Misericordia Community Hospital is an acute-care facility in northwest Edmonton, Alberta. Part of Covenant Health in cooperation with Alberta Health Services, it has been serving the community from its current location since 1969. The hospital provides a broad spectrum of services including emergency, critical care, coronary care, maternity, pediatrics, and many outpatient specialty clinics. It has around 302 acute care beds.

Core Services & Clinics

The hospital operates a 24/7 Emergency Department, a Critical Care / Intensive Care Unit, and a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for heart-related emergencies and monitoring. Maternity services include labour, delivery and newborn care including neonatal intensive care. Pediatric services cover child health clinics, early hearing detection, behaviour, weight and health programs. Specialty clinics include ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), vascular access, breast diagnostics, endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP), audiology, diagnostics imaging (CT, X-ray, ultrasound), mental health (inpatient and outpatient), diabetes care, chronic pain clinics, and craniofacial care.

Patient & Community Support Features

Visiting hours are flexible (no formal fixed visiting hours in the Edmonton zone) and based on patient care needs. The hospital offers interpretive/translation services, rehabilitation / physical therapy, nutrition counselling, osteoporosis program, mental health outpatient programs, and supports for seniors. It has family-friendly supports like breastfeeding clinic, child health sub-clinics and community audiology. It also provides accessible parking, public transit access, and accessible design.

Strengths & Challenges

Strengths include the wide variety of specialized and general services under one roof so that many needs do not require traveling far; state-of-the-art emergency department (newed in 2023), strong programs in maternity, pediatrics, cardiac care, and diagnostic capacity. Covenant Health’s community focus and integration with Alberta Health Services gives strong support. Challenges include managing high demand especially in emergency and specialty outpatient clinics, potential wait times; ensuring sufficient capacity in ICU/Coronary units during peak demand; ensuring patients understand the pathways to referral for highly specialized services; and parking / transport logistics for some patients or families.

Practical Information & Tips for Users

Address: 16940 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5R 4H5. Switchboard: 780-735-2000. The hospital’s emergency department is open 24 hours daily. For specialist or outpatient clinics, referrals or appointments are often required. If you are attending for non-urgent care, call ahead / check clinic hours. Bring your health card / ID. Allow extra time for parking and for navigating through the facility. For non-English speakers, you may request interpretive services. If visiting someone in ICU or CCU, check with staff about visiting and joining rounds.