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How to recognize bedbugs

Appearance Bedbugs are up to 10 mm long.They have an oval, broad flat body with a short, broad head.Adults are brown ...

July 6, 2016

Care facility bites back

Tackling the common and pesky problem of bedbugs

July 6, 2016

Premature twins Jacob and Arianna were born at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital on May 23, 2016, at 32 weeks and four days.

Helping premature babies get home sooner

Erica and Cory Thomas can remember vividly the day it all started. “We had initially come in to be monitored because ...

July 4, 2016

Life-saving vascular surgery with compassion

When Eva Jansen mentioned having blurred vision to her physician in early 2015, he sent her for tests. As an active ...

July 1, 2016

Who are the surgeons who restore your body’s blood flow?

The Northern Alberta Vascular Centre at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton is home to some of the top vascular ...

July 1, 2016

Medication Errors

For nurses working in hospitals, administering medication is a big part of their job and it carries a lot of responsibility. ...

June 29, 2016

The GEM-ED team (from left): Ahthesham Sheikh, Dr. Jed Shimizu and Fahim Rajabali consult about a patient.

ER support program for seniors flourishing

Assessment and intervention in ER key to providing proper treatment for seniors.

June 27, 2016

Tracy Lowe, Resident Assistant, gets to know her residents and makes them feel comfortable.

Caring for the dying with an open heart

A day in the life of a Resident Assistant

June 24, 2016

Elena Clark, 61, is feeling relief as the pain in her chest is eased by the healing touch of Health Care Aide Lourdes McBride.

What is a good death?

Right to die overshadowing quality palliative care

June 22, 2016

A mosaic plaque was presented by the students of Steinhauer School to St. Joseph's residents in recognition of their 20-year partnership.

Celebrating 20 years of partnership

The year was 1995. A partnership deal between St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital and Steinhauer School was officially signed. Students have been ...

May 19, 2016