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Liver Transplant - Give Life Alberta - Transplant (South)

Provides multidisciplinary assessment, transplant eligibility evaluation, waitlist management, patient education, and lifelong follow-up for patients south of Red Deer being considered for or receiving organ transplantation. Services include pre-transplant assessment, ongoing monitoring while on the transplant waitlist, and post-transplant care delivered in collaboration with provincial transplant programs.

This service provides comprehensive transplant care, including:

  • Assessment of transplant eligibility
  • Education regarding advanced organ disease, transplantation, and self-management
  • Pre-transplant diagnostic work-up and waitlist preparation
  • Monitoring and management while awaiting transplantation
  • Inpatient care, as required, during the waitlist period
  • Post-transplant monitoring, treatment, and long-term follow-up
  • Coordination of care with provincial transplant programs and pediatric transplant services, where applicable

Adult patients are followed at the Foothills Medical Center and pediatric patients are followed at the Alberta Children’s Hospital ensuring continuity of care before and after transplant surgery.
Transplant surgery is performed in Edmonton.

Contact Details

Foothills Medical Centre

Location Info
Special Services Building Ambulatory
Address
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 2T9
Telephone
403-944-4280
Getting There

Parking available

Foothills Medical Centre parking map

Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tuesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Note

Closed statutory holidays and weekends.

Access
Service Providers May Include
dermatologists, dietitians, endocrinologists, pathologists, pharmacists, physiologists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, transplant coordinators, transplant surgeons
Eligibility

Clients must:

  • Adults (18+)
  • Be able to adhere to a complex medical treatment plan
  • Demonstrate emotional and psychological readiness for transplantation
  • Have realistic expectations regarding transplantation and outcomes
  • Have appropriate social supports available before and after transplantation
  • Meet medical eligibility criteria based on clinical assessment and diagnostic testing

Final transplant candidacy is determined through multidisciplinary assessment and provincial transplant program review.

Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.

Wait Times

Wait times for assessment and transplantation vary based on clinical urgency, patient status, specialist availability, donor availability, and transplant-specific factors. An estimated wait time will be provided when available.

Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Partners

Partners/affiliations

University of Alberta Liver Transplant program, Canadian Liver Foundation, Canadian Blood Services

Also Known As
Acronym
ALTRA
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