Resources
Resident & Family Handbook (PDF)
Introduction to Long Term Care (PDF)
Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre Legacy Story (PDF)
Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre Fact Sheet - 2020/21 (PDF)
Facility overview
Contact information
Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre
11111 Jasper Ave NW
Edmonton AB T5K 0L4
Phone: 780.342.8000
Click here to view a map and get driving directions
The Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre provides long term care, subacute care and hospice care to a diverse population in downtown Edmonton, following a deep-rooted tradition of healing the body, enriching the mind and nurturing the soul.
For information about visiting residents during the pandemic, see these resources: Visiting During an Outbreak and Know Your Risk During COVID-19.
COVID-19 outbreak status
The Chief Medical Officer of Health has indicated that continuing care sites must update residents and families of their site’s outbreak status.
Status
The Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre has no outbreaks at this time.
Site outbreak definitions
An outbreak is defined as:
- When a site/unit has two or more residents or staff who meet the new case definition. In the case of an outbreak, CDC will investigate further and, if criteria are met, an outbreak will be declared.
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.
Programs & services
Continuing care
G.F.Macdonald Centre for Lung Health
Mel Miller Hospice
Spiritual Care
Subacute/restorative care
Resident & visitor information
Request health information or health records
Update to Designated Family/Support Person and Visitor Access
Covenant Health acknowledges the social nature of care and the role of family as an integral dimension of the patient and resident experience. Therefore, at Covenant Health there is a presumption in favour of family presence as the standard of care.
Exceptions are necessary when patient, resident and staff safety, quality, privacy and other factors determine limitations.
Refer to the Designated Family/Support Person and Visitor Policy for more information about access and visitation.
Parking
Beginning September 1, 2020, public parking fees will be in effect again at Covenant Health sites.
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.
Parking office
Edmonton General, Room 3A07 (main floor)
Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed holidays)
780.342.8617
ParkingEdmonton@ahs.ca
2020/21 Overview
Staff 1,266
Volunteers 31
Long-term care beds 439
Palliative hospice beds 26
Restorative/ sub-acute care beds 30
Our stories
Supporting LGBTQ2S+ residents
7 ways to beat COVID fatigue
The new experience of grief
Recreation assistant shows she truly sees residents through art
Honouring residents with choice
Soraya Hafez School opens
Overcoming the challenges of COVID-19 in long-term care
Remembering a palliative care pioneer
A lifetime of adventures together
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
Our founders
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.
