothills Medical Centre - Calgary, Alberta

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Rohullah S.

I have two experiences with this medical centre!
The equipments are absolutely perfect, they have well trained and experienced staff. The nurses are taking care of each patient very well and they act very friendly and professional. There are a few things that need to be considered: The rooms are small and the staff are suffering when two or more people need to be in rooms. A lot of scattering in the atrium and rooms. Emergency timings are far above believes which take more than 1 or 2 hours some time. My recommendation is to get here in early morning or late at night. I promise it will take at most 30 minutes to proceed. Finally I captured some photos if it can help 😇

Greg W.

After having two ankle replacements in Unit 54 these are my findings. First it must rank as one of the very best places in the world to have an orthopedic procedure. Why? Doctors, nurses, assistant workers who are expertly versed and highly skilled in their work. All staff I had contact with were attentive, efficient, caring and cheerful in their work. Both of my two visits were in the middle of rotating work action against our provincial government. Everyone I had contact with were professional and there was never any talk of the conflicts. Secondly I saw a dedication to their profession, personal interactions between staff that demonstrated they valued who they were working with. Everyone knows how well people work when they are valued and respected
To all the staff that helped in my care " thank you so very much! I appreciated your care so much!"
Greg Watson

Richard H.

This review is for the Foothills Labour & Delivery and Postpartum units on the 5th floor. Overall a pleasant experience in an older facility carried by awesome nurses who made us feel taken care of.

My wife was set to receive an induction. After her cervical ripening balloon fell out, we called L&D and they told us they were busy and that they'd likely call us the next morning unless we felt it was an emergency.

Parking is $15 a day which is okay considering it's a hospital.

Our private L&D room in Unit 51 was sizable and had a couch and private bathroom but no TV or mini fridge. The shared fridge was stocked with milk, juice, yogurt, jello, pudding, sandwiches, tea and coffee (decaf). 8 hours in, the doctor checked her cervix and discovered that our little one had his whole arm sticking out. Doctor said it would have to be a c-section.

Fast forward to the postpartum side and we received a "semi-private" room. We were essentially separated by a shared toilet/shower and a couple curtains, but at least we were not right beside each other. No complaints about our neighbours.

Our part of the room was small in comparison with the L&D room. There was definitely a lot of shuffling around with the bed table, chair, and obviously the baby. We did have our own sink and mini fridge. Again, no TV so consider bringing your own entertainment. The room was quite stuffy but there was a fan to alleviate that. The chair they provided me was essentially a deck chair and one armrest was very worn out to the metal. I was happy that I brought a sleeping bag to set up on the floor and a blindfold. I also borrowed a couple blankets and a pillow from the unit. It was not exactly pleasant but being a back sleeper helped.

The shared fridge in postpartum was not quite as stocked as in L&D, although there was typically always drinks and sometimes extra food from after breakfast/lunch/dinner. I ate whatever my wife couldn't finish. Luckily, I brought some snacks from home for sustinence and McDonald's is not a long drive away for late night food. I took a picture of an example lunch menu that my wife received.

Pretty much all the nurses and staff we interacted with were very helpful, patient, and caring. They were happy to show us how to breastfeed, swaddle a baby, change a diaper, burp the baby, etc. so don't feel bad asking. They gave us a bag of essentials for mom and baby such as underwear, pads, diapers, burp/face cloths, vaseline, etc. They may or may not give you a couple extra if you ask nicely. There was a breastfeeding pillow in the room as well as some basic instructions on how to breastfeed. My wife wasn't producing quite enough for our baby's appetite so we did purchase a bottle of donor breastmilk to supplement for $18 (free if you're still on the L&D side) which lasted us for the couple of nights we stayed.

Unless there's a new hospital built in the north soon, we will likely be back here for our next baby.

Mia

The worst ER I’ve ever been to. As someone with chronic illnesses I have been to many ERs, the nurse and doctors here are awful do not go here. I was told word for word “we will allow you to sit in the waiting room but you’re just bored or drug seeking”. I was having symptoms of psychosis (hallucinations) due to my ADHD meds. According to my psychiatrist who was in a different town at the time, I needed emergency care. I was not in my right mind, my mom tried to talk to the nurses but they refused to listen to her and would only talk to me saying “she’s an adult she can talk to herself”, which I have autism and struggle doing that in a normal mental state, it was not happening while I was literally in psychosis. I was terrified and they made me interact with them. Due to my psychosis I thought they were trying to kill me and I still remember how scary that was to this day.

THEY ALLOWED A PATIENT IN PSYCHOSIS TO WALK OUT WHILE THEY WERE AN ACTIVE HARM TO THEMSELVES

Due to their treatment and my mental state that was the most traumatic night I’ve ever experienced. I would report these nurses and psychiatrists somewhere if I thought it would do anything but it’s been too long. It’s been since November 2023 this happened and has taken me so long to process it. These people have given me a new fear of doctors I will probably never get over. Go to literally any other hospital in Calgary avoid this one at all costs if you want to get any sort of proper care. Specifically Rocky View has been great!!

Earlier in the year I had been hospitalized here and it was a great experience, they told me if I ever needed anything to come back to the ER and this is what they did. There’s no excuses for this behaviour.

Logan E.

I brought my partner in after experience severe chest pain. We waited 12 hours to be seen by a doctor, once we did see a doctor he got a very quick history and then left, we didn't see him again for another 4 hours. For those 4 hours my partner was writhing in pain but because the doctor wasn't seeing us, my partner didn't get any pain meds. I then had a nurse yell at me after my partner had lost consciousness while trying to stand up. The only reason this review isn't 1 star, is because of 1 nurse who was an absolute pleasure and tried his best to help us out within the limitations of what he could do. After 16 hours I can confidently say I don't think I'd ever go back to Foothills in an emergency.

Nicole E.

I recently had day surgery at the McCaig Tower, and have nothing but good to say about the many staff, Nurses and Doctors that work so very hard in Foothills Medical Centre.
I was just one person in a multitude of patients that were there for the day, from the moment I walked in until I walked out, each and every staff member greeted me with a smile and patience and professionalism. If I could give them more than 5 stars, I would, because they deserve way more than that.

Best O. T. B.

I have used the neurology clinic. It is on the 12th floor and you have to take an elevator to 11 then change to another elevator for the 12th floor. It's very hard to find parking and to get into the place one hour before your appointment.