Alberta Health Services

• ‘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
  
• ‘Frostbite capital’: Efforts to reduce amputations underway in Edmonton

  The Hope Mission says the shelter has had to hire more nurses in recent years because a majority of frostbite procedures involve Edmonton's homeless population.

  Health

  Jan 5
  
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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.

  Health

  Jan 1
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• New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

  Danielle Smith's ongoing effort to re-make, re-assemble and re-animate the pieces of the health-care system hasn't been the Alberta premier's only challenge in 2025.

  Politics

  Dec 30, 2025
• AHS pauses bell ringing ceremony for cancer patients at the Stollery

  Alberta Health Services said in November it would halt the bell ringing ceremony for cancer patients who had completed treatment. However, it now says the ceremony is only paused.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2025
• Alberta shuts down supervised drug consumption site at Royal Alexandra Hospital

  The Royal Alex closure leaves two remaining Edmonton supervised consumption sites, where people can access clean supplies for drug use and supervision in case of an overdose.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2025
• Alberta auditor general recommends new system for health reporting, finds disparity

  Alberta's auditor general says widespread turnover at the executive level of AHS played a role in inconsistent reporting, as did competing priorities of its board and government.

  Health

  Dec 11, 2025
• Revolving CEO door at Alberta Health Services continues as Andre Tremblay replaced

  Alberta Health Services executive Erin O’Neill is now head of the front-line health agency after the previous CEO appointed in January, Andre Tremblay, went on a leave of absence.

  Health

  Dec 3, 2025
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• Alberta health care, medical workers with HSAA vote in favour of new contract

  The contract will see HSAA union members get a 12 per cent wage increase over four years, though some workers will receive a one-time increase on top of that.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2025
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• Alberta bill allows doctors to toggle between public and private pay for surgeries

  The bill opens the door for Alberta surgeons to charge patients for privately-delivered procedures while keeping a foot in the public system and billing taxpayers.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2025