People and communities

Compassionate Alberta is a resource designed to help Albertans have conversations about what matters most, when it matters most.

It focuses on raising awareness of palliative care and advance care planning as well as assisting community organizations in empowering the people they serve. It includes four sections:

• Plan ahead
• Learn about palliative care
• Build community support
• Talk about death and dying

Compassionate Alberta builds on Palliative Care Matters, a national campaign promoting access to high-quality palliative care that we led between 2016 and 2019.

Palliative care services 

Visit MyHealth Alberta to find palliative care services in your area. You may also access these Covenant sites through your local health zone services.

• Tertiary palliative care unit — Unit 43, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton
• Mel Miller Hospice — Unit 9Y, Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre
• Palliative hospice care, St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital, Edmonton
• Carmel Hospice, St. Joseph’s Home, Medicine Hat
• St. Michael's Health Centre, Lethbridge
• Foyer Lacombe, St. Albert
• Dulcina Hospice, St. Marguerite Manor, Calgary