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Emporium

Your Philanthropic Shopping Destination

The emporium gift shop caters to a wide range of patients, staff and visitors with all proceeds supporting innovation, research and patient care through the University Hospital Foundation.

Call us to have items delivered within the University of Alberta Hospital.

Contact us: 825-901-0155

Find us: Located on main floor of the hospital in the Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WMC), 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7 – IH1.63

Hours of operation:

  • Monday: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Thursday: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Saturday: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Closed statutory holidays.

Get to Know the Emporium

Whether you’re shopping for a loved-one during their stay at the hospital, or you’re in need of some essentials – the University Hospital Foundation’s shopping Emporium has everything you need. We pride ourselves in curating a unique selection of products you can’t get anywhere else on site.

Highlighted Selection of Products

  • Flowers
  • Balloons
  • Gift baskets (assembled and custom options)
  • Gifts
  • Stuffed animals
  • Books
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Snacks
  • Candy
  • Ice cream
  • Cold drinks 
  • Toiletries
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Phone chargers
  • Batteries
  • Clothing
  • Chest binders (Postthorax Support Vests) for cardiac patients

Store Services

On-Site Delivery

We are proud to offer delivery to units within the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Stollery Children’s Hospital and the Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre at the University of Alberta Hospital.

Call our contact number (825-901-0155)  during open hours, and let us  know if you’d like an item delivered, or a gift basket assembled — so your loved one can feel your presence, even when you’re not able to be on site.

This is also a great option for any patients who might be in need of toiletries or other essentials but unable to leave their room, we can come to you.

Gift Assembly

Get in touch through our contact number (825-901-0155) during open hours and let us know what kind of items you’d like to add to a gift basket and your budget, and our staff will assemble something beautiful just for you. We can include snacks, crossword puzzles, books, flowers and more.

Atrium Vendors

The WMC Atrium is home to a rotating schedule of vendors associated with the Emporium. When shopping with our atrium vendors, the University Hospital Foundation still benefits, with 20% of proceeds contributing to our mission of health transformation.

More Than a Gift Shop

The University Hospital Foundation’s Emporium is a philanthropic shopping destination, with 100% of the proceeds supporting the Foundation’s critical purpose. In this way, when you shop with the Emporium, you’re helping to bring innovation, technology and research to Alberta, and beyond.

Together, we’re pushing to cure Alzheimer’s, shorten transplant wait times, transform cardiac care – and so much more.