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New space, same care for preterm babies

Families are the focus to help babies get home sooner

November 21, 2016

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 ...

November 17, 2016

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 ...

November 16, 2016

Chateau Vitaline resident Velma Baker loves when the Grade 5 and 6 students from École Bellevue School come to visit.

Sparking new friendships

“If I end up in assisted living, I want to be surrounded by kids and dogs, and then I know I’ll ...

November 14, 2016

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 ...

November 9, 2016

My community cares

Hospital chaplain Brian Greenwood shares his uplifting journey as a spiritual guide seeking help for depression.

November 7, 2016

Patient Mary Nychka was one of the first on Unit 52 to be introduced to the Walk With Me program in January 2016.

Walk With Me program takes another step forward

When you're down and out, the last thing you want is to get up and about.

November 2, 2016

Mary Daubney, dressed in a land girl uniform, proudly displays memorabilia from the Second World War, when she served with the Women's Land Army.

Seniors’ colourful past celebrated in calendar fundraiser

Mary Daubney was only 11 years old in 1941 when her parents and brother were killed in a Nazi bombing campaign ...

October 27, 2016

Life-changing heart attack

An important part of recovery is how hospital staff support patients for discharge

October 25, 2016

As soon as Robin Forslund felt well enough, she was able to hold her baby skin to skin. Her wish to have that precious time with her daughter right after birth while they were still in the operating room came true.

Skin to skin

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is now offering moms with planned caesarean sections (C-sections) a chance to experience skin-to-skin contact with ...

October 24, 2016