| Grey Nuns Community Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Covenant Health/Alberta Health Services |
| Map Type: | Canada Edmonton |
| Coordinates: | 53.4618°N -113.4294°W |
| Region: | 1100 Youville Drive West Edmonton |
| State: | Alberta |
| Country: | Canada |
| Healthcare: | Medicare |
| Funding: | Government |
| Type: | Acute Care |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Affiliation: | University of Alberta |
| Network: | Alberta Health Services |
| Emergency: | Yes |
| Beds: | 363[1] |
| Founded: | 1988 |
| Publictransit: | Grey Nuns stop |
The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital provides a full range of services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. The 14-bed tertiary palliative care unit is known for its delivery of care and teaching practices.[1] The hospital traces its roots to the Grey Nuns of Montreal who sent Sister Emery (Zoe LeBlanc[2]), Adel Lamy and Alphonse (Marie Jacques)[3] to the Edmonton area in 1859.[4]
The Grey Nuns Community Hospital offers a wide range of services.[5]
Lorne Warneke opened the first gender identity clinic in Canada at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in 1996, where he served as medical director until retiring in 2017.[6] [7] Warneke was a major advocate for transgender rights and played an important role in getting Alberta Health Services to cover gender reassignment surgery in 1984, and again in 2010.[8] [9] [10]