Alberta Health
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Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits programAlberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents and families seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers.HealthJul 17
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Calgary woman listed as dead on Alberta health care site demanding answersIrene Jaime, 44, from Calgary said she had to fight for months to get her 'life back' after being mistakenly declared deceased on Alberta's health-care reporting site Netcare.HealthJul 16
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Alberta doctor calls lack of support staff to perform emergency surgeries ‘a crisis’Alberta doctors are worried about an increase in "diversions" in local hospitals, which physicians say lead to patients not getting the surgeries they need in a timely manner.HealthJul 8
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Calgary daycare to reopen after E. coli scareA Calgary daycare that was closed Wednesday afternoon will reopen following an E. coli scare involving a child who attends the facility.HealthJul 4
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Construction begins for addictions recovery centre on Siksika NationOfficials with the Alberta government and Siksika Nation broke ground on the Siksika Recovery Community Centre Friday morning, offering an Indigenous-led approach to healing.HealthJun 28
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‘A life or death matter’: Alberta man dies of cancer before seeing oncologistThe Alberta Medical Association says the provincial government needs to recruit more cancer oncologists to prevent more Albertans from dying while waiting for treatment.HealthJun 2
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Alberta hears co-mingling patients at long-term care facilities leading to violenceThe Alberta government is facing calls to stop admitting complex mental health patients into long-term care facilities until the risks are fully reviewed.HealthMay 27
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Repeated pay cuts could be ‘fatal’ for in-home doctor care in AlbertaSeniors says mobile doctors are increasingly hard to come by in Alberta following a series of pay cuts by Alberta Health for in-home visits.HealthMay 21
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Alberta cancer patients left waiting for care over lack of oncologistsAlbertans diagnosed with cancer are waiting three to four times longer than recommended standards to see a cancer specialist, according to the Alberta Medical Association.HealthMay 18
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Workers react to details of Alberta health-care system restructuring planAfter the government of Alberta released details about its plan to overhaul the healthcare system, frontline workers say the transition needs to be done properly to avoid disaster.PoliticsMay 15
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