Government and Community Resources –
Alberta
For more resources, also consult our directory of services offered by the Government of Canada and those of the community organizations that serve all Canadians. See here.
- Alberta Health Services
- HealthLink Alberta – Various resources
- 811 Health Link – Helpline for information or advice on health issues
- Navigating Services – To find your way in Alberta’s healthcare system
- Alberta Supports – Services for seniors, people with disabilities, parents and families, financial assistance, etc.
- Find a doctor
- Directory of health care facilities
- Find a Healthcare Service
- Alberta referral directory
- Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) Program – For surgery
- Government of Alberta Coverage and Benefits Directory
- Resolve health care service concerns in the health system
- Immunization and vaccines
- Public Health Services
Edmonton
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Adult Feeding/Swallowing Service
- Adult Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Assessment Clinic
- Adult Spasticity Clinic
- Adult Spina Bifida Clinic
- Adults With Pediatric Onset Disabilities Clinic
- Dental Clinic (Oral Health Services) – Provides oral health services to adults and older adults who have complex medical needs and disabilities
- Pediatric Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Clinical Services
- Pediatric Spina Bifida Clinic
- Post Polio Clinic
- Rett Clinic
- School Age Neurodevelopment Assessment & Outreach Clinic
- Tertiary Neuropsychiatry and Specialty Clinics
- Treatment Resistant PANS/PANDAS/Autoimmune Encephalitis Clinic
- Vestibular Clinic – Treats meniere’s disease
Royal Alexander Hospital
- Liver Clinic – Treats autoimmune hepatitis
- Malnutrition Clinic
- Hypertension/Lipid Clinic
- Pulmonary Care Clinic – Treats pulmonary hypertension and hereditary hemorrahagic telangiectasia
University of Alberta Hospital
Stollery Children’s Hospital
- Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic
- Lupus/Vasculitis Clinic
- Pediatric Hematology – Treats Sickle cell disease, hereditary spherocytosis, and hemophilia
- Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program
- Pediatric Sleep Lab – Treats narcolepsy
Kaye Edmonton Clinic
- Dr. John Akabutu Centre for Bleeding and Rare Blood Disorders
- Neuromuscular and Myasthenia Gravis Clinic
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Lois Hole Hospital for Women
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
- Aortic Disease Clinic – Treats patients with aortic pathology associated with connective tissue disorders e.g. Marfan's Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos, etc.
- Cardiomyopathy Clinic – Treats patients with Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies (Fabry disease, iron-overload, cardiac sarcoidosis and cardiac amyloidosis)
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Centre de Santé Saint-Thomas – Provides primary care services in French, including long-term care and assisted-living services
Calgary
Foothills Medical Centre
- Amputee Rehabilitation Clinic
- Collaborative Immunology Program – Treats complex immune disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
- Neurovascular Clinic – Treats dural arteriovenous fistula, carotid cavernous fistula, and arteriovenous malformations
- Pulmonary Clinic - Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Southern Alberta Rare Blood and Bleeding Disorders Comprehensive Care Program
Alberta Children’s Hospital
- Complex Airway Clinic
- Cystinosis Clinic
- Pediatric Arthrogryposis Clinic
- Pediatric Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic
- Pediatric Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinic
- Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
- Pediatric Hematology – Treats hemophilia and hemoglobinopathies
- Pediatric Myelomeningocele Clinic
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic – Treats neuromuscular or spinocerebellar disease, including muscular dystrophy
- Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic – Treats hydrocephalus, tethered cord syndrome, and craniosynostosis
- Pediatric Sleep Clinic – Treats narcolepsy
- Youth Functional Independence Clinic
Peter Lougheed Centre
- Broderick Cardiac Neuromuscular Clinic
- Neuromuscular Respiratory Clinic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
- Complex Airway Clinic
South Health Campus
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic
- Fabry's Cardiomyopathy Clinic
- Neurovestibular Clinic
- Pulmonary Clinic - Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Clinic - Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
Red Deer
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
- Endocrinology Clinic – Treats cushing’s syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, acromegaly, and craniopharyngioma
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Rehabilitation Centres
Government of Alberta
- Alberta Aids to Daily Living – Medical equipment and supplies
- Services for People with Disabilities
- Government of Alberta advocacy for disabled
- Specialized support services – Access specialized services in your community
- Parking placards for people with disabilities
- Service dogs in Alberta
- Augmentative Communication and Educational Technology Service (ACETS) – Calgary
- Home Care
Other
- Resource Directory for People with Disabilities
- Inclusion Alberta
- Easter Seals Alberta
- Alberta Council of Disability Services
- Alberta Disability Workers Association
- Gateway Association – Edmonton and Calgary
- Chrysalis – Edmonton and Calgary
- GRIT Program – Edmonton
- Skills Society – Edmonton
- AdaptAbilities – Edmonton
- Elves Special Needs Society – Edmonton
- Diffabilities Inc. – Sherwood Park
- Robin Hood Association – Sherwood Park
