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A team approach to recovery after surgery

Q&A: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery with Colleen Effa, ERAS Nurse Co-ordinator

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On a recent visit to Youville Home, Jacob Trach reminisces with a group of Sisters. Jacob has a strong connection to the Grey Nuns: he has worked with them, been a patient in their care and donated to their mission.

A walk down memory lane

It was more than 50 years in the making—a "walk down memory lane" tea between Jacob Trach and the retired Sisters ...

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Premature babies: Stats and facts

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), preterm birth happens when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are ...

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Shawn McCreight loves living at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre because at 52 years old, he finally felt safe enough to come out.

Creating safe communities for LGBTQ+ seniors

Individuals who are now in their seventies and eighties grew up learning that homosexuals were evil, diseased or pedophiles, says Serge ...

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Carmen Maisonneuve and her husband Gerard stop to look closely at the mural being painted on the wall of the dementia cottage where Gerard lives. The mural camouflages a doorway.

Art and culture combine to help dementia residents

Carmen Maisonneuve visits her husband Gerard every day at Covenant Care Saint-Thomas, a care centre located in the heart of Edmonton’s ...

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