Resources
Resident & Family Handbook (PDF)
Introduction to Long Term Care (PDF)
St. Joseph's Auxiliary Hospital Legacy Story (PDF)
St. Joseph's Auxiliary Hospital Fact Sheet - 2020/21
June Recreation Calendar (PDF)
Facility overview
Contact information
St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital
10707 29 Ave NW
Edmonton AB T6J 6W1
Phone: 780.430.9110
Click here to view a map and get driving directions
St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital provides compassionate, holistic 24-hour nursing care to people with complex medical needs. The facility also offers palliative care and other valued supports to the local community.
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 as of June 20, 2022
St. Joseph's Auxiliary Hospital is on outbreak prevention.
Site outbreak definitions
- Outbreak prevention is:
- No residents or staff showing any symptoms of COVID-19
- Alert is defined as:
- At least one resident or staff member who exhibits one or more symptoms of COVID-19
- Staff with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who did not work while symptomatic
- A confirmed COVID-19 outbreak is defined as:
- Any one individual (resident or staff) with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Staff must have worked while symptomatic.
- Sites with two or more laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases will be included in 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.
Programs & services
Resident & visitor information
Visiting hours
Visitors are welcome at any time of day. Between 9 pm and 7 am the door is locked. Please use the phone at the entrance if you wish to visit during those hours.
Cable TV
Basic cable is available in each resident’s room for a nominal fee. Residents are welcome to arrange for enhanced services with the cable provider.
Cafeteria
Our kitchen can cater for special events in the facility.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Chapel
Our chapel is open 24 hours a day for quiet meditation. We also have weekly Roman Catholic Masses and other regularly scheduled ecumenical services.
Hair salon
A full service hair salon is located on the main floor. Please check with reception for hours of business.
Phone: 780.430.3440
Monthly newsletter and calendar
The Connector is our monthly newsletter for residents and families. It includes a calendar page outlining daily activities and special events for residents, as well as programs and services in the facility.
Resident laundry
Laundry services are available to residents and can be arranged through care managers.
Resident transportation
We have a handicap-ready bus for use for recreational activities.
Scent-free environment
For the comfort of residents and staff, we ask that you help us keep St. Joseph’s a scent-free environment. The slightest amount of scent in the air can trigger severe reactions in some people. To help us maintain a healthy environment, please do not wear or bring scented products into the care centre. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Smoke-free property
Smoking is prohibited anywhere on St. Joseph’s property, including the parking lot.
Stop the spread of germs
- For the safety of our residents, we encourage you to clean your hands when you visit. See A Guide to Clean Hands for information on protecting yourself and your loved ones.
- If you’re sick, it's best to wait and visit your loved one when you’re feeling better. If you must visit and you’re coughing or sneezing, consider wearing a mask to protect your loved one.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and then discard the tissue. If you don’t have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your upper sleeve or elbow.
- Clean your hands frequently with soap and water or hand sanitizer, especially after coughing or sneezing.
Parking
Beginning September 1, 2020, public parking fees will be in effect again at Covenant Health sites.
Visitor parking is available, including accessible parking stalls, on the west side of the parking lot. Daily, hourly, weekly and monthly tickets can be purchased from the dispenser located at the front of the parking lot.
Parking rates
Hourly: $1
Full day (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.): $4
Overnight (4 p.m. – 8 a.m.): $2
Weekly: $15
Monthly: $25
2020/21 Overview
Staff 460
Volunteers 131
Continuing care beds 188
Palliative care beds 14
Community day support program clients 35/day
Our stories
Lifting spirits
Getting creative about staying active
#PlankTheCurveChallenge raises funds
Residents help plan menu
Gardening together
Men's group generates hope
Resolutions for the new year
Tree of Hope service provides support to those grieving
Keeping seniors connected
Mary Anne's Closet
Staying healthy in the garden
Volunteering where you live
A retired caregiver provides comfort to patients through the power of music
Quiet room offers peace for residents living in continuing care
Jack and Dorey: A love story
A balancing act: Health care aide educates family members about how and why their participation is needed
Knitted hand warmers comfort residents with dementia
Resident volunteer helps gift shop get back in business
Celebrating 20 years of partnership
Helpful Links
Our founders
The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul have a history of service in health care, education, pastoral care and social services. Our legacy from St. Vincent de Paul comes from the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Montreal, which was founded by a young widow, Emilie Gamelin, in 1843.
In 1861, on the invitation of Bishop Horan of Kingston, four Sisters went to Kingston, Ontario to establish a Congregation to serve the sick, the aged, the poor, prisoners and others in need.
The Sisters’ work expanded to encompass social service and pastoral ministries, health care, retreat and campus ministries and missionary work. Faithful to our heritage of St. Vincent de Paul and the Sisters of Providence of Montreal, our history has been one of initiating work and meeting new challenges in response to changing needs.
Based on this tradition, at the request of Archbishop O'Leary, the Sisters were called to Edmonton in 1927 to open the original St. Joseph's Hospital in 1927, located on Whyte Avenue and 107 Street, where the Sisters provided care to aging pioneers in what was coined Edmonton's "first home for the aged." Throughout the years, the building was upgraded and expanded to meet the residents’ needs.
Eventually, the old structure could no longer meet our needs, and in 1993 we moved to our current location in south central Edmonton.