Nurse sees transition of care in clinic
What Judy Warren loves about her job as a primary care nurse at Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network is the autonomy she is given. She’s been working out of the…
Healthy Aging Team provides supports to seniors
Working at Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network has always been an experience for Marcy Figas. She was one of the first primary care nurses hired in 2006 and had to…
Team approach improves patient care
Family doctors have improved the way they practice medicine since joining Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network 10 years ago. Dr. Brian Ritchie, of Ermineskin Medical Clinic, was one of the…
Edmonton Southside established as first PCN in Alberta
The concept of a primary care network was planted in Dr. Rick Spooner’s head after reading a paper from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. The idea sat and…
Mental health is a core service of the PCN
Crystal Degenhardt noticed that there were some mental health patients stuck in a cycle of hospitalization when they didn’t need to be. She wanted to find a way to prevent…
PCN staff sees growth from the start
Janet Schultz had no idea what her job would entail at Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network. She was one of the first employees hired in 2005 and a PCN was…
Patient battles with a common addiction
Don Kupina isn’t ashamed to admit that he’s an addict. It’s an addiction he’s been struggling with for most of his life. “If I was a drug addict, I would…