Edmonton Integrated Services Competitors

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.

On October 7, 2008, 16 Catholic health care facilities across Alberta came together under a single board and administration. Today, Covenant Health has a team of more than 15,000 staff, physicians and volunteers across our sites in Banff, Bonnyville, Camrose, Castor, Edmonton, Killam, La Crete, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Mundare, St. Albert, Trochu and Vegreville. Rooted in a tradition that is 150-years strong, our mission is carried out by inspired people—workers, physicians and volunteers—of all faiths, traditions and cultures who believe in the value of compassionate, holistic care. We are called to continue the healing ministry of Jesus by serving with compassion, upholding the sacredness of life in all stages, and caring for the whole person—body, mind and soul.

In 1929, Reverend Harold Edwardson established a soup kitchen in Edmonton’s inner-city serving meals to hundreds of people struggling with unemployment and homelessness at the onset of the Depression. Today, Hope Mission has grown into a not-for-profit Christian social care agency providing daily meals and life-changing care for thousands of impoverished men, women and children in Alberta. Basic and emergency care are provided to more than 800 people daily as well as counsel and referral services for men, women, and youth. Each day Hope Mission provides over 1700 meals and shelter for more than 600 people. Specialized care and treatment are offered for men and women through faith-based addiction treatment programs. Hope Mission also facilitates Alberta-wide after-school recreation and hot meal programs for children, summer camps for inner-city children and youth, and operates a year-round Youth Sports Centre. Hope Mission continues to reach out to the inner-city community through special seasonal meals and events and personal contact. We operate a 24/7 Rescue Van which provides emergency care for people in need. Counselors, chaplains and volunteers visit people on the street, in prisons, hospitals and other agencies. Furthermore, Hope Mission’s Hope Bargain Shoppe provides clients with clothing, blankets and workwear while generating revenue which directly supports our programs and services. In all, our desire is to provide compassionate care and offer hope to the hurting and hungry across Alberta.