Resources
Resident & Family Handbook (PDF)
Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Legacy Story (PDF)
Facility Overview
Contact Information
Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital
5402 47 St
Castor AB T0C 0X0
Main phone: 403.882.3434
Fax: 403.882.2751
Long-term care phone: 403.882.2882
Mailing Address
Box 329
Castor AB T0C 0X0
Click here to view a map and get driving directions
Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital in Castor provides a full range of health services to the progressive rural community in east-central Alberta, and works closely with neighbouring communities of Coronation and Consort.
Programs & services
24-hour emergency
Acute care services
Ambulatory care
Continuing care
Diagnostic services
Family medicine centre
Foot care services
Palliative care
Rehabilitation services (inpatient and outpatient)
Respiratory therapy consultations (outpatient)
Respite Care
Spiritual care
Patient & visitor information
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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, on the east side of the hospital.
2021/22 Overview
Staff 109
Volunteers 12
Outpatient visits 773
Emergency visits 3,040
Acute care beds 5
Continuing care beds 22
Our stories
Spiritual care in a pandemic
Horse visits spark happy memories for residents
A lifetime of helping others
Winter workouts: five tips for exercising outdoors
Love lessons
Margie's last lesson
How nutrition plays a role in health care
Advocate changes outlook and purpose for resident
Putting families in the driver’s seat
Our founders
Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital first opened in 1911 and has served as a landmark in Castor ever since.
The hospital was built shortly after the Town of Castor was incorporated in 1910. The Town council had offered incentives to the Daughters of Wisdom, convincing them to open a local hospital. Six Sisters arrived to serve the community and the original hospital opened on October 29, 1911.
In 1920 the west wing was added, allowing space for a chapel and the sisters to relocate from their previous quarters in the basement to the new wing of the facility. A decade later, the original building was extended to the south and could accommodate the elevator that continues to operate to this day. Prior to its installation, the Sisters had to carry patients by stretcher to the upper floors.
A modern acute care wing was added in 1962, and a long-term care unit was added in 1994. A courtyard now sits between the three sections of the hospital.
Over the years, the number of Sisters serving the hospital has gradually declined. The Catholic Health Care Association took ownership of the hospital in 2003, and it is now directed by Covenant Health. Today, the century-old hospital has been designated as a provincial historic resource and continues to be a shining example of the Catholic health care heritage in Alberta.
