| Misericordia Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Covenant Health/Alberta Health Services | |
  Location in Edmonton | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 16940 87 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°31′15″N113°36′43″W / 53.5207°N 113.6119°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Acute Care |
| Network | Alberta Health Services |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 309 |
| Helipad | TC LID: CMC2 |
| Public transit access |   West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Links | |
| Website | covenanthealth |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The Misericordia Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Misericordia is home to the Craniofacial Care Program (formerly known as the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM)), a facility for reconstruction of the face, head and neck. [1]
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The original Misericordia Hospital was established in 1900 by the Congregation of the Sisters of Misericorde, a religious congregation dedicated to nursing the poor and unwed mothers. [2] [3] The Sisters of Misericorde operated the hospital until the 1970s. [3] The hospital is now part of Covenant Health, a Catholic health care provider operating 18 facilities across Alberta, in cooperation with Alberta Health Services. [4]
