Jason Copping

• ‘Dire situation’ in rural Alberta hospital set to be resolved, ER to re-open

  Oyen, Alta., is seeing most of its hospital services restored after being without a 24/7 emergency department or any acute care beds for several months.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2023
  
• Alberta government to inject $312M to expand surgical capacity this year

  The Province of Alberta said new money will add 20,000 more surgeries in 2023-24 and help Alberta Health Services reach its goal of 310,000 surgeries over the next 12 months.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2023
  
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• Canmore General Hospital meets fundraising goal to upgrade emergency department

  The foundation first announced the fundraising goal last November and finally reached it through community donors and a "transformational gift" from locals.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2023
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• Alberta-imported kids pain meds finally in the province

  Health Minister Jason Copping said Parol, the Turkey-made kids acetaminophen, has been distributed to pharmacies provincewide.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2023
• ‘Why would any parent purchase this?’: Alberta-imported children’s pain medication a different concentration, requires education

  Pharmacists aren't even sure how much they will stock when Parol becomes widely disributed.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2023
• Alberta outlines education funding to train 3,400 more health-care workers

  Health Minister Jason Copping said it is a part of a long-term plan, while leveraging a qualified immigrant workforce in the short run.

  Health

  Mar 13, 2023
• Alberta will have $13.8M deducted from health transfers because patients paid for services: feds

  Ottawa says there's evidence of Albertans 'paying out of pocket to access diagnostic services such as ultrasounds, MRI and CT scans... that should be accessible at no cost.'

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
• Alberta continuing care budget focuses on aging at home, community care

  Home care and community care, which includes nurses and health-care aides visiting patients at their homes, is a focus of Alberta's budget, according to the province.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2023
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• Alberta Health Service administrator’s $1.4k car ride ‘problematic’: experts

  According to public documents, Cowell expensed a $1,404 car ride between Calgary and Edmonton to conduct meetings and to attend the throne speech last November.

  Politics

  Mar 2, 2023
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• Registered nurses to help with low-severity, non-urgent EMS calls in Alberta

  Albertans transferred to EMS after calling 911 could be transferred to a registered nurse at HealthLink 811 if their medical concerns are not severe or not urgent.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023