Acute Care Alberta

• Alberta government orders stop to rebranding of paramedic service provider

  Alberta Hospitals Minister Adriana LaGrange has halted the ALTA Paramedic Health rebranding campaign for ambulances and paramedic's uniforms in the province.

  Politics

  Jun 10
  
• Alberta rolls out activity-based surgery funding model to more public hospitals

  Alberta hospital operators will now be funded by the province based on the number and type of procedures they perform, rather than a blanket budget for surgeries.

  Health

  Jun 1
  
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• Albertan in perpetual pain amid diagnosis delays demands change: ‘Just want my life back’

  After months of unanswered questions and worsening pain that's left him unable to work, an Alberta man with a rare spine condition is demanding change to the health-care system.

  Health

  Mar 27
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• Recommendations made following review into Edmonton emergency room death

  The recommendations looked at vulnerabilities in the health-care system, such as prolonged wait times in the emergency department, overcrowding, and clinical decision support.

  Health

  Mar 12
• Alberta orders inquiry into death of man waiting for care at Edmonton hospital E.R.

  Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones said a judge-led fatality inquiry will look into what happened when Prashant Sreekumar died while waiting for care at the Grey Nuns Hospital.

  Health

  Jan 15
• ‘Absolute crisis’: Alberta E.R. doctors keep pushing for state of emergency

  'The state of the acute-care system in the Edmonton zone is an absolute crisis. I have never seen it this bad,' said a Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency department physician.

  Health

  Jan 9
• Edmonton paramedics exhausted amid long response times, fewer staff: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  With the busy shifts, patients are seeing massive delays after they call 911. The wait times are also having a big impact on the paramedics treating them.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2025
• Alberta shifting health-care grants to ‘activity-based,’ competitive surgical funding

  Alberta will soon tie public hospital funds to the number and type of procedures performed — a move critics warn won't improve the system and will only accelerate private delivery.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2025
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• 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, 2024