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History
1924 Official
opening of St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose
A 50 bed hospital founded by the Sisters of
Providence of St. Vincent de
Paul
1924 Hospital Guild established
1924 Training School for nurses (closed 1932)
1933 Full accreditation status awarded (one of fourteen in the
Province)
1949 New wing added, capacity increased to 117 beds
1969 New addition maintaining beds at 117
1989 New facility opened replacing
1924, 1949 and 1969 buildings (117)
1993 Reduction in beds to 85
1995 Reduction in beds to 76 (Regionalization)
2002 Transfer of sponsorship to the Alberta Catholic Health
Corporation
2003 Establishment of the St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose Foundation
2008 Joined 15 other Catholic health care facilities across
Alberta under a single board and administration with the interim name of
Catholic Health of Alberta
2008 Covenant Health was officially incorporated through
legislation under the Covenant Health Act
2009 First Annual Legacy Day to renew the dedication to the
Purposes of the Founding Sisters of all the Covenant Health Sites
The Sisters
of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Kingston, ON were invited by
the Mayor and council of Camrose to establish a hospital in Camrose. The
city donated the land and by 1924 St. Mary's Hospital officially opened
its doors.
From those
early beginnings, St. Mary's Hospital continues to reflect the philosophy
of the Sisters of Providence which is:
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that the
care of the sick is a sacred trust
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that God
is the author of human life which is precious and cherished from the
moment of conception until death
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that
everyone, without exception, is to be treated with dignity and respect
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that
everyone is to be treated in a fair and just manner
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