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Programs & Services


Psychiatric Emergency Services

Provides crisis intervention and psychiatric assessment to patients within the emergency department referred by an emergency room physician. Also provides mental health assessments and recommendations to the physician.

Services provided to clients and families by Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) may also include:

  • supporting admission to a psychiatry unit based on the needs of the individual
  • referral for short-term outreach support for discharged clients with a focus on crisis stabilitzation, safety planning and navigation to appropriate servicers

Contact Details

Foothills Medical Centre

Location Info
Foothills Hospital
Address
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 2T9
Telephone
403-944-1110 (Switchboard)
Getting There

Parking available

Foothills Medical Centre parking map

Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Tuesday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Wednesday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Thursday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Friday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Saturday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Sunday
7:00 am - 2:00 am

Access
Service Providers May Include
psychiatrists, registered nurses (RNs), registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs)
Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
PES