Meet Brian Thiessen, pharmacist, St. Mary’s Hospital
Brian Thiessen, whose roots are in rural Alberta, believes in building personal connections with patients to better treat them.
March 27, 2025
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Meet Cecille Paz y Banez, registered nurse, St. Mary’s Hospital, Camrose
Cecille Paz y Banez moved from Toronto to work at St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose, Alberta. It was a big risk, but she would recommend it to anyone.
January 30, 2025
Meet Shelly Dalueg, RN and outpatient therapist, St. Mary’s Hospital
In her 40 years as a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose, Shelly Dalueg has seen changes in how mental health is viewed and treated.
October 31, 2024
Program for stroke patients provides mental health support, treating the whole person
The early supported discharge program at St. Mary’s Hospital offers mental health support, recognizing the need for more than physical recovery from a stroke.
May 2, 2024
Meet Holley Santos, medical radiation technologist, St. Mary’s Hospital
Superb communication skills and compassion for her patients have resulted in Holley Santos’s nomination for Covenant’s 2024 Mission Award for Respect.
April 23, 2024
Meet Christine Holubec-Jackson, volunteer, Covenant Partner program
Christine Holubec-Jackson's journey from stroke recovery has led her to become an advocate for patient care through volunteer work at Covenant Health.
April 18, 2024
Robotic-assisted knee surgery offers patients less pain and quicker recovery
A St. Mary’s Hospital physician is performing the only robotic-assisted knee replacement surgeries in Alberta, resulting in better outcomes for patients.
January 16, 2024
Meet Brenda Jamieson, registered nurse, St. Mary's Health Care Centre
Although Brenda Jamieson has experience working in more urban settings, she prefers rural health care at this stage in her career.
August 23, 2023
Meet Aubrie Coleman
Aubrie Coleman is confident that her choice to work in a rural hospital has given her opportunities she may not have had in urban hospitals.
April 4, 2022
Meet Kathleen Vasselin
As a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose, Kathleen Vasselin has seen a broad range of patients throughout her eight years at the site.
February 9, 2022
New approach to opioids goes provincewide
A new program to help patients with opioid use disorder is being rolled out across Alberta after being piloted at Grey Nuns Community Hospital.
November 4, 2019
People living with schizophrenia support each other
Support group at St. Mary's Hospital has been running for more than 25 years.
October 10, 2019
Personalized coaching helps patients
Joint replacement patients in the COACH program get weekly calls with a physical therapist to help them set and meet their fitness goals after knee surgery.
July 30, 2019
Navigating chronic illness with hometown help
After a successful pilot in Camrose and Killam, the Nav-CARE program is expanding to help rural residents with advanced chronic illness across Canada.
March 7, 2019
New 'recipe' helps patients stay out of emergency
New evidence-based approach used in Camrose and Edmonton will reduce hospital readmissions and length of stays for patients with COPD and heart failure.
February 8, 2019
Christmas decorating is part of stroke therapy
Clients in St. Mary's Hospital stroke program set their own therapy goals.
December 17, 2018
Patients receive at-home rehabilitation with a click of a mouse
Camrose team is the first in Alberta to offer home-based, real-time video conferencing using Skype for Business.
March 21, 2018
Big impact by small St. Mary's Hospital orthopedic team
St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose is considered a medium sized healthcare facility, but it is doing some big things.
July 20, 2016
