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Dr. Dawn Kingston the Lois Hole Hospital for Women's Cross-Provincial Chair in Perinatal Mental Health shares her views on perinatal depression and anxiety and why they need to be acknowledged and taken seriously.
The loss of a pregnancy or a baby is an unimaginably heartbreaking event. No matter the length of your pregnancy or the age of your baby, it is a life-changing experience.
Linda Kvill, Study Coordinator for the CK Hui Heart Centre’s Cardiology Research team, performing Life-Saving skills outside the hospital.
Edmonton, AB - The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce its climbing on board the Boyle Street winter warming bus with a $61,500 gift of support to bring the bus back on the road.
At the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, we are always in the mood to say thank you, but there is no time of year that is truer than the month of November during our Giving Tuesday campaign.
For the fourth year in a row, proceeds from the Elevate Aviation Calendar Launch Event took off in support of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. The calendar and the event both meant to inspire women to consider a career in aviation.
Foundation Director Paul Lanni Named One of Avenue Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40.
Dr. Kathryn Dong has been named one of this year’s CAMH Difference Makers for championing person-centred care.
Already a mother of two, Kim Laakso was well prepared for the arrival of another child. Even though her original birth plan fell through her care team at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women made sure she was able to...
Alberta Health Services annouced that the Regional Fertility and Women's Endocrine Clinic at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women will no longer offer non-insured fertility services.
Longstanding donors and special friends of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation filled one of the classrooms in the Robbins Pavilion Learning Centre on October 25th to hear a lecture on the essentials of estate planning by Joyce…
After years of advocacy and effort, the approval of an in-hospital safe consumption site has finally become a reality for Dr. Kathryn Dong, Dr. Elaine Hyshka, and their team at the Inner City Health and Wellness Program at the Royal…
Heart pain or pain in the chest is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately. For residents of the Enoch reserve heart or chest pain use to mean a trip to Edmonton anytime they were having issues.
As an emergency room physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital since 1978 and, later in 1994 as Chief of Emergency, I had seen everything in the ER, or at least I thought I had until the day I became a patient.
It’s been said that the experiences of our childhood shape us for a lifetime. An emergency surgery that I required, as a young girl, continues to teach me lessons today, now that I am a mother myself.
A perfect fall day brought with it another full house at the annual gala in support of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women.
Amanda Twidale had her first child, Grady, five years ago. At her six-week postpartum appointment, the joy of becoming a new mom was clouded with fear; her doctor found abnormal cells. And so began Amanda’s journey with the Lois…
The loss of a baby can bring a family pain beyond words. Thanks to a local group of activated women when a family leaves the Lois Hole Hospital for Women without a baby in their arms, their memories can be held in a special hand painted…
The Global Citizenship Award was awarded to Dr. Damji for his dedication to global health. With the help of funding from the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, Dr. Damji and his colleagues are training ophthalmologists to become…
Though football and ovarian cancer might not seem like a natural fit, the activated group of the Edmonton Eskimos Women's Dinner understand that the partnership is a touchdown in every way.