Peace Arch Hospital
| Peace Arch Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Fraser Health | |
 |
|
Main entrance for Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, British Columbia
|
|
 Location in Metro Vancouver
|
|
| Geography | |
| Location | 15521 Russell Avenue, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°01′48″N 122°47′37″W / 49.029955°N 122.793632°WCoordinates: 49°01′48″N 122°47′37″W / 49.029955°N 122.793632°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 146 |
| History | |
| Founded | August 25, 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | Fraser Health |
Peace Arch Hospital (PAH) is a 146-bed acute care facility, and Level IV trauma centre owned and operated by Fraser Health. It offers community hospital services such as:
The charitable fundraising agencies for the hospital include the:
The hospital is located at 15521 Russell Avenue, White Rock, BC, V4B 2R4.
After World War II, Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster began limiting access to residents from the growing suburban communities such as the then-District of Surrey which included the future (established in 1957) City of White Rock.
In 1948, the White Rock Hospital Society formed to fundraise and advocate for government support for creation of a local hospital, while residents of North Surrey and Cloverdale advocated for a hospital in the northern part of the district, which ended up being Surrey Memorial Hospital. The society's fundraising goal was $150,000, one-third of the construction costs as required by the provincial government.
Construction began in 1951 on land donated by a nearby resident. The 45-bed White Rock District Hospital opened on August 25, 1954.
The hospital's name was changed to Peace Arch Hospital. It also eventually was merged into the South Fraser Health Region (SFHR) which also administered health care in Delta, Surrey and Langley. In 2001, PAH came under management of Fraser Health when SFHR was merged with its neighbouring health regions to create a new regional health authority.
PAH's catchment area is White Rock and South Surrey.
...
Wikipedia