1958
Provincial and territorial hospital insurance plans.
The Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker, declares federal grants are available to provincial hospital-care projects, 50 cents on the dollar financing, from Ottawa.

1965
Main building completed, Foothills Hospital.

First school of nursing class begins study.

1966
February, main Hospital Phase II complete.

April, first out-patients and glaucoma laboratory.

June, Foothills Hospital opens.

During opening year, "Patient Care" booklet describes new hospital:
"Largest completely new hospital of its kind constructed in North America; 765,000 square feet (71,100 m²) of floor space; 2,000 rooms.
Patient capacity: 766 beds, 116 bassinettes, 15 day care beds.
Staff when the hospital is in full operation: 1,200-1,500.
Cost: $21,000,000 for construction of hospital, School of Nursing and Power Plant — $5,000,000 for initial equipment.
T-shaped hospital building, 12 storeys plus basement.
The cross-piece of the T includes all nursing units.
The back wing, or stem of the T, is 10 storeys high and includes all clinical and other service departments.
A 100 bed auxiliary hospital is planned for later construction on site; also a 370 bed psychiatric hospital which will be operated under separate administration.
Capital financing for construction was by the usual Federal Provincial grants plus a $17 million debenture issue to be retired by the Provincial Government over a 20-year period.
Operation costs will be met by the standard per diem payments made under Alberta Hospitalization Benefits.
Complete hospital control is vested in the board of Management."

Pathology labs (medical laboratory) begins using advanced equipment to provide a complete pathology service.

Residence for 329 nursing students is linked as teaching hospital support of Foothills Hospital.

Planning continues for 100-bed auxiliary hospital and 370 beds for psychiatric patients.

1966 to 2007 and beyond
Hospital expands, largest hospital of the province of Alberta to be Foothills Medical Centre.

2001
November, new 14-bed inpatient stroke unit, Unit 100.

2006
October 19, as part of a C$1.7 billion expansion for Foothills Medical Centre the Calgary Health Region named the new tower the JR (Bud) McCaig Tower after well-known local philanthropist, Bud McCaig.
McCaig who had died in 2005 was the founder of Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute.

2010
C$460M 8-storey tower, JR (Bud) McCaig Tower.

JR (Bud) McCaig Tower adds to largest hospital of province Alberta:
8 operating rooms
36-bed intensive care unit (only 26 beds funded)
93 inpatient beds
21 short-stay beds
Diagnostic imaging
Southern Alberta Tissue Program
Calgary Laboratory Services
space for expansion (16 operating rooms)
Expanded and renovated emergency department (main building)
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinic
Bone and Joint Program includes MSK Clinic, surgery, and teaching facilities
Surgical processing
Admitting
2017 (2023)
C$1.4B Calgary Cancer Center.

state-level planning adds new building to largest hospital of province Alberta:
160 inpatient beds
12 radiation vaults
100 patient exam rooms
100 chemotherapy chairs
1,650 underground parking spaces
984-linear feet of elevated walkway
1958
Provincial and territorial hospital insurance plans. The Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker, declares federal grants are available to provincial hospital-care projects, 50 cents on the dollar financing, from Ottawa.
1965
Main building completed, Foothills Hospital.
First school of nursing class begins study.
1966
February, main Hospital Phase II complete.
April, first out-patients and glaucoma laboratory.
June, Foothills Hospital opens.
During opening year, "Patient Care" booklet describes new hospital:
"Largest completely new hospital of its kind constructed in North America; 765,000 square feet (71,100 m²) of floor space; 2,000 rooms. Patient capacity: 766 beds, 116 bassinettes, 15 day care beds. Staff when the hospital is in full operation: 1,200-1,500. Cost: $21,000,000 for construction of hospital, School of Nursing and Power Plant — $5,000,000 for initial equipment. T-shaped hospital building, 12 storeys plus basement. The cross-piece of the T includes all nursing units. The back wing, or stem of the T, is 10 storeys high and includes all clinical and other service departments. A 100 bed auxiliary hospital is planned for later construction on site; also a 370 bed psychiatric hospital which will be operated under separate administration. Capital financing for construction was by the usual Federal Provincial grants plus a $17 million debenture issue to be retired by the Provincial Government over a 20-year period. Operation costs will be met by the standard per diem payments made under Alberta Hospitalization Benefits. Complete hospital control is vested in the board of Management."
Pathology labs (medical laboratory) begins using advanced equipment to provide a complete pathology service.
Residence for 329 nursing students is linked as teaching hospital support of Foothills Hospital.
Planning continues for 100-bed auxiliary hospital and 370 beds for psychiatric patients.
1966 to 2007 and beyond
Hospital expands, largest hospital of the province of Alberta to be Foothills Medical Centre.
2001
November, new 14-bed inpatient stroke unit, Unit 100.
2006
October 19, as part of a C$1.7 billion expansion for Foothills Medical Centre the Calgary Health Region named the new tower the JR (Bud) McCaig Tower after well-known local philanthropist, Bud McCaig. McCaig who had died in 2005 was the founder of Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute.
2010
C$460M 8-storey tower, JR (Bud) McCaig Tower.
JR (Bud) McCaig Tower adds to largest hospital of province Alberta:
8 operating rooms
36-bed intensive care unit (only 26 beds funded)
93 inpatient beds
21 short-stay beds
Diagnostic imaging
Southern Alberta Tissue Program
Calgary Laboratory Services
space for expansion (16 operating rooms)
Expanded and renovated emergency department (main building)
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinic
Bone and Joint Program includes MSK Clinic, surgery, and teaching facilities
Surgical processing
Admitting
2017 (2023)
C$1.4B Calgary Cancer Center.
state-level planning adds new building to largest hospital of province Alberta:
160 inpatient beds
12 radiation vaults
100 patient exam rooms
100 chemotherapy chairs
1,650 underground parking spaces
984-linear feet of elevated walkway
Foothills Medical Centre