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September 28, 2020

Meeting the challenges of COVID

Healthcare teams work together to support patients and each other through the pandemic

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Columbia Icefield rescue

September 21, 2020

Responding to a Code Orange

How hospitals prepare for mass casualty incidents

Aging myths

September 14, 2020

Busting myths about aging

Care of the elderly physicians bust common aging myths

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Breaking down mental health stigma

Ann Chislett became a mental health advocate after she lost her son to suicide

September 10, 2020

Soraya Hafez School opens

New school named after Edmonton’s first public school teacher in Arabic immersion program

September 8, 2020

Making patients comfortable at the end

Physicians donate a specialized bed to help patients at Carmel Hospice

September 3, 2020

Bob Power, a volunteer at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, is part of the screening team at the front doors of the hospital.

Welcoming volunteers back to hospitals

Bob Power is happy to be back volunteering at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital. For nearly five years, he’s been serving ...

September 2, 2020

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