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Dr. Paul Greenwood
August 30, 2022

Honouring a legacy of cardiac care

Misericordia Community Hospital renames cardiac care unit in honour of Dr. Paul Greenwood

  • Chronic Conditions,
  • Heart
Covenant wellness community map
February 15, 2022

New health hub announced for southeast Edmonton

Covenant's innovative wellness community will feature comprehensive health services and multigenerational housing

  • General Health,
  • Seniors,
  • Heart
Cardiology simulation training at MCH.JPG
June 11, 2020

Simulation training helps teams with COVID-19 patient care

Teams at the Misericordia and Grey Nuns hospitals practice new processes and procedures

  • Pregnancy,
  • Women's Health,
  • Heart,
  • Innovation
Stress and heart disease - woman
February 12, 2019

Stress and heart disease

  • Women's Health,
  • Heart
Doctor and patient
February 8, 2019

New ‘recipe’ helps patients stay out of emergency

Evidence-based approach will reduce hospital readmissions and length of stays for patients with COPD and heart failure

  • Innovation,
  • Heart,
  • Chronic Conditions
Meditation hero image
February 7, 2019

Meditation for a healthy heart

  • General Health,
  • Heart
Taking blood pressure
March 9, 2018

Women and heart disease

Many people aren't aware of the risk faced by women

  • General Health,
  • Heart,
  • Women's Health
To help keep track of a patient’s pre-admission home medications, the Misericordia has implemented a Medication Reconciliation (MedRec) program.
October 25, 2016

Life-changing heart attack

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

  • Heart,
  • General Health,
  • Innovation,
  • Vascular
Randy Veness from Fort McMurray at Grey Nuns Hospital
Randy Veness rests at the Grey Nuns Community hospital after a harrowing day and night fleeing the Fort McMurray wildfire.
May 7, 2016

Heart patient's ordeal eased by great care

  • Heart,
  • Chronic Conditions
Dr. Chris Nichol, patient Nadine Terpstra and Cindy Parker, Registered Nurse in St. Mary’s Emergency department’s triage area
(From left) Dr. Chris Nichol, "patient" Nadine Terpstra and Cindy Parker, Registered Nurse, in St. Mary’s Emergency department’s triage area.
November 10, 2015

Stroke simulation leads to quicker treatment time

  • Vascular,
  • Chronic Conditions,
  • Heart,
  • Innovation,
  • Rehabilitation
A new perspective: from worker to patient
“I was very lucky." Michael Reesick describes the pains he experienced during his heart attack. He is standing in the Misericordia Coronary Care unit (CCU) where he was treated.
May 4, 2015

A new perspective: from worker to patient

  • Heart,
  • Spiritual Health
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