Alberta Health
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Nearly 400 physicians interested in joining dual practice system: Alberta governmentThe model is set to allow doctors to offer private services while also working in the public system, starting with elective surgeries like hip and knee replacements.HealthAug 31
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Clinics, technicians unsure of Alberta’s new self-referral method for health testsSome Alberta clinics are taking a wait-and-see approach after the provincial government changed the rules to allow patients to book their own medical tests and pay up front.HealthAug 6
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Alberta out-of-pocket payments for private medical testing beginning this weekPatients will pay for the tests when they receive them and potentially be reimbursed if the results lead to a cancer diagnosis, the Alberta government said.HealthJul 27
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Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached: Friends of MedicareFriends of Medicare is urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.HealthJul 22
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Alberta man told to take taxi to ER despite emergency bleeding after knee surgeryAn Edmonton man says he was forced to take a taxi to hospital while bleeding heavily after surgery, raising concerns about ambulance shortages.HealthJun 5
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Calgary medical clinic site of potential measles exposure, province saysThe province says the exposure happened at a clinic in the Westhills area back on May 11. Anyone who may have been there in a two-hour timeframe in the late morning may be exposed.HealthJun 3
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Alberta rolls out activity-based surgery funding model to more public hospitalsAlberta 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.HealthJun 1
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Another man died waiting in an Edmonton hospital ER: Alberta Medical AssociationThe Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for treatment at a major hospital in Edmonton, renewing concerns about health-care pressures.HealthMay 16
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Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referralsAlberta’s plan to fast‑track diagnostic tests without doctor referrals is drawing concern from physicians, who warn it could strain the system and lead to harmful follow‑up care.HealthMay 7
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Eligibility age for free breast cancer screening being lowered in AlbertaAlberta is also putting $2.25 million into a new oncofertility program – a type of medical treatment focused on preserving fertility for patients before cancer treatment.HealthApr 22
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