Communicable Disease Control
Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services
- Description
- Responsible to prevent and control certain communicable diseases, which are classified as notifiable diseases.
Under the authority of the Medical Officer of Health, the program is responsible to prevent and control communicable diseases (CD) which are notifiable (under the Communicable Disease Regulations of the Public Health Act of Alberta). Strategies to do this include:
- preventing infection through teaching and prophylaxis (including immunization)
- limiting the spread of infections by timely investigation and follow-up of notifiable CD incidents and putting protective measures in place
- providing epidemiologic data for reporting and public health response measures
- continuous monitoring and surveillance of CDs in the community so they may be found and responded to before people get sick or there is a disease outbreak
Additional Information:
Key Provider: registered nurses (RNs) - Eligibility
- No
- Application Process
- Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Telephone
- 1-855-444-2324
- Fax
- 403-355-9732
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: Yes - Parking stalls and washrooms. - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- January 25, 2024
- Address
- 666 5 Street SW
Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 4H6This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24/7 emergency department. The Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre is located within this facility.
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 04:15 PMTue08:00 AM to 04:15 PMWed08:00 AM to 04:15 PMThu08:00 AM to 04:15 PMFri08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Medical Officer of Health on call after hours and voice mail messaging for non-urgent after hours
