Covenant Health

• Alberta nurses ratify collective agreement with Covenant Health: union

  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said nurses who work for Covenant Health have voted almost 90 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement.

  Health

  Feb 24
  
• Edmonton General care home battling mice infestation, droppings

  The operator of one of the province’s largest long-term care homes says it's working to address serious concerns about an infestation of mice and mice droppings.

  Health

  Jan 23
  
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• Wife seeking justice after Edmonton father dies in hospital waiting to see ER doctor

  The wife of an Edmonton man who died in a hospital ER room after waiting more than eight hours says she will do whatever it takes to find justice for her husband.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2025
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• ‘Completely avoidable’: Review ordered after Edmonton man dies waiting in ER

  The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died of an apparent cardiac arrest while waiting for care in an Edmonton emergency department.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2025
• Edmonton father, 44, dies in hospital after waiting 8 hours in ER to see a doctor

  On Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumawent to emergency at Grey Nuns Hospital due to severe chest pains. The 44-year-old father of three died after waiting eight hours to see a doctor.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2025
• Alberta hospice grants patients one last wish: ‘Brings them joy and meaning’

  A hospice in St. Albert is offering their residents one last wish before they say their final goodbye. The program has brought joy to patients, staff and the community.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2025
• Nurses in Alberta to hold ratification vote on mediator-recommended agreement

  The United Nurses of Alberta says an online ratification vote will take place on Oct. 30.

  Health

  Oct 11, 2024
• Alberta Health Minister says AHS, Covenant Health hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’

  AHS operates more than 100 facilities across the province, while Covenant Health's website lists fewer than a dozen hospitals and rural health centres.

  Health

  Sep 3, 2024
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• Impending loss of reconstructive surgeon worries Alberta face cancer patient

  Concerns are growing over the potential loss of the main doctor at the Institute of Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM) that specializes in face and neck cancers.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2024
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• Expanded ER at Misericordia Hospital to open Tuesday, tripling capacity

  The emergency department at the Misericordia Community Hospital will open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, promising to triple patient capacity, according to AHS.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2023