Resources
Resident & Family Handbook (PDF)
Killam Health Centre Legacy Story (PDF)
Community Connection (video)
Killam Health Centre Fact Sheet - 2020/21
Facility overview
Contact information
Killam Health Centre
5203 49 Ave
Killam AB T0B 2L0
Phone: 780.385.3741
Click here to view a map and get driving directions
Killam Health Centre provides the people of Killam and Flagstaff county with individual and family-centred health services, including 24-hour emergency, diagnostic, therapeutic and continuing care services.
We invite you to join us on this virtual tour of the Killam Campus of Caring. Journey through our 50-suite facility designed with the flexibility to provide supportive living, long-term care and dementia care to individuals and couples. The Killam Campus of Caring provides holistic care to Killam seniors, ensuring they can continue living with us even as their needs change.
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
Killam Health Centre is currently on outbreak.
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
24-hour emergency
Acute care services
Adult day support program
Continuing care services
Diet counselling (inpatient and outpatient)
Foot care services
Palliative care
Rehabilitation services (inpatient and outpatient)
Respiratory clinic
Spiritual care
Patient & 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
Free visitor parking is available, including accessible parking stalls, at Killam Health Centre.
2020/21 Overview
Staff 147
Volunteers 3
Outpatient visits 11,227
Emergency visits 2,545
Acute care beds 9
Continuing care beds 50
Our stories
Embracing change in rural care
Simulations help staff prepare for real-life situations
Helping residents celebrate Christmas
The benefits of creative therapy
Residents stay in their community as their needs change
Honouring residents with choice
Flexible care model transforms seniors' care in the Killam community
Navigating chronic illness with hometown help
Residents enjoy popular fitness classes
Winter workouts: five tips for exercising outdoors
Helping people live and die well
Valentine's Day celebrations
Four-legged care team
How nutrition plays a role in health care
Experiencing the world of dementia
Keeping aging couples together
Our Founders
The Killam Health Centre was opened in November 1963 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The Sisters were firmly entrenched in the community, and they adapted their services to meet the changing health needs of Killam.
In 2003, the Sisters left Killam and the Centre was operated by the Alberta Catholic Health Corporation until 2009, when the Centre became part of Covenant Health. Although the physical presence of the Sisters of St. Joseph has left the building, their influence is always present in the compassionate and loving care that is delivered to patients at the Killam Health Centre today.
Today, the Killam Health Centre has five acute-care beds, 45 long-term care beds and five beds with other designations. The Centre is currently being redeveloped to convert the long-term care area into a Campus of Care that will better meet the needs of residents. The redevelopment is expected to be complete in 2018.
