Covenant Health

04/07/2026

To care differently we must understand better.

Meet Karilynn (Kari) Rajotte, clinical nurse educator at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and one of the facilitators leading our Dementia Simulation Workshop at Engaged & Empowered 2026.

Kari's hands-on simulation training immerses participants in the sensory and cognitive challenges of dementia, helping care providers walk in their patients' shoes, even if just for a moment.

This workshop uses realistic scenarios to:

✅Build deeper empathy
✅Strengthen de-escalation + redirection skills
✅Transform your approach to person-centred care

A certified Positive Approach to Care trainer, Kari has been championing better dementia education since 2023, turning personal professional goals into real impact for staff and patients alike.

Your patients can't tell you what dementia feels like. This workshop can. 💡

Register before spots fill up!

➡️ https://bit.ly/4ofRT0q ✅

04/06/2026

She fell 45 feet at Red Bull Rampage then drove 20 hours for world-class care.

Pro mountain biker Casey Brown crashed hard during practice at the world's premier freeride event.

🔻Torn meniscus
🔻Ligament damage
🔻Crushed tibial plateau

She chose Banff Mineral Springs Hospital and the Banff Sport Medicine team, where she was in surgery within a day of arriving.

Read Casey's full story: https://bit.ly/41butjF

📸: Casey Brown + Peter Wojnar

04/04/2026

Your story matters and we want you to share it. 🗣️

We're offering limited Community Access Passes to the Engaged & Empowered 2026 Summit, April 27–28 in Edmonton.

If you're a patient, caregiver, family member or community partner, this pass helps to remove the cost barrier to make sure your voice is in the room.

Apply by April 10. Limited spots are available!

➡️ https://bit.ly/4siiRGV ✅

04/03/2026

"I never would have thought that I would ever be having this opportunity."

Angela Parisian is one of six Mill Woods residents whose portrait now hangs inside the Covenant Community Health Centre and her reaction to being chosen says everything about who she is.

As the Indigenous care liaison at Grey Nuns hospital, Angela shows up for patients and families during their most vulnerable moments.

From smudging ceremonies to translating medical language to simply sitting beside someone who needs comfort.

She provides the care she wished her own loved ones had.

Read more about Angela and the five other community heroes: https://bit.ly/4boMTUb

04/03/2026

No Easter eggs this year. We did something different. 🦋

At the Misericordia hospital, our volunteers folded origami butterflies by hand for patients. Each one tucked into a basket with a personal note wishing patients renewed health and energy.

Legend has it that when you whisper a wish to a butterfly, it carries that wish to God.

To our volunteers: thank you for the time, the care and every single fold! 👏

04/02/2026

How do you respond when asked "Am I going to be okay?" This workshop helps build the skills to respond with clarity, compassion and confidence.

Serious illness conversations are some of the most important (and difficult) moments in health care. Yet most providers have never had formal training in how to navigate them.

At Engaged & Empowered 2026, Therapeutic Communication: Strategies for Navigating Difficult Conversations is a workshop that gives you the communication frameworks, confidence and hands-on practice you need to have these conversations with skill and compassion.

You'll work through realistic scenarios to:

✅Improve comfort
✅Build understanding
✅Develop practical skills

All for the conversations that matter most.

Led by Charlotte Oostveen, Sheila Killoran and Dr. Leonie Herx.

📅 April 27, 2026 | Edmonton EXPO Centre

These workshops are filling up. Secure your spot now!

➡️ https://bit.ly/3ZlVZtW ✅

04/01/2026

Fresh flowers can brighten even the hardest hospital day.💐

At the Grey Nuns, a new Florans floral vending machine, introduced through the Associates of Caritas, gives families, staff and visitors a simple way to share comfort and care.

And every purchase goes even further.

Proceeds through the Associates of Caritas support comfort items and equipment across our sites, with more than $11.3 million donated back since 2016.

A reminder that care can bloom in more ways than one.🌼

04/01/2026

04/01/2026

You don't need a title or a badge to shape healthcare. You just need your story.

We're offering limited Community Access Passes to the Engaged & Empowered Summit, April 27–28 in Edmonton.

If you're a patient, caregiver, family member or community partner, this pass removes the cost barrier to make sure your voice is in the room.

Apply by April 10. Limited spots are available!

➡️ https://bit.ly/4siiRGV ✅

04/01/2026

Neurological conditions often require ongoing care, specialized expertise and strong care coordination. 🧠

For many patients, accessing that care can mean travelling across the city.

New neurology services at the Covenant Community Health Centre are helping change that.

Patients in southeast Edmonton can now access specialized care closer to home — making it easier to connect with the support they need.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4lhcLoh

03/31/2026

Today is National Indigenous Languages Day in Canada.

With more than 70 Indigenous languages spoken by First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples, each language carries culture, history and deep connections to land and identity.

03/30/2026

7 years is a long time to live inside a health care system.

Most of us only see it from the outside.

After years of living in continuing care, John Miller knows what it feels like when dignity is honoured, autonomy is respected and when a small moment of genuine human connection changes the weight of an entire day.

That's what he'll bring to the stage at Engaged & Empowered 2026: Advancing Person-Centred Care Summit.

❌Not data
❌Not theory
✅Lived truth

His words will challenge every care provider, leader and advocate in the room to look at the small moments differently. Because in continuing care, the small moments are the care.

Join us on April 27–28, 2026 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre.

If you work in health care, lead a team or care about the people inside our system, this is the room you need to be in. 👇

Register now: https://bit.ly/3ZlVZtW