Alberta Health Services

• LaGrange says new Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring

  The United Conservative Party government is breaking apart Alberta Health Services as part of a major overhaul.

  Health

  Nov 18
  
• Alberta Health Services preparing to handle increased respiratory illnesses

  Alberta's respiratory virus tracker shows lab-confirmed COVID cases have nearly doubled since September. AHS says some hospitals are experiencing high occupancy levels.

  Health

  Nov 13
  
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• Edmonton family ‘hit a wall’ trying to refill 8-year-old son’s dwindling medication

  The military family is running out of their son's medically necessary human growth hormone medication they brought when relocating from Turkey to Edmonton.

  Health

  Oct 22
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• Plans for a new cardiac testing lab in Lethbridge move to the next stage

  The Alberta government says planning for a new cardiac catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge is moving into the next phase.

  Health

  Oct 22
• Woman frustrated by hip replacement delay at Edmonton hospital

  In a statement issued to Global News on Thursday, Alberta Health Services offered details on what the status is of the hospital's ability to perform such procedures currently is.

  Health

  Oct 17
• Uber analogy for continuing care does not mean more Alberta health privatization: Smith

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Uber analogy sparked concern from public health care advocates and the Opposition NDP that further privatization plans are afoot.

  Politics

  Oct 17
• Alberta to launch new primary care agency by next month in health overhaul: LaGrange

  Adriana LaGrange says Primary Care Alberta will work to improve Albertans' access to primary care providers like family doctors or nurse practitioners.

  Health

  Oct 15
• Nurses in Alberta to hold ratification vote on mediator-recommended agreement

  The United Nurses of Alberta says an online ratification vote will take place on Oct. 30.

  Health

  Oct 11
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• Alberta hospitals overcapacity heading into cold, flu season: ‘Packed to the gills’

  The respiratory virus season hasn't even kicked into high gear yet but hospitals in the Edmonton Zone are already operating overcapacity and turning some patients away.

  Health

  Oct 9
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• Health Quality Council of Alberta to investigate after some AHS referrals weren’t properly processed

  The referrals were made to specialists outside of Alberta Health Services, such as physiotherapists and dietitians.

  Health

  Oct 4