Grey Nuns Community Hospital

Coordinates: 53°27′43″N 113°25′46″W / 53.461826°N 113.429443°W / 53.461826; -113.429443
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Grey Nuns Community Hospital
Roman Catholic
Affiliated universityUniversity of Alberta
NetworkAlberta Health Services
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds363[1]
HelipadTC LID: CES8
Public transit accessEdmonton Transit System Light rail interchangeValley Line Grey Nuns stop
History
Opened1988
Links
Websitewww.covenanthealth.ca
ListsHospitals in Canada

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is an

Emergency Department. The 14-bed tertiary palliative care unit is known for its delivery of care and teaching practices.[1] The hospital traces its roots to the Grey Nuns of Montreal who sent Sister Emery (Zoe LeBlanc[2]), Adel Lamy and Alphonse (Marie Jacques)[3] to the Edmonton area in 1859.[4]

Main services

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital offers a wide range of services.[5]

Gender Clinic

In 1996

gender reassignment surgery in 1984, and again in 2010.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grey Nuns Community Hospital - Covenant Health". www.covenanthealth.ca. Covenant Health. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Famous Five Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  3. ^ Dalheim, K (1955). Calahoo Trails. Calahoo Women's Institute. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Celebrating the legacy of Catholic Sisters in Alberta" (PDF). Covenant Health. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Main Services". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  6. ^ Tintinaglia, Daniella (2022-12-07). "Honouring a half-century career of LGBTQ2S+ advocacy |". The Vital Beat. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ^ "EQHP Stories". Edmonton Queer History Project Stories.
  8. ^ "Dr. Lorne Warneke remembered as pivotal LGBTQ pioneer in Alberta". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  9. ^ "For More Than Half a Century, Dr. Lorne Warneke was Alberta's Foremost Trans Rights Advocate and Trailblazer". University of Alberta.
  10. ^ Bauer, Kirsten. "Trans rights trailblazer reflects on 50 years of social change". University of Alberta.