Covenant Health

• Edmonton health-care worker details what it’s like to be redeployed during COVID-19

  Dr. Erik Wikman was a children's psychologist at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton, but then the world changed and he moved to the front lines of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 12
• Alberta health care aide steps in as hairstylist for seniors

  A health care aide is known for his great work when it comes to taking care of residents...but he's also built a reputation as an excellent hairstylist.

  Canada

  Feb 19
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• Thoughtful Albertans lifting holiday spirits of health-care workers with messages, gifts

  As stress levels skyrocket among health-care workers, grateful and generous Albertans are proving small gestures can be a big morale boost.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2020
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• 1,205 Alberta health-care workers — 1% of workforce — have tested positive for COVID-19

  Of the 651 AHS employees who have tested positive and whose source of infection has been determined, 28.6 per cent acquired their infection at work.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2020
• COVID-19 outbreaks declared on 3 units at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton

  On Sunday, a spokesperson told Global News there are seven cases identified at the hospital: four in patients and two in staff members. 

  Health

  Nov 1, 2020
• Hospital beds versus staff: Is COVID-19 overwhelming the human side of Alberta’s health system?

  What kind of pressure is the human resource aspect of Alberta's health system experiencing as COVID-19 cases keep rising?

  Features

  Oct 20, 2020
• COVID-19: Several staff members at Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital self-isolating as precaution after social event

  Several people who work at Edmonton's Misericordia Community Hospital are self-isolating as a precaution after they attended an "off-site social event" after which at least one attendee tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2020
• Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate reports new death from COVID-19, over 2 weeks since last fatality

  Thirty-two residents have died from COVID-19 at the Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre in Edmonton after an additional death was reported over the weekend. 

  Health

  Sep 7, 2020
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• No new COVID-19 cases linked to Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital since July 17

  The Misericordia Community Hospital has not recorded a new case of COVID-19 related to its outbreak since July 17, according to numbers released this weekend. 

  Health

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Q and A with medical director of Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital about COVID-19 outbreak

  On Friday, Global News spoke with Dr. Robert Black, the hospital’s medical director.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2020