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Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
Category: Health and Medical Medical Clinics Medical Clinics [Edit]
1213 4th St SWCalgary, AB T2R
(403) 955-6200
- By Appointment Only:
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8 reviews for Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
8 reviews in English
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Review from Daryl D.
Calgary, AB
8/26/2011
I've been to this "mini-hospital", as I call it, a handful of times now. (It's okay, I know it's actually called an Urgent Care Centre). The first time, it was my husband's incredibly inflamed gout in his foot. We had to grab a taxi from our downtown apartment, but with the Sheldom M. Chumir being only blocks away, it's a very convenient location indeed. I was surprised at how long it took in the waiting room...not only for almost 2 hours with Rob, but when they called him in, there was another almost 2 hours before he came back out. This is what makes it like a hospital hehe.
The second time I was there, I had eaten a moldy cheeseburger (not on purpose, I discovered it halfway through eating) so I fell into a tearful fit before deciding to go to "the Sheldon" to get my stomach pumped. I went to triage pretty quickly because of my obvious frantic state, but after waiting 45 minutes "backstage", the doctor told me I shouldn't get horrible, life-threatening food-poisoning from a little bit of mold (and I didn't).
The third time was for Rob's gout again. If you don't know, Gout is a swelling and irritation of joints around bones, often caused by too much sodium in the diet; it causes severe swelling of the joints, and in this case, it was in Rob's toes, so his foot was so swollen, tender & painful he could barely stand much-less walk! Again, we waited awhile, but I remember them giving him an icepack for his foot.
They also have very nice security staff. While Rob was backstage--as I call it--I decided to go get a treat from a vending machine. I put the coins in, but the chocolate bar got stuck halfway down. It costs $2, so I wasn't prepared to just leave it....so I went to ask for assistance and this young male security staff was more than willing to give the machine one good hit and out it came :) Much appreciated.
Oh, and there's a Good Earth Cafe at the other end of the corridor and to the right. If you are coming with the patient, I reccomend bringing cash for snacks, an MP3-player, and a good book ;)
If you are the patient, make sure you bring your Alberta Health Card and photo id. Feel at ease, though it seems like days ae going by in there, they do pay close attention to each patient and will get you in on a priority basis. -
Review from Sarah M.
Calgary, AB
6/16/2011
I just went to this facility for the first time a few days ago. I impaled my hand onto a metal rod from my coffee maker. It was bleeding quite a bit, and I was in a lot of pain, so my roommate called 911 (who were very rude so that's another review) The ambulance came, and took me to the Chumir.
This experience was far more positive than any hospital I've ever been to! I don't think they were that busy (it was 9 am) but regardless, everyone was very friendly and caring! Not one bit of impatience which is a staple from health care givers these days. My nurses and Doctor were all great. I didn't get stitches but left feeling like I had been really looked after.
I feel very fortunate to have such a great facility so close to my house. The building is great and the staff are top notch. Hopefully I don't have to return again too soon. -
Review from Carrie P.
We are so, extremely fortunate to have a facility of this kind available to us. I am from a small city in northwestern Ontario. At the time I was living there, there were two viable options if you fell ill:
1. Book a doctor`s appointment
2. Go to emergency
In Calgary, we are so fortunate to have not only doctors by appointment, but walk in clincs, urgent care clinics AND hospitals.
I got a frantic text from one of my best friends asking me to come and get her, because she was a mess. She was diagnosed with strep throat the day before and was given antibiotics, but she was feeling a lot worse despite a day in bed, tylenol, plus the antibiotics. She had a fever of almost 102 and she felt extremely crappy and in a lot of pain.
I have also had chronic cold/flu symptoms for the last month, and I am on day 8 of 10 of antibiotics, still not well, so I took this opportunity as a bonding experience to help out my pleading friend, as well as possibly follow up on whether I need another 10 days of antibiotics.
During our four and a half hours at Urgent Care, this is what worked well and didn`t work:
What worked well:
1. Facility was clean
2. Every person I dealt with (nurse at check-in, clerk at triage, nurse when I was in my waiting room, AND the doctor) were all SUPER friendly and nice. If you read some of my other medical reviews, you will see that is not a consistent experience, so I was impressed by that. I'm a nice person, so I like dealing with nice people.
3. It is evident they know what they are doing, because they obviously prioritize patients. Poor Marnie for strep, kept getting bumped for heart conditions, or more severe. It was unfortunate for her, but it is also comforting to see that they are on the ball.
What didn`t work:
1. My parking was $16. I understand that building is on expensive inter-city property, but c`mon!
2. I saw a doctor (by fluke) within two hours, but my friend never did. She eventually gave up after 4.5 hours and is going to try again when she is better prepared for an even longer haul.
All in all, this is a top notch facility. It is unfortunate my friend didn't get to see a doctor when she likely needed one more than I did. However, the reasons for it, in my mind, show that they are on the ball.
They were also fantastic at communicating, bringing her glasses of ice and advil to help ease her symptoms during her entire stay.
If you have to go, at least I feel comfortable I am in good hands. -
Review from Adam B.
Calgary, AB
11/21/2010 1 photo
I had to go here for some blood work. I am not sure about onsite parking, but I found a parking meter as there are quite a few surrounding the centre and on side streets.
