Alberta Health Services

• Illness, staff absences cause surgery delays at Calgary’s Rockyview Hospital

  Alberta Health Services said 24 scheduled elective surgeries between May 16 and May 20 will be postponed.

  Health

  May 14
  
• Town of Fort Macleod hoping incentives cure Alberta municipality’s doctor shortage

  The town is offering a $10,000 incentive for each physician that signs a five-year term with Alberta Health Services and commits to practising in the southern Alberta municipality.

  Health

  May 13
  
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• City of Lethbridge committee hears about operational staffing struggles when it comes to fire, EMS

  Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has been grappling with operational staffing issues, according to Chief Greg Adair.

  Fire

  May 12
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• Edmonton doctor accused of spiking colleagues drink: CPSA

  Dr. Max Klein was found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the CPSA on Thursday stemming from an incident in January 2015 in which a fellow doctor was unknowingly given ecstasy.

  Crime

  May 12
• Stollery Children’s Hospital ER seeing ‘unprecedented’ wait times, surge in patients: Edmonton doctor

  Emergency room physician Dr. Shazma Mithani said the situation is "just continuing to get worse and it's almost become the new baseline in terms of patient care."

  Health

  May 5
• Calgary parents face long lineups at Alberta Children’s Hospital ER

  Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary isn't being spared from increased demands of seriously ill patients, COVID-19 cases and other respiratory illnesses.

  Canada

  May 4
• Sizing up the shadow of long COVID in Alberta

  With provinces dropping PCR testing, estimates on how many people have had COVID-19 and develop long COVID is unknown. But the effects will likely be widespread.

  Canada

  May 1
• Little known of long COVID leaves Alberta patients seeking help

  Scientific understanding of COVID-19 and its post-viral syndrome is still in early stages, leaving people with long COVID seeking treatment where they can get it.

  Features

  Apr 30
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• Alberta patients, advocates call for increased access to COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid

  After bouts with two cancers and developing an autoimmune disorder, Chris Lindsey was very careful to not catch COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 28
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: ‘Increases in virus circulation and hospital admission’ but rise is smaller, slower

  While COVID-19 continues to spread in Alberta and hospital admissions due to the virus continue to tick up, the trends are not as drastic as previous waves, Copping said.

  Health

  Apr 20