Alberta Health System
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Alberta’s health goal is for service to be adaptable to community needs: Premier SmithSeveral leaders of Alberta municipalities are hopeful that changes to the health-care system will mean improved service in rural parts of the province.HealthNov 9, 2023
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Province hopes to bring more international nurses to AlbertaThe Alberta government is providing more spaces and financial aid to get internationally educated nurses accredited in the province.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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COVID-19 in Alberta: ‘Increases in virus circulation and hospital admission’ but rise is smaller, slowerWhile 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.HealthApr 20, 2022
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About 60% of PCR-positive COVID-19 cases in Alberta are Omicron subvariant BA.2Alberta's chief medical officer of health said Wednesday that the Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the province.HealthMar 23, 2022
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Calgary gets pop-up vaccine clinics as Alberta sees small drop in COVID-19 hospitalizationsBoth Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions went down slightly on Thursday. Six new deaths were reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours.HealthMar 10, 2022
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Alberta adding up to 50 ICU beds to health system this yearThrough the 2022 budget, Alberta is adding "up to 50 permanent, fully staffed intensive care unit beds this year" to increase health capacity.HealthMar 2, 2022
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Alberta continue to riseAlberta’s chief medical officer of health urged people to remain vigilant and get vaccinated, saying the province’s acute-care system is under enormous stress amid Omicron.HealthJan 19, 2022
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COVID-19: Alberta could see ‘modest, common-sense relaxation of measures for Christmas’Premier Jason Kenney said Albertans can expect an update on COVID-19 health measures over the holidays on Tuesday.HealthDec 10, 2021
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Alberta says surgery backlog has stabilized at 81,600 following latest COVID-19 waveJason Copping says the wait list stood at 68,000 cases before the pandemic began and has been rising and falling as waves of COVID-19 have swept through.HealthDec 9, 2021
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Alberta Opposition presses health officials over pandemic responseAlberta health officials, including Dr. Deena Hinshaw and AHS CEO Dr. Verna Yiu, appeared in front of the Public Accounts Committee.PoliticsNov 23, 2021
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