Women's Health Programs

The Lois Hole Hospital for Women meets the growing demands for Women’s Health services in central and northern Alberta and across Canada's northwest. The hospital will provide expanded space for Women’s Health programs, access to the latest technology and will support bold new research to help women of all ages and in all stages in life.

Gynecologic Oncology

The Royal Alexandra Hospital Women's Centre provides the largest gynecological service in Alberta with four operating rooms dedicated to Women's Health, for both day surgery and other surgical procedures. The Colposcopy Clinic provides diagnoses and treatment to more than 2,500 patients every year.

The Gynecology Oncology Unit provides all of Edmonton's inpatient surgical work for women with gynecological cancer and is supported by the Gynecology Inpatient Unit which has 34 in-patient beds and 10 day-surgery stretchers.

This program will be integrated and expanded as part of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in the future.

For more information on the Gynecologic Oncology program, visit the Alberta Health Services website.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The Royal Alexandra Hospital delivers 4,200 babies every year. The hospital provides additional care for high-risk moms, including a three-bed unit for high-risk pregnant women. The Perinatology Clinic offers obstetrics services to patients in northern and central Alberta, as well as across western Canada. And we have successfully piloted a project that allows midwifes access to hospitals.

This program will be integrated and expanded as part of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in the future.

For more information on the Maternal-Fetal Medicine program, visit the Alberta Health Services website.

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

The Royal Alexandra Hospital Fertility and Endocrine Clinic works to increase the chances of couples that are trying to conceive. The clinic helps more than 800 couples every year and their specialized prenatal classes have been created to support women expecting multiples (twins, triplets, or more).

This program will be integrated and expanded as part of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in the future.

Urogynecology

The Lois Hole Hospital for Women is a national leader in the treatment of incontinence. The Urogynecology Clinic offers the latest surgical treatments and therapy for women suffering from urinary or incontinence problems. A collaborative team involving urogynecologists and urotherapy physical therapists as well as two nurse educators offer a continuum of care for patients.

This program will be integrated and expanded as part of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in the future.

For more information on the Urogynecology program, visit the Alberta Health Services website.