5 ways the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre makes care easier, closer to home
The Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre in southeast Edmonton is an innovation in healthcare delivery. It focuses on providing everyday care in a community setting rather than acute care in an institution such as a hospital. This approach helps people stay healthy and get support close to home, with fewer barriers and better followup.
Here are five ways the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre makes getting care smoother and easier to navigate for patients and clients.
1. Integrated, one-stop health services
The Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre brings together family doctors, outpatient clinics, diagnostic imaging, lab services and wellness resources under one roof. This means:
you get the care you need in the community and don’t have to spend long hours at the emergency room when you’re sick
you have support from a variety of health providers working together to ensure you get the right care at the right time
you don’t have to spend time seeking care at multiple locations, saving you time, money and frustration
2. Digital tools for a smoother experience
The health centre uses digital tools to make your visits easier, more convenient and less stressful.
Covenant Maps, our digital wayfinding app, gives you turn-by-turn directions from your parking spot to your appointment, making navigating a large healthcare facility less stressful.
WaitWell, our queue management system, lets you check in remotely or on-site, track your place in line and message clinic staff. You can wait wherever you're most comfortable, reducing crowding and stress while lowering the risk of illness.
Public Wi-Fi keeps you connected to work, school, family or entertainment while you wait, making visits more comfortable.
Digital signage on every floor keeps you informed about services and events throughout the building.
3. Thoughtful, inclusive design
A beautiful, modern building, the health centre is designed to be calming, welcoming and accessible for everyone who uses it.
Open spaces, daylighting and natural elements give the health centre a homelike, non-institutional ambiance.
Artwork by Alberta artists and the Mill Woods community provides inspiration to boost your health and wellness each time you visit.
Comfortable chairs, quiet spaces and entertainment systems provide ways to relax while you wait for an appointment.
A multifaith room offers space for prayer, meditation and reflection any time during your busy day.
You are also welcome to bring your service dog or emotional support animal anywhere in the health centre, ensuring your comfort and safety throughout the building.
4. Easy to access location
Located in southeast Edmonton, the Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre is easy to reach by residents of the area. It’s also fully accessible for people of all ages and abilities.
The site is near major roads, the Lakewood Transit Centre and Valley Line LRT.
Visitors can park in a two-level underground parkade or a surface lot. Both offer two-hour free parking for those using the retail services.
Secure bike parking is available for cyclists.
The entire facility is barrier-free, with accessible entrances, elevators and washrooms
5. Extended hours and public access
The Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre is open every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with after-hours access for some services. This flexibility:
makes it easier for families and people who work outside the home to get care
reduces the need to go to the emergency department at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital for non-urgent situations
The Lakewood Covenant Community Health Centre is more than a building; it’s a new way of delivering care that puts people first. Through its combined features — integrated services, digital tools, inclusive design, easy access and extended hours — it removes barriers and makes health care simpler and more convenient, closer to home. For southeast Edmonton residents, this means better support and a community-focused approach to staying healthy.
Find your way with Covenant Maps
With the Covenant Maps app, explore everything the Covenant Community Health Centre at Lakewood Covenant Wellness Community has to offer.
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