2013/14 OVERVIEW ST. JOSEPH’S GENERAL Staff 171 HOSPITAL, Volunteers 8 Vegreville is meeting Outpatient visits 8,711 community’s needs, Emergency visits 11,713 right at home Acute care beds 25 In the town of Vegreville, it used to be commonplace for community members to PROGRAMS & SERVICES trek all the way to for a doctor’s appointment—a big commitment in time, energy and sometimes cost, especially for • 24-hour emergency the elderly or ill. • Ambulatory care • Cardiac stress testing clinic/ Anthony Brannen, Site Administrator for St. Holter monitoring Joseph’s General Hospital in Vegreville and • Chronic disease management Mary Immaculate Hospital in , is proud of the work St. Joseph’s leadership • Diagnostic imaging have done in collaboration with the local • Dietary services Dr. Sam Azer works in his Primary Care Network and the community specialist clinic at St. Joseph’s • Gynecological outpatient services to bring in specialists to Vegreville. General Hospital in Vegreville. • Health information services and records management “We wanted to enhance the services • Hemodialysis – Northern available in the community. We asked ourselves, ‘How can we provide services Renal program that the community needs locally, based on our resources?’” says Anthony. • Laboratory services There are now 13 specialists and specialty services operating out of St. Joseph’s. • Medicine The clinics available once a month now include podiatry, cardiac stress testing, • Occupational therapy cardiology, gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, women’s wellness, • Orthopedic surgery outpatient clinic orthopedics, and psychiatry through Telemental Health consults. • Palliative care One of the specialists, Dr. Sam Azer has held an ambulatory gynecology clinic out • Pharmacy services of the hospital for four years. He strongly believes that people who choose to live • Physical therapy in rural communities deserve the same caliber of convenient care as people in • Podiatry clinic larger cities. • Primary Care Network “We are here to provide medical services to the community—not make the • Respiratory therapy - outpatient community seek out these services,” says Sam. • Spiritual care • Swallowing assessment After determining which clinics were needed most by community residents, the clinic/Fluoroscopy clinic team attracted specialists by word-of-mouth. The physician recruitment team is • Ultrasound department also working diligently, attracting new physicians to Vegreville. They now have • Well woman clinic seven, with one part-time. “The physicians work hand-in-hand with the specialists to ensure they have referrals and full schedules when they hold their clinics. This ensures patients are getting the care they need, in a timely way,” says Ed Founded by: Sisters of Charity of Notre Dame d’Evron (1910) Wieclaw, member of the Vegreville Community Board and Physician Site lead: Anthony Brannen, Site Administrator Recruitment Team. Medical Director: Dr. Selby Frank Community Board Chair (Acting): Ron Hrudey

Supported by: St. Joseph’s General Hospital Foundation November 2014

Address: Bag 490, 5241-43 Street BE PART OF OUR TEAM! Vegreville, AB T9C 1R5 For volunteer opportunities, contact Anthony Brannen, Site Administrator, Main: 780.632.2811 at 780.603.4412 or [email protected] Fax: 780.603.4402 For career opportunities across Covenant Health, visit CovenantHealth.ca