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Our mission

Rooted in a tradition 150-years strong

We are called to continue the healing ministry of Jesus by serving with compassion, upholding the sacredness of life in all stages, and caring for the whole person—body, mind and soul.

Our strategic directions

SERVE: we will strengthen our mission and live our values to meet the needs of those we serve through excellence in care, an engaged team and wise use of our resources
TRANSFORM and GROW: we will transform the health system and grow through integration, innovation and shared learnings to respond to the strengths and needs of our communities, especially those most vulnerable.
CONTRIBUTE: we will leverage our legacy to maximize the strategic contribution of Catholic health care

Covenant Health Strategic Framework

Covenant Health Mission Awards

The Mission Awards are our annual organization-wide awards. They recognize individuals and teams who are outstanding examples of people who live our Mission in all they do. There are six awards, one for each of our values. Learn more

See videos of this year’s winners

Tools to support our mission

Mission Integration Tool Kit

The Mission Integration Tool Kit helps our leaders, staff, physicians and volunteers understand the foundational elements on which Covenant Health was built. Read more

Mission Discernment Tool

To support our leaders in making major decisions that are aligned with our mission and values, we have created the Covenant Health Mission Discernment Tool. Learn more

Service Through Christ Award

In 2011, Covenant Health established this award as part of our Catholic Sisters' Legacy Recognition Project to recognize those who demonstrate selfless acts of service and compassion. This award is given to a person or team, regardless of faith affiliation, who is widely recognized as supporting, advancing and working tirelessly on behalf of Catholic health to carry on the Sisters' legacy. Please watch A Legacy of Service to learn more about the women who have served Alberta for over 150 years.

Read about our award recipients

Holy Year of Mercy

(Dec 8, 2015 to Nov 20, 2016)

Reflecting on the Year of Mercy

Covenant Health would like to acknowledge that what we refer to as Alberta is the traditional ancestral territory of a diversity of Indigenous peoples and home to Treaty 6, 7, and 8. We honor the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika, the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland. We recognize and give thanks to the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations, all who continue to grace these lands, and all future generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.