The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is an
acute care
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hospital located in the
Mill Woods
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area of south
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital provides a full range of services including a 24-hour
Emergency Department
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...
. The 14-bed tertiary palliative care unit is known for its delivery of care and teaching practices.
The hospital traces its roots to the
Grey Nuns of Montreal who sent Sister Emery (Zoe LeBlanc), Adel Lamy and Alphonse (Marie Jacques) to the Edmonton area in 1859.
Main services
The Grey Nuns Community Hospital offers a wide range of services.
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General
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and
Vascular Surgery
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Intensive
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and
Cardiac Care
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*Family medicine
*internal medicine
*Children's Health
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Women's Health
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*Diagnostics
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Mental Health
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Ambulatory Care
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References
1988 establishments in Alberta
Certified airports in Alberta
Heliports in Canada
Hospital buildings completed in 1988
Catholic hospitals in North America
Hospitals established in 1988
Hospitals in Edmonton
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