Misericordia Community Hospital
| Misericordia Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Covenant Health | |
  Location in Edmonton | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°31′15″N 113°36′43″W / 53.5207°N 113.6119°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Type | Acute Care |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 309 |
| Helipad | TC LID: CMC2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The Misericordia Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Misericordia is home to the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM), a facility for reconstruction of the face, head and neck.[1]
The original Misericordia Hospital was established in 1900 by the Congregation of the Sisters of Misericorde, a religious congregation dedicated to nursing the poor and unwed mothers.[2][3] The Sisters of Misericorde operated the hospital until the 1970s.[3] The hospital is now part of Covenant Health, a Catholic health care provider operating 18 facilities across Alberta, in cooperation with Alberta Health Services.[4]
Main Services
The Misericordia Community Hospital offers a wide range of services.[1]
- 24-hour Emergency Care
- General Medicine and Surgery
- Orthopedics
- Urology
- Plastic Surgery
- Intensive and Coronary Care
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Mental Health
- Women's Health
- Diagnostics
- Ambulatory Care
References
- ^ a b Misericordia Community Hospital
- ^
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Congregation of the Sisters of Misericorde". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b "Sisters of Misericorde founder is venerable". Western Catholic Reporter. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ Covenant Health. "Celebrating 150 years of Catholic health care in Alberta". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
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