The Chief Medical Officer of Health has indicated that continuing care sites must update residents and families of their site’s outbreak status.

As of 11:00 am, May 21, 2020, the status at this site is: Under Investigation. The status will only be updated when it changes.

Site Outbreak Definitions

1. Outbreak prevention is:
   • No residents or staff showing any symptoms of COVID-19
2. Site under investigation is defined as: 
   • At least one resident or staff member who exhibits one or more symptoms of COVID-19
3.  A confirmed COVID-19 outbreak is defined as:
   • Any one individual (resident or staff) with laboratory-confirmed COVID-1
   • Sites with two or more laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases will be included in AHS’ public reporting.

For information related to COVID-19, we encourage you to visit Alberta Health Services’ website.

If you have any questions about your site, please contact us directly. Contact information is on the left.

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Beginning April 3, 2020 Covenant Health is temporarily suspending parking fees at all its facilities province-wide. 

While parking will be free at all Covenant Health sites, we do ask that you continue to be respectful of the parking spaces allocated to visitors, as well as spaces reserved for emergency personnel, physicians, barrier-free stalls, pick-up and drop-off zones, and fire lanes.

Paid hourly parking is available, including accessible parking stalls, in the parking lot on the north side of the facility (Jasper Avenue), or City of Edmonton meter parking can be found along 111 Street, 112 Street and 100 Avenue.

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Edmonton General, Room 3A07 (main floor)
Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed holidays)
780.342.8617
ParkingEdmonton@ahs.ca

Staff                                                                      1,094

Volunteers                                                          345

Long-term care beds                                       439       

Palliative hospice beds                                     26

Restorative/ sub-acute care beds                 30

Wishes do come true
A feeling of home at Mel Miller Hospice
Tai chi is 'medication in motion'
Christmas celebration honours life on palliative unit
Couple's dance performance captures lifetime of love
Olympic performer brings hoop dance to residents
Celebrating Dr. Fred MacDonald
A lifetime at the Edmonton General
Support group helps health care staff thrive
Councils make a difference for those in care
Volunteering where you live
Chefs come to the residents
Tai chi improves well-being of Edmonton General residents
Mother and daughter together again in long-term care
Residents overcome depression, social isolation thanks to gym
Helping those with respiratory disease breathe easy
The Rolling Songsters bring music and life to Edmonton General
Legacy of giving
Hand hygiene saves lives
Special Oilers fans surprised with playoff tickets
Speech-language pathology students improve seniors’ quality of life
Chinese culture and community enhance residents’ lives
My mother believed in angels
Passion for people
There’s life after long-term care
Creating safe communities for LGBTQ+ seniors
Care team gets to the heart of Huntington disease
Baby doll trumps antipsychotics
Responding at a moment’s notice to fire evacuees
Team adopts fire evacuees
Special unit helps seniors transition from hospital to home

St. Marguerite d'Youville & The Grey Nuns

The founding congregation to the Edmonton General, the Grey Nuns, began in Montreal in 1738 by St. Marguerite d’Youville. After the death of her husband, St. d’Youville committed to helping those less fortunate in her community. Her deeds were noticed by several women in the community and eventually St. d’Youville and four other Sisters became Les Soeurs Grises (the Grey Nuns). Initially, the Sisters supporting their  work through a small general store, but after losing the store to a large fire in 1745, St. d’Youville took this as a sign from God for the need to “live more common and in greater poverty.” This vow has become known as the “Original Commitment” and is taken by every woman who joins the Grey Nuns.

The Grey Nuns became formally involved in caring for the sick in 1747 when they took over the administration and care of the Montreal Hospital. This tradition continued when the Edmonton General was built in 1895 on Jasper Avenue.  

Building the Edmonton General

The land where the Edmonton General sits was initially owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company and was sold to the Grey Nuns to build a hospital. While the hospital officially opening its doors to the public in 1896, it actually saw its first patients in late 1895. To accommodate the growing Edmonton population, the hospital was renovated in 1907 and 1920, greatly expanding the services and bed count at the facility. A School of Nursing was also introduced in 1908. The school remained in the hospital until 1972 when it was moved to Grant MacEwan Community College. Additional wings were later added to meet the needs of Edmontonians. The last major change to the Edmonton General was the transition to a continuing care centre in 1989, just after the Grey Nuns Hospital was built in southeast Edmonton.