Press Archives - Pilgrims Hospice: Recent Episodes
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Pilgrims Hospice Society is pleased to announce that effective May 6, 2024, we have become a contracted service provider for hospice care with Alberta Health Services (AHS). This agreement comes 18 months into a project in which we shared information on our unique model of care to help inform the government’s assessment of hospice [...]
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2022 Pilgrims Hospice Society Receives Grant Funding from the Province Edmonton – Pilgrims Hospice Society announced today the Government of Alberta has provided a one-year project grant of $2.5 million to support the delivery of 24/7 hospice palliative care at the Roozen Family Hospice Centre and [...]
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The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPC) issued a joint statement on the relationship between hospice palliative care and MAiD. The disparity between the number of Canadians with access to high quality palliative care and the number of Canadians who could benefit from high quality [...]
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Pilgrims was delighted to honour a few of our philanthropic heroes that help make community hospice care available to our community at this year’s AFP philanthropy awards. PARKER POTHIER - YOUTH Parker Pothier first accessed our Expressive Arts for Grieving Children, Teens and Families as a young teen grieving the loss of his precious [...]
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Almost 100 people joined us for the milestone Building Commencement Ceremony, on Monday, August 12, celebrating the construction start of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre. Garnet Clark, Pilgrims Hospice Society Board Chair, captured the excitement of the event: "Volunteers and champions, donors and client families, neighbours, construction partners, and community representatives coming together to [...]
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To mark CADTH’s 30th anniversary, the organization launched a new initiative – HTA Gives Back – at their annual Symposium, held in Edmonton earlier this year. Rather than purchasing thank you gifts for speakers and volunteers, they decided to redirect the funds to a local registered charity in Edmonton, as well as donate an [...]
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Passionate ambassador for Pilgrims Hospice, Grant Fedoruk of Leading Edge Physio has pledged $10 for every point scored by the Edmonton Eskimos through his Points for Pilgrims Hospice program.
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