Alberta Emergency Departments

• ‘Dire situation’ as rural Alberta hospital sees staff shortages, ER closures

  Rural Albertans are describing it as an alarming situation. The town of Oyen has no acute care beds in hospital and limited emergency department services.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2023
  
• Ballooning Alberta ER waiting rooms ‘quite regular’ and ‘deeply troubling’

  More and more Albertans are having to wait longer and longer to get care at emergency departments or from EMS, as citizens and workers have to navigate a new reality.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2022
  
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• Alberta patients experience ‘very long’ wait times for care in emergency departments: AMA survey

  A survey released Friday by the Alberta Medical Association takes a closer look at how patients feel about the state of emergency care in the province.

  Health

  Jul 22, 2022
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• Urgent care needed for Alberta emergency departments: doctors

  The Alberta Medical Association is raising the alarm about the province's emergency departments: “The result is missed diagnoses, poorer outcomes and even death.”

  Health

  May 20, 2022
• Alberta EMS to expand ambulance transport locations beyond emergency departments

  The Alberta government has announced changes to emergency medical services (EMS) aimed at getting people the care they need while getting ambulances back on the road faster.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2021