Magrath, Alberta
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Welcome to the Town of Magrath! Rolling prarie farmland produces a bountiful harvest, enhanced by an extensive irrigation system St Marys River flows north of Magrath meeting up with the Oldman River near Lethbridge The J.B.Ririe Home .. one of the original homes built at turn of the century

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Health FacilitiesEmergency Services

Facility Number of Employees  
Dahl Clinic 4 FT (2) Medical Doctors, (2) Other Practitioners
Magrath Clinic 1 FT
4 PT
(2) Medical Doctors (one part time)
Magrath Health Care Center (formerly our town Hospital) 14 FT
24 PT
22 continuing care beds and 1 observation bed. Services provided include Emergency and Continuing Care [www.chr.ab.ca]. The closest fully staffed hospitals are Raymond (10 miles east), Lethbridge (25 miles north), and Cardston (30 miles west).
Community Health Unit 4 FT
6 PT
Operated through Chinook Health Region
Diamond Willow Terrace Lodge 2 FT
13 PT
Senior Citizen Lodge
Garden Villa Apartments   Senior Citizen Housing

Emergency ServicesMedical Practitioners

Service Type Description
R.C.M.P. Police Regular patrols and dispatch from Raymond, AB as required.
Magrath Volunteer Fire Department
Craig Bennett, Fire Chief
tel (403) 758-3167
Fire Trained Volunteer Force, (3) Pumper Trucks, (1) Rescue Van, covering Town of Magrath and surrounding county. http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/MagrathABCA
Magrath & District Ambulance
Ken Hoibak, Co-ordinator
tel (403) 758-6523
Ambulance Trained Volunteer Specialists, (2) Ambulances, (1) Extraction Vehicle, covering Town of Magrath and surrounding area.

Medical PractitionersHealth Facilities

Practitioner    
Dr Ken Dahl
Dahl Clinic
tel (403) 758-3363
fax (403) 758-6845
FT Medical Doctor
Dr Mark D Harker
c/o Dahl Clinic
tel (403) 758-3363
fax (403) 758-6845
PT in Magrath Podiatrist
By appointment
Main office in Lethbridge, AB (403)
Dr Harold R Murray
c/o Dahl Clinic
tel (403) 758-3363
fax (403) 758-6845
PT in Magrath Chiropractor
(2) afternoons and (1) morning per week or by appointment
Dr Clair H Norton
Magrath Clinic
tel (403) 758-3355
PT Medical Doctor
Dr Jack C Regehr
Magrath Clinic
tel (403) 758-3355
FT Medical Doctor
Dr Jon Tollestrup
Dahl Clinic
tel (403) 758-3363
fax (403) 758-6845
FT Medical Doctor
Wallace D. Smart, MD
2 So. 1st St W, Magrath T0K 1J0
tel (403) 758-3773
fax (403) 758-3774
PT in Magrath Pediatric Psychiatry
FRCPC, DABPN
Office in Lethbridge, AB (403) 394-2292
 

As Magrath functions to a large degree as a bedroom community to the surrounding nearby communities, several of our residents practice their specialty outside of the Town of Magrath. The table above excludes such individuals, which would include several dentists, doctors, and many other professionals serving in the Southern Alberta region.

 

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