Covenant Health

11/20/2025

Sharing light through tradition and healing at the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre.✨

Through the Korean craft of Hanji, artist Eunju Park discovered a way to heal, create and share her culture.

“Maybe my piece, with its vibrant colours and message, can make someone feel a little better. That’s all I want from my art,” says Eunju.

Her piece, You Shine Brighter than Anyone, now displayed at the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre, celebrates Edmonton’s vibrancy and the strength found in art and heritage.

Read Eunju’s inspiring story: https://bit.ly/4phEKoz

11/18/2025

Join us on a journey towards reconciliation and health equity. 🤝

We're hosting Indigenous Health Engagement sessions to listen, learn and work together with Indigenous communities.

Your stories and perspectives will help shape a health plan centered in Indigenous cultural awareness, traditions and knowledge.

Two upcoming opportunities. 👇

📅 Fort McMurray - Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
⏰ 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
📍 Nikinan Community Centre

📅 Slave Lake - Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025
⏰ 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
📍 Slave Lake Native Friendship Centre

Lunch is provided + door prizes at both events!

Together, we're building relationships and working towards meaningful change in Indigenous healthcare.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3WkFOLP ✅

Unable to attend any of our sessions in person?

You can still participate by providing your perspectives using this form: https://bit.ly/48eIvWA

11/18/2025

As announced on Friday, the Acute Care Action Plan includes plans to build over 1,000 new acute care beds in Edmonton and Calgary through new bed towers at the Grey Nuns, Misericordia, and South Health Campus hospitals.

This investment builds on transformational projects such as the $1.8-billion Red Deer Regional Hospital Redevelopment—which will deliver 200 beds, six operating rooms, two cardiac catheterization labs, and an ambulatory building—as well as $15 million to plan eight new urgent care centres.

These initiatives will increase bed capacity and help address rising demand.

11/17/2025

Nutrition support designed around your health, not trends! 🍏

The nutrition clinic at the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre is helping to turn confusing dietary information into practical steps that help people feel better.

The clinic provides support for:

🔵Managing digestive issues
🔵Recovering from a hospital stay
🔵Dealing with chronic conditions
➕More

Get one-on-one support from registered dietitians in a way that fits your life!

Amanda Heinrich, the clinic's lead dietitian, puts it simply:

“We assess each person’s needs, address their nutrition-related health concerns and set clear goals, then teach them what they need to achieve them.”

And because the clinic is co-located with other services, patients can get blood work done, pick up prescriptions and more in one convenient visit.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/49pWzwW

11/17/2025

Whether you’ve picked up a get-well balloon, a bouquet or a little teddy from a Covenant gift shop, you’ve felt how a small gesture can mean so much. 🧸 💐

This National Philanthropy Day, we’re shining a light on the Associates of Caritas — a volunteer group whose everyday acts of kindness work a quiet kind of magic across Covenant Health hospitals in Edmonton.

They remind us that small acts can grow into something extraordinary. Every volunteer hour, every smile, every donation helps bring more comfort, dignity and joy to those who need it most. Since 2016, their efforts have helped create more than $11.3 million in meaningful impact.

Today, we’re grateful for the Associates of Caritas and the magic they help create. ✨ Read on to see the impact of their kindness. https://covenantfoundation.ca/en/your-impact/stories/national-philanthropy-month-how-the-associates-of-caritas-are-turning-everyday-moments-into-extraordinary-impact

11/14/2025

Compassion is our responsibility.

We're proud to co-fund the newly established Cross Canada Chair in Compassionate Care, led by Dr. Shane Sinclair, in partnership with the University of Calgary, St. Joseph's Healthcare and Foundation and St. Joseph's Care Group.

This investment ensures every person we serve is met with care that honours the whole person: body, mind and spirit.

Dr. Sinclair's research will help us weave compassion more deeply into our care teams, training and decision-making.

Together, we're making compassion a practical, lasting part of health care across Canada. 🤝

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JB7s4F

11/13/2025

Opening soon at the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre: Horizon Pharmacy & Medical Clinic!

Janak Patel, co-founder and pharmacist, has spent 12 years building relationships across southeast Edmonton.

Now he's bringing that experience to a model designed to bridge gaps in health care.

"I see the Covenant Wellness Community model as a solution for a lot of the problems we come across as health professionals on a daily basis," says Janak.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hXhEkE

11/13/2025

What an incredible gift for our Bow Valley community! 🎉

Congratulations to Covenant Foundation and thank you to the Wim & Nancy Pauw Foundation for this record-breaking $1 million contribution.

The Banff Community Wellness Centre will transform how residents, workers and visitors access integrated health care.

This is the power of community and philanthropy working hand in hand! 🤝

Something extraordinary is rising in the heart of the Rockies. ✨🏔️

Thanks to an incredible $1 million gift from the Wim & Nancy Pauw Foundation we are proud to share that the vision for the Banff Community Wellness Centre is moving toward reality: a 4,100 sq. ft. space where primary care, mental health supports, social services and visiting specialists will finally come together under one roof.

This is a turning point for health care in the Bow Valley. With Covenant Foundation’s support, this Centre will help residents, workers and visitors access the care they deserve — closer to home, with fewer barriers and greater compassion.

There’s still more to bring to life, and you can help elevate the health care experience in Banff. Learn more: https://covenantfoundation.ca/en/your-impact/in-the-news/media-release-record-breaking-gift-fuels-vision-for-banff-community-wellness-centre

11/13/2025

Our volunteer team has officially begun work at the new Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre!

As the first friendly face people often see at the site, our volunteers are essential to our mission. 🙋‍♂️

They're here to offer guidance, support and a welcoming presence to patients and visitors navigating this beautiful new facility.

They are truly setting the tone for a positive healthcare experience.

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers for bringing their kindness and community spirit to the site! 👏

11/12/2025

A Let’s Go Rural! high school event prompted Vegreville student Valery Hernandez to pursue a healthcare career.

A Grade 10 student at the time, Hernandez wasn’t particularly interested in a healthcare career and thought she would follow in her mother’s footsteps to become a university professor. But when friends encouraged her to tag along to the high school event, she did.

Learning about the healthcare field for just a few hours proved pivotal for Hernandez. As she interacted with nurses, doctors, paramedics, and other health professionals at St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Vegreville, she began to visualize herself working in the field.

“No one really in my family is in healthcare, so I never saw what it was about until that event,” says Hernandez, who notes she found opportunity to suture a pork hock that day particularly interesting.

“Let’s Go Rural! really opened my eyes…. I got hooked and I started researching what I could do and what I could pursue.

Read the full story: https://loom.ly/1xAVoXY

Town Of Vegreville

11/12/2025

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11/10/2025

Fresh, healthy food is coming to the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre! 🥗

We're excited to welcome Chopped Leaf as the site's first food franchise.

Franchise owner Pathik Desai brings a passion for fresh, health-conscious dining that aligns perfectly with our vision for integrated wellness.

Here's what makes this partnership special:

✅ Fresh prep daily with minimal food waste
✅ Convenient access without leaving the facility
✅ Healthy options for patients, families and staff

This is what community-based care looks like. Health services and healthy food, all under one roof!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WRfvNF