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Stephanie Beattie, Registered Nurse, and Janine Landry start to initiate phase 1 of Code Yellow – Missing Person, after getting their practice scenario from Josh Morin.

Missing person training - Code yellow — Stephanie Beattie, Registered Nurse, and Janine Landry start to initiate phase 1 of Code Yellow – Missing Person, after getting their practice scenario from Josh Morin.

May 5, 2017

Missing patient training

Hospital staff practise to keep patients safe

Special long-time Oilers fans surprised with tickets to playoff game

May 4, 2017

Special Oilers fans surprised with playoff tickets

Two Edmonton General residents receive an anonymous gift

hand hygiene saves lives

May 4, 2017

Hand hygiene saves lives

cover photo jim and neil book cart

April 18, 2017

Coming full circle: giving back after receiving compassionate care

Volunteers distribute reading material to patients

Medical Missions group shot

April 10, 2017

On a mission of health, hope and healing

How medical missions keep calling healthcare workers back

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March 15, 2017

Food for thought

How nutrition plays a role in health care

Don't slip on ice this winter

February 20, 2017

Eight ways to stay on your feet this winter

The art Lorraine Oberg donated to the Misericordia Community Hospital is very personal. In this painting, "Memories," you see a Cossack sculpted by Lorraine’s brother, an ostrich egg her daughter made and cross-stitch from her aunt Vicky.

Wall of Gratitude artwork at the Misericordia Community Hospital — The art Lorraine Oberg donated to the Misericordia Community Hospital is very personal. In this painting, "Memories," you see a Cossack sculpted by Lorraine’s brother, an ostrich egg her daughter made and cross-stitch from her aunt Vicky.

February 13, 2017

Artist offers hope and healing with Wall of Gratitude

Fourteen ways to keep your brain healthy

January 25, 2017

Fourteen ways to keep your brain healthy

Tips from Dr. Harry Zirk, Geriatrician at the Grey Nuns Hospital

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December 12, 2016

Volunteer knitters provide comfort to kids in hospital

Through knitted donations, volunteers are helping to make the emergency department a less scary place