Grey Nuns Community Hospital
| Grey Nuns Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Covenant Health/Alberta Health Services | |
 | |
  Location in Edmonton | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1100 Youville Drive West Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°27′43″N 113°25′46″W / 53.461826°N 113.429443°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Acute Care |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Affiliated university | University of Alberta |
| Network | Alberta Health Services |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 363[1] |
| Helipad | TC LID: CES8 |
| Public transit access |    Grey Nuns stop |
| History | |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.covenanthealth.ca |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital provides a full range of services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. The 14-bed tertiary palliative care unit is known for its delivery of care and teaching practices.[1] The hospital traces its roots to the Grey Nuns of Montreal who sent Sister Emery (Zoe LeBlanc[2]), Adel Lamy and Alphonse (Marie Jacques)[3] to the Edmonton area in 1859.[4]
Main services
[edit]The Grey Nuns Community Hospital offers a wide range of services.[5]
- General and Vascular Surgery
- Intensive and Cardiac Care
- Family medicine
- internal medicine
- Children's Health
- Women's Health
- Diagnostics
- Mental Health
- Ambulatory Care
Gender clinic
[edit]Lorne Warneke opened the first gender identity clinic in Canada at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in 1996, where he served as medical director until retiring in 2017.[6][7] Warneke was a major advocate for transgender rights and played an important role in getting Alberta Health Services to cover gender reassignment surgery in 1984, and again in 2010.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grey Nuns Community Hospital - Covenant Health". www.covenanthealth.ca. Covenant Health. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Famous Five Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ Dalheim, K (1955). Calahoo Trails. Calahoo Women's Institute. p. 12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Celebrating the legacy of Catholic Sisters in Alberta" (PDF). Covenant Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Main Services". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Tintinaglia, Daniella (2022-12-07). "Honouring a half-century career of LGBTQ2S+ advocacy |". The Vital Beat. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "EQHP Stories". Edmonton Queer History Project Stories.
- ^ "Dr. Lorne Warneke remembered as pivotal LGBTQ pioneer in Alberta". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "For More Than Half a Century, Dr. Lorne Warneke was Alberta's Foremost Trans Rights Advocate and Trailblazer". University of Alberta.
- ^ Bauer, Kirsten. "Trans rights trailblazer reflects on 50 years of social change". University of Alberta.
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