Resources
Resident & Family Handbook
Introduction to Long Term Care
St. Joseph's Auxiliary Hospital Legacy Story
Connector 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.
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.
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. 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, 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.
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
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
Weekly: $15
Monthly: $25
2021/22 Overview
Staff 449
Volunteers 14
Long-term care beds 188
Palliative care beds 14
Community day support program clients 70
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.