Learn about Radius

The need for a new name came with our evolution. While the name is new, we’re still eliminating barriers to care. And we continually seek better health and well-being for all Edmontonians.

Our original goal remains relevant: offer accessible, comprehensive, culturally sensitive primary care. We look at the whole person and include them in decisions about their health care.

Through our doors, individuals access primary care at no cost. We’re a judgement-free space welcoming all to connect with physical and mental health care, dental care, addiction services and social support.

As Edmonton’s only non-profit, community-owned and operated health centre, Radius plays a critical role. We are an island of compassion, dignity and extraordinary care for those challenged by adversity. Many do not have anywhere to turn. We treat all visitors with warmth and respect and turn nobody away. Through our team’s passion, we deliver more care per square foot than any other organization in Alberta.

The bonds we form with our clients speak volumes. We strive to make a meaningful impact that radiates throughout our city, improving health outcomes and quality of life for everyone we serve.

We primarily serve the Edmonton communities of Boyle Street, McCauley and Norwood. That said, we turn nobody away–it’s that simple. While our focus is primary health care, embedded in that broad theme are services and supports for addictions and mental health. Individual needs are often complex, and as a result, our greatest successes are built around the long-term trust and understanding built among clients and staff.

We provide crucial primary health services to those who face multiple barriers to accessing health services, including:

• Ethnicity
• Poverty
• Homelessness / lack of appropriate housing
• Addictions
• Mental illness
• Literacy and education levels
• Social isolation and lack of social supports
• No Alberta Health Care coverage

In 1979, a group of Medical Mission Sisters took up the challenge to organize a community health centre. The Boyle McCauley Health Centre, now Radius, was Alberta’s first community-based health centre.

Dedicated supporters of the concept created the range of services we provide. Their understanding of the complexity of Edmonton’s inner city still inspires us. Four decades later, we continue to adapt services for the changing needs of our community.

Our early innovations within the community health centre model are now mainstream in primary care. It’s now much more common to use nurse practitioners, interdisciplinary teams and alternative payment plans.

We thank the community that made it possible: Dr. James Howell, residents, inner city agencies, city and provincial departments and hundreds of volunteers.

We are fortunate to maintain a vital partnership with the Primary Care Division of Alberta Health Services.

Our Mission

Our Values

• Diversity

  We value the uniqueness, dignity and worth of all persons.

• Service Excellence

  We aim to deliver exceptional programs and services, to be a leader in our community and to recognize excellence in our staff and volunteers.

• Compassion

  We commit to alleviating the suffering of others.

• Collaboration

  We work together in interdisciplinary teams and in partnerships with other community organizations.

• Responsiveness

  We actively seek ways to remain responsive to the unique and changing needs of clients.

• Accessibility

  We are committed to encouraging the participation of individuals and groups facing systemic barriers to health care, believing that our programs and services should be available to those struggling to access health services.

• Professionalism

  We treat our clients, community members, volunteers and each other with respect and dignity.

• Accountability

  The Board and staff uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability, so that our actions are responsible and our decisions transparent.

• Innovation

  We are committed to lifelong learning, continuous improvement and teaching.