alberta health system

• COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Alberta continue to rise

  Alberta’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.

  Health

  Jan 19
  
• 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.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Alberta says surgery backlog has stabilized at 81,600 following latest COVID-19 wave

  Jason 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.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
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• Alberta Opposition presses health officials over pandemic response

  Alberta health officials, including Dr. Deena Hinshaw and AHS CEO Dr. Verna Yiu, appeared in front of the Public Accounts Committee.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2021
• Alberta’s active COVID-19 cases continue to decline Tuesday, hospitalizations remain high

  Alberta Health announced Tuesday that 315 new COVID-19 cases were identified in the last 24 hours out of 7,544 tests.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2021
• Starting Monday, Alberta’s vaccine passport requires 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  As of Friday, there were 10,037 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2021
• Edmonton students make cards for health-care workers: ‘Not all heroes wear capes’

  'The biggest joy for me was watching my coworkers just sit down for a moment and smile... and feel so encouraged and uplifted,' said RN Liz Strang.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2021
• Alberta doctors invite premier, health minister to visit ICU: ‘We need you to see’

  Alberta has reduced the size of allowed outdoor social gatherings from 200 to 20. It also announced more Albertans are eligible to book third COVID-19 vaccine doses (boosters).

  Health

  Oct 5, 2021
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• Edmonton ICU staff ‘receiving harassing phone calls’ questioning stats: AHS

  Alberta Health Services says doctors and staff at some Edmonton-area intensive care units are receiving harassing phone calls to their units.

  Health

  Sep 29, 2021
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney refused COVID-19 help from N.L. premier

  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney refused Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's offer to help the Prairie province through the fourth COVID-19 wave.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2021