Meet Smita Gopal, respiratory therapist, Misericordia Community Hospital
Smita Gopal found her career at a college open house. Nearly 20 years later, she still loves respiratory therapy at the Misericordia.
October 29, 2026
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Meet Erin Kennedy, occupational therapist, Misericordia Community Hospital
When Erin Kennedy introduces herself as the OT, patients joke they haven’t worked in years. Here’s what an occupational therapist really does.
October 27, 2026
Meet Matthieu Coulombe, spiritual care chaplain, Misericordia Community Hospital
He carries a camping stool so he can sit beside patients. Meet the Misericordia chaplain who calls himself a companion for the journey.
October 26, 2026
Meet Kristy Barry, clinical respiratory educator, Misericordia Community Hospital
“An RT is often there from the first breath to the last.” Meet Kristy Barry, clinical respiratory educator at the Misericordia Community Hospital.
October 23, 2026
Husband-and-wife nurses from the Philippines put down roots in Bonnyville
After years of planning and a detour through the U.K., two nurses from the Philippines have found a place to put down roots in rural Alberta.
October 22, 2026
Meet Blaine Allan, spiritual care chaplain, Misericordia Community Hospital
Before the night shift heads home, chaplain Blaine Allan makes sure someone has checked in on them. Meet the Misericordia’s spiritual care chaplain.
October 20, 2026
Meet Ahmed Kermalli, assistant head nurse, emergency, Misericordia Community Hospital
His uncle told him nurses can always put food on the table. Twenty-two years later, Ahmed Kermalli helps lead the Misericordia’s emergency department
October 16, 2026
Meet Angus Taylor, registered nurse, emergency, Misericordia Community Hospital
Angus Taylor was too nervous to tell anyone he’d written his nursing exam. On his first shift as an RN, his emergency team found out anyway.
October 15, 2026
Meet Melissa Anderson, licensed practical nurse, emergency, Misericordia Community Hospital
After her dad’s cardiac arrest, Melissa Anderson finally took the leap into nursing. Now she cares for patients in the same emergency department.
October 13, 2026
Serving up care: Janice Rivera brings a family touch to every plate
From 4:30 a.m. breakfast prep to Thanksgiving feasts, Janice Rivera and the Edmonton General food services team make every plate feel like home.
October 9, 2026
Metabolic carts help dietitians fight malnutrition at two Edmonton hospitals
A 15-minute breathing test is helping dietitians at the Grey Nuns and Misericordia feed patients what their bodies need.
October 9, 2026
Meet Risa Koike-Auclair, food service worker, Banff Mineral Springs Hospital
Meet Risa Koike-Auclair, a food service worker at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, who says the best part of her job is connecting with patients and residents
October 6, 2026
Meet Amber Ruben: Learning, teaching and advancing reconciliation
Meet Amber Ruben and learn how her journey from clinical pharmacy to Indigenous health equity is helping advance reconciliation and culturally safe care.
September 28, 2026
Meet Lana Atkinson: Walking the path of allyship
Allyship begins with listening. Medical librarian Lana Atkinson on learning from Indigenous voices, moving at the speed of trust and where to start.
September 16, 2026
Simulation training brings Covenant Health’s values to life
More than 70 ICU and CICU staff have worked through scenarios built around compassion, respect and social justice
September 4, 2026
Canada Summer Jobs funding gives Camrose students a head start in health care
Canada Summer Jobs funding brought 20 students to Covenant Health this year, including at St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose, giving them hands-on health care experience.
September 2, 2026
Meet Christina Eder, porter, Misericordia Community Hospital
She never thought she was good enough for health care. Four years later, making patients smile is why Christina Eder comes to work.
August 10, 2026
Meet Erie Melnychuk, lactation and infant feeding specialist, Misericordia and Grey Nuns Community Hospitals
Ask Erie Melnychuk what she is proudest of at her two hospitals, and she names the staff around her.
August 5, 2026
More than 100 years of compassionate care in Trochu
A century after the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Evron arrived in Trochu, their compassionate legacy lives on through Covenant staff at St. Mary's Health Care Centre.
July 6, 2026
Meet Makayla Mantla, undergraduate nursing employee, St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Vegreville
From a log house in Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories, Makayla Mantla has come a long way to nursing at St. Joseph's hospital in Vegreville.
May 13, 2026