- Cohesive Communities – Spruce Grove
- Transitions Rehabilitation Association of St. Albert and District
- Calgary SCOPE Society
- Calgary Society for People with Disabilities
- Between Friends – Calgary and Red Deer
- Parkland C.L.A.S.S. – Red Deer
- Beehive Support Services Association – Drayton Valley
- Alberta Healthy Living Program – For people with chronic conditions
- Better Choices, Better Health – Self-management workshops
- New Rehabilitation Advice Line
- The Pain Society of Alberta
- Pain Management for Young Adults
- Chronic Pain Centre – Calgary
- Pediatric and Adolescent Complex Pain Clinic – Calgary
- Calgary Chronic Pain Program
- Caregivers Alberta
- Alberta Caregivers Association
- Alberta Caregiver College – Edmonton
- Caregivers Connections – Edmonton, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Camrose, Lethbridge
- Government of Alberta: Caregivers – Home care employees
- 211 Alberta – Find community organizations near you
- Inform Alberta
- Edmonton Resource List Directory
Pregnancy
- Prenatal information for Albertans
- Prenatal screening and testing
- Antenatal Consult Clinic – Calgary
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)
- If your baby is born preterm
Fertility
- Typical pathways for Albertans seeking fertility care
- Fertility Alberta Advocacy & Outreach Association
- Regional Fertility Program
- Generations of Hope – Fertility Assistance Fund
Other
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children
- Adopt a child with special needs
- Pregnancy loss (see section “Death and Grief”)
General information
Screening
- Prenatal screening and testing
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Alberta Newborn Screening Program
Genetic Services in Alberta
- Find a genetic service – Under “Genes, Chromosomes, and Genetic Conditions"
Edmonton
Lois Hole Hospital for Women
- Prenatal Genetics Clinic – (780) 735-4813
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease Clinic – (780) 735-8276
Stollery Children's Hospital
- Metabolic Genetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Hereditary Cancer Program – (833) 955-0505
- Cardiogenetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Neurogenetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- General Genetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (780) 407-8341, (780) 407-4791
Kaye Edmonton Clinic
- Parkinson and Movement Disorders program – (780) 407-5465
- Autonomic Laboratory – (780) 407-5465
- Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (780) 407-6745
East Edmonton Health Centre
- Genomic Psychiatric Consultation – (780) 342-4926
Calgary
Peter Lougheed Centre
- Southern Alberta Adult Congenital Heart Clinic – (403) 943-4504
- Aortopathy Clinic – (403) 943-4959
Alberta Children's Hospital
- Hereditary Cancer Clinic – (403) 955-7373, (403) 955-7137 (booking)
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic – (403) 955-5437
- Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (403) 955-7319
- General Genetics Clinic: Southern Alberta – (403) 955-7373
- Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic – (403) 955-7373
- Neurogenetics Clinic – (403) 955-7373
- Hereditary Endocrine Disorders Clinic – (403) 955-7373
- Metabolic Genetics Clinic – (403) 955-7587
- Pediatric Tracheoesophageal Fistula Clinics – (403) 955-7827
Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre
- Hereditary Cancer Clinic – (403) 943-9944
- Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic – (403) 943-9944
- General Genetics Clinic: Southern Alberta – (403) 943-9944
- Hereditary Endocrine Disorders Clinic – (403) 944-9944
University of Calgary - Health Sciences Centre
- Movement Disorders Program – (403) 944-4364
South Health Campus
- Movement Disorders Program – (403) 956-3550
Cambrian Wellness Centre - East Wing
- Prenatal Genetics Clinic – (403) 943-8375
Foothills Medical Centre
- Cystic Fibrosis Services – (403) 944-1110
M.A.G.I.C Clinic – Metabolics and Genetics in Calgary
Lethbridge
Chinook Regional Hospital
- Clinical Genetics Outreach Services – (403) 388-6652
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
- Clinical Genetics Outreach Services – (403) 529-8000
Autism
- Autism Society Alberta
- Centre for Autism Services Alberta – Edmonton and Calgary
- Adult Autism Diagnostic Clinic – Edmonton
- Neurodevelopmental and Autism Consultation Service – Edmonton
- Autism Calgary
ADHD & Learning Disabilities
Hearing
- Deaf & Hear Alberta
- Alberta School for the Deaf – Edmonton
- Cochlear Implant Service – Edmonton
- Connect Society – Edmonton and Calgary
- Hearing Clinic – Calgary
- Pediatric Cochlear Implant Service – Calgary
Vision
- Organ, Tissue and Eye Donations
- Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry
- Alberta Provincial Blood Coordinating Program
- Canadian Blood Services – To give blood, plasma, stem cells or cord blood
- CJSW: Accessible Airwaves
- AMI (Accessible Media Inc.) – Find a TV or audio channel
- Telus Internet for Good – Subsidized high-speed internet
- Gateway to Digital Inclusion
- Augmentative Communication and Educational Technology Service (ACETS) – Calgary
- The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
- College of Alberta Psychologists
- Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- College of Physiotherapists of Alberta
- Alberta College of Pharmacy
- College of Dietitians of Alberta
- The College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of Alberta
- College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
- Alberta College of Social Workers
- Alberta College of Optometrists
- College of Acupuncturists of Alberta
- College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta
- Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta
- Alberta Association of Osteopathic Manual Therapists
- College of Chiropractors of Alberta