Covenant Health

• Province announces new facility for expectant mothers in northern Alberta

  Planning is underway for the AHS-owned, Covenant Health-operated facility that will bring new maternity and emergency medical services space to northern Alberta.

  Health

  Apr 3
  
• Alberta nurses formally agree to new collective agreement

  Members of United Nurses of Alberta have ratified a new provincial collective agreement after 'one of the most prolonged and arduous negotiations' in its history,' the UNA said.

  Health

  Jan 27
  
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• Edmonton Zone care facilities see huge increases in COVID-19 outbreaks

  In total, Alberta Health is reporting 123 acute, long-term and supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone in outbreak status.

  Health

  Jan 25
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• Anonymous donor buys real-time breast-cancer screening machine for Covenant Health

  The Misericordia now has a high-definition imaging machine that lets surgeons check -- while still in the operating room -- that they've successfully removed all cancerous cells.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2021
• Rural Alberta mayor praying for no major incidents following long weekend ER department closure

  In several rural Alberta communities, medical care could be hard to come by as multiple towns are dealing with closed emergency rooms.

  Health

  Oct 9, 2021
• Alberta researcher focusing on supporting mental health of health-care workers

  The University of Alberta's Susan Sommerfeldt has received funding for two projects in partnership with Covenant Health to help the mental health of health-care workers.

  Health

  May 10, 2021
• ‘I wish she could’ve gotten help’: Daughter of Alberta woman who died after AstraZeneca vaccine

  Eight days after receiving an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, 52-year-old Lisa Stonehouse had heart palpitations, chills, nausea and a severe headache, her daughter Jordan said.

  Health

  May 5, 2021
• Residents search for answers after newborn found inside Edmonton apartment building

  After a newborn was found in the laundry room of an apartment building, there's concerns about the well-being of the baby's mom.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2021
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• 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, 2021
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• 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, 2021