The Good Samaritan Society was established in 1949 and opened its first auxiliary hospital in 1955.
The Society was created through the donation of Mr. Gottlieb Wedman, a Leduc farmer, who made a donation to the Lutheran Church to be used to help provide care for the elderly. Since those early days, The Society has grown considerably, and today we serve over 6,000 individuals, annually with programs and care homes in Alberta and British Columbia.
Gottlieb Wedman makes a donation for the care of aging persons.
Auxiliary Hospital opens with 70 beds.
Mount Pleasant Care Centre opens with 182 beds.
Auxiliary Hospital adds 30 beds.
Stony Plain Care Centre opens with 75 beds.
Stony Plain Care Centre adds 15 beds.
Southgate Care Centre opens with 225 beds.
Pineview Residence opens for 42 persons with developmental disabilities.
Central Services facility opens to provide laundry, maintenance, and other support services.
First community living homes are opened for disabled persons.
Good Samaritan Seniors apartment opens in the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood.
TeleCare® (formally Lifeline) emergency response service was introduced.
Auxiliary Hospital is entirely rebuilt for modernization and renamed the Good Samaritan Dr. Gerald Zetter Care Centre
Home Support services are offered to residents who live in their own homes.
Wedman House, first assisted living facility, opens with 30 beds.
Mill Woods Centre, second assisted living facility opens with 60 beds.
South Ridge Village opens. The village includes three dementia care cottages for 30 residents, and in the main building, 50 continuing care beds, 42 supportive housing rental suites and an adult day program.
Prairie Ridge in Raymond, AB opens 55 Assisted Living Suites and 30 Geriatric Mental Health Care Beds.
Vista Village in Pincher Creek, AB opens an additional 20 Assisted Living Suites and 20 Independent Living Suites.
Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre in Delta, B.C. is added to the Good Samaritan family.