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Alberta election: High River doctors raise concerns over shortages in rural health careDoctors in High River, south of Calgary, say the town has lost a quarter of its complement of physicians over the last three years due to retirement, relocation and burnout.HealthMay 12
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Alberta sees highest number of unfilled family medicine residency spots in a decade: AMAAfter the second round of matching, there are still 22 unfilled family medicine spots in the province.CanadaApr 29
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UPDATE: Tofield E.R. to remain closed overnight until May because of staffing shortageAlberta Health Services said the 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. E.R. closures began two months ago and announced Friday they will continue until at least March 2 due to staffing challenges.HealthFeb 3
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Alberta Health Services says network outage was caused by ‘routine maintenance’A senior health official said doctors and staff at hospitals had to use paper charts, whiteboards and phone calls to communicate with each other during the network outage.HealthJan 25
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New doctors arriving in Lethbridge as AHS recruitment efforts continue'The physicians get requests daily and multiple times a day from people that are looking for doctors or with family members that are looking for doctors.'HealthJan 4
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‘Capacity challenges’ at Alberta hospitals mean no New Year’s baby announcementA popular New Year's tradition will not take place in 2023 because of the pressure Alberta's healthcare facilities are currently under.FeaturesDec 30, 2022
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Alberta NDP says B.C. doctor deal a wakeup call to Smith to knock off pseudo-scienceRachel Notley said the B.C. pay deal shows the race is on for scarce talent in the health field and the anti-science bent of Danielle Smith's government is setting Alberta back.PoliticsNov 1, 2022
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Alberta sets standards for psychedelic drug-assisted therapyPsychedelic drugs include psilocybin, psilocin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5 methoxy DMT and ketamine.CanadaOct 5, 2022
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Alberta doctors reach 4-year contract agreement with provinceThe province said the deal with the Alberta Medical Association focuses mainly on physician recruitment and retention, and rebuilding relationships with Alberta doctors.HealthSep 29, 2022
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Town northwest of Edmonton calls on province to help as doctor plans to leaveA get-together was held in Onoway, where local leaders said they hope to raise attention about the town being faced with only having two doctors in the community relatively soon.HealthSep 17, 2022
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