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ALL-STARS
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR Minister of Health and Deputy Premier Sarah Hoffman (center), Mayor Greg Pasychny, and Mayor Gerald Soroka held the scissors
Tip Legendary and cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the new Edson Healthcare Center. Patients, doctors, staff, provincial and municipal
representatives past and present, along with several members of the public took part in the opening. photo Adrienne Tait
of hockey and fun
the Hat at All-Star New hospital praised along with those who fought to bring it
fundraiser...
by Adrienne Tait ray, laboratory, and pharmacy said, “I am so pleased that there were old abandoned farm (1995) LTD.
see page 14 “It's open, it's here, and it is services. today's opening has finally houses, and then it became a 7007 - 4th Ave., Edson, Alberta
The expanded service levels arrived. By investing nearly driving range, and a mini-putt,
absolutely fantastic. It is a are expected to create $200 million in this new and there have been all kinds of
COMMENT beautiful facility,” said Edson approximately 18 more building we are expanding things here but nothing as
Mayor Pasychny during his fulltime equivalent nursing health care delivery for people fantastic and as great as this
Sunday in Like Journalism speech at the grand opening of positions. across the region. With more facility. Since we started this
The new doctors' clinic will acute care and continuing care journey, and this started before
the new Edson hospital.
The $198 million state of the eventually be located on the b e d s , t h e n e w E d s o n I was mayor, but we took the
and
the Park... our Facebook Page: Democracy... art facility boasts 24 acute care hospital grounds as well and Healthcare Centre provides bull by the horns and we ran District 4-H Show and Sale
beds, 76 continuing care beds, construction has begun on that tremendous benefits to with it. We are on our fifth
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health, mental health, home dignitaries were present for the area.”
see page 6 inpatient, obstetrics, public I have met since this started. I
care and primary care through opening including Minster of Edson Mayor Greg Pasychny am in my thirteenth year as
the Community Health and Health and Deputy Premier spoke of the long journey to get mayor and I have met and had
AUCTIONS REAL ESTATE W e l l n e s s C l i n i c , Sarah Hoffman. During the the facility built. “I used to every single health minister
rehabilitation, ultrasound, x- opening ceremony Hoffman play right here in this field and
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