Going inside I was greeted with crisply painted walls and a sense of a very modern facility. Whoever designed this bldg has found a great blend of a clinical yet friendly feel. It was easy to find the area of the centre I needed to go to as there was excellent, intuitive signage.
My blood work experience was fast and efficient. The woman behind the counter in the room I had to go to were not rude, but not overly pleasant.
Cant comment too much on much else here in this review, but would recommend this clinic to others in the beltline area. -
Review from Dustin H.
2/7/2011 5 Check-ins Here
No visit to any sort of emergency medical facility is ever a pleasent one, and for the most part that's the reason people come to the Sheldon. That being said, if I'm not in serious risk of dying (which they aren't equipped to handle, and wouldn't simply fire me into an ambulance for anyway) I would always come here first. The process, while still slow (come on, it's an emergency room) tends to take about half the time of a real hospital, the nursing staff (with one or two notable exceptions - and trust me on the one or two, I worked there for a couple months, I know most of them BY NAME lol) are much more approachable and friendly, and due to it's relatively new presence, it's not nearly as busy... in fact, I've found people who live and/or work within blocks of this place, and don't even know it exists.
A perfect example was a few months ago when I injured my elbow. I went to the PLC and was told the wait would be somewhere between 6 to 8 hours because my case wasn't urgent enough... so I went downtown to the Chumir. I arrived just after 9pm, and by 10:30, I was in for X-Rays, and from there I was home within an hour. For an emergency room type setting, that sort of turn-around is AMAZING. Granted, I've seen it a lot busier, and at those times to expect that kind of turn around is far fetched, but I'd be willing to bet good money that on any given day you will have about half the wait time here you will in a major hospital, and that's being conservative.
The only thing keeping this from being a five star review is that, being downtown, there is a minor ammount of vagrancy. Especially at night, some of the areas drunks and homeless wander in for a place to get out of the elements, and can occasionally disturb the patients... but even then, the Chumir's security teams are among the best in the city, and are always on top of it.
All in all, I can't recommend this place highly enough for any medical issue. You'll get the same quality care (in 90% of cases) that you will at a major hospital, but you'll likely get it from a much friendlier face, and in about half the time. -
Review from Maria H.
Calgary, AB
4/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
As I was getting up this morning I started with really bad chest pain, after 30min I decided to go get it checked to this place as is close to work, so triage nurse took my blood pressure and said it was not a heart problem, so that was good... then had to wait for about 1hr to get into a room where nurse came in to check blood pressure again and asked if I had been coughing, I said a few times this morning, but that was it. She takes off, after almost 2hrs the doctor comes in, my chest pain is still there and now going to the back, and first thing he says in a cynical way "I'm not sure why you are here in the first place, most people wait about 2 days before coming here".
I was like uh? so I had to explained how everything started and he didn't seem concerned at all, told me to go home and eat, because sometimes not having breakfast is bad for your stomach, and like any doctor here says, take advil if it hurts! ...
So, I give 3 stars because facility seems fairly good, service hmm..., I was again disappointed with doctors (not nurses) here in Calgary, they don't seem to listen nor care to find out what is really wrong. If this doctor thought my problem was a stomach problem... hmm perhaps they could check that out or even give some sort of advice... not sure I would go back there -
Review from Spencer B.
Calgary, AB
7/22/2010
I took my mother here one night after she got an infected bite from a neighbour's dog.
Being that she's from the generation that doesn't "believe in" doctors I was glad to finally get her in but that's another story.
For those who don't know what "Urgent Care" means it's a cross between a hospital emergency room and a walk-in clinic. You get all of the same attention and care as the hospital without the actual title (so I was told by my mother's attending nurse).
After a wait of about 4 hours or so (not bad by most standards and they had lots of magazines) my mom was attended to, bandaged, given a prescription and sent on her way with all necessary info.
Not exactly how I wanted to spend 4 hours on a Sunday night but the staff were all fantastic, compassionate people who took great care of my mom. And made sure she could take care of herself once she left. -
Review from dinah g.
Calgary, AB
10/15/2009 2 photos
One morning I just rolled over in bed and felt an excruciatingly sharp pain in my left knee. My partner saw the whole situation and immediately handed me a frozen fish from my freezer. It was suggested I should get X-rays taken at the nearest Urgent Care Facility, which is Sheldon M Chumir. Now the car drop off area into the Care Facility is reminiscent of the futuristic-like highways I saw as a child when travelling the outskirts of Tokyo. Freshly painted and wide, you could almost smell "clean". The interior of this place looks like they commissioned a graphic/interior designer. The Building columns inside have stenciled words for "welcome" in foreign languages. There are rows of surreal birch trees on walls. Hmmm where am I? In a Museum? I was interviewed right away, but the line up area could use some serious seating. I was taken into a glass cubical with state of the art medical equipment, again where am I? In the movie the Matrix? My wait however was especially long (6 hours) but when I finally got in, I was grateful with the treatment the specialists gave me. I found the doctor and the attendant to be quite witty. Anyways the verdict was that I had dislocated my knee and that it was back in place and with time and rest I will soon heal. I was so very pleased with the attention, the humour, and the professionalism of the whole experience and I really appreciated the aesthetics of the building as well. By the way about that fish, being the true Filipina that I am, I did fry it up and had it for supper that night.
