Alberta Health
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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to give update on respiratory virus seasonAlberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Vivien Suttorp, is set to give an update today on the state of the province's respiratory virus season.Health3 hours
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Alberta NDP calls on Danielle Smith to acknowledge, address ER capacity ‘crisis’Alberta's Opposition NDP says instead of directing resources towards fixing long emergency department wait times, "it feels like the UCP is still on vacation mode.”HealthJan 12
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‘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.HealthJan 9
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Alberta doctors plead for state of emergency as hospitals overwhelmedPhysicians are using increasingly concerning language, saying they have never seen Alberta’s emergency departments as overwhelmed as they have been this winter.HealthJan 8
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Will Alberta’s public-private health approach actually reduce wait times?Health experts are divided on whether allowing surgeons to work in the public and private health systems simultaneously will shorten wait-lists.HealthJan 1
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Wife seeking justice after Edmonton father dies in hospital waiting to see ER doctorThe wife of an Edmonton man who died in a hospital ER room after waiting more than eight hours says she will do whatever it takes to find justice for her husband.CanadaDec 28, 2025
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‘Completely avoidable’: Review ordered after Edmonton man dies waiting in ERThe Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died of an apparent cardiac arrest while waiting for care in an Edmonton emergency department.CanadaDec 28, 2025
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Edmonton father, 44, dies in hospital after waiting 8 hours in ER to see a doctorOn Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumawent to emergency at Grey Nuns Hospital due to severe chest pains. The 44-year-old father of three died after waiting eight hours to see a doctor.CanadaDec 24, 2025
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Alberta minister, new permanent chief medical officer of health eye renewed collaborationNew chief medical officer of health Dr. Vivien Suttorp and primary care minister Adriana LaGrange say they're looking forward to working together as the province enters a new era.HealthDec 19, 2025
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Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of healthDr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.HealthDec 18, 2025
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