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the communities’ health care needs: for example, while the Emergency
Unit at Eagle Ridge Hospital was designed to serve 15,000 patients a year,

it currently serves over 30,000 patients a year.

Ee Ridge Hospital and Heal: eCentreh plan to meet the
challeages of growth anc aange.
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Coquitlam 99,400 172,800 125,500 Total Tri-Citias
Port Coquitlam 36,770 39,770 44,300 48900 Population increase
Port Moody 17,710 19,700 21,200 23,100 1991-20065: 42.6%

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