Covenant Health
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Wife seeking justice after Edmonton father dies in hospital waiting to see ER doctorThe 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.CanadaDec 28, 2025
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‘Completely avoidable’: Review ordered after Edmonton man dies waiting in ERThe 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.CanadaDec 28, 2025
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Edmonton father, 44, dies in hospital after waiting 8 hours in ER to see a doctorOn 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.CanadaDec 24, 2025
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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.HealthJul 24, 2025
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Nurses in Alberta to hold ratification vote on mediator-recommended agreementThe United Nurses of Alberta says an online ratification vote will take place on Oct. 30.HealthOct 11, 2024
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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.HealthSep 3, 2024
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Impending loss of reconstructive surgeon worries Alberta face cancer patientConcerns 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.HealthJun 10, 2024
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Expanded ER at Misericordia Hospital to open Tuesday, tripling capacityThe 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.HealthNov 19, 2023
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Grey Nuns Hospital temporarily pauses admissions to insulin pump programOne of two insulin pump therapy program sites in the Edmonton region says it is temporarily pausing new admissions to allow it to catch up on a backlog of new patients.HealthNov 12, 2023
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Misericordia hospital runs simulations ahead of new emergency department openingThe Misericordia hospital's new emergency department -- which is nearly three times larger than the current ER -- has been turned over from the construction company.HealthSep 6, 2023
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