Alberta Health

• Stollery Children’s Hospital gets more money to advance planning on a stand-alone building

  The Province of Alberta has earmarked $3 million over three years in the 2023 budget to go towards planning for a new, stand-alone Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.

  Health

  Mar 23
  
• Alberta changing COVID-19 testing, isolation in the spring

  Alberta is removing a time-based recommendation for COVID-19 isolation. Instead, the province is advising people to stay home until “you feel better.”

  Health

  Mar 22
  
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• Alberta-imported kids pain meds finally in the province

  Health Minister Jason Copping said Parol, the Turkey-made kids acetaminophen, has been distributed to pharmacies provincewide.

  Canada

  Mar 20
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• Mauro Chies to become Alberta Health Services’ new president and CEO

  Chies began his health-care career with the Capital Health Region in Edmonton and has worked with AHS since 2009.

  Health

  Mar 20
• ‘Why would any parent purchase this?’: Alberta-imported children’s pain medication a different concentration, requires education

  Pharmacists aren't even sure how much they will stock when Parol becomes widely disributed.

  Health

  Mar 17
• Higher pollution levels: Calgary area under special air quality statement

  The weather agency said "stagnant weather conditions are creating elevated pollution levels" that are expected to improve overnight.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Alberta will have $13.8M deducted from health transfers because patients paid for services: feds

  Ottawa says there's evidence of Albertans 'paying out of pocket to access diagnostic services such as ultrasounds, MRI and CT scans... that should be accessible at no cost.'

  Canada

  Mar 10
• HSAA disputes UCP ‘Alberta Health Services is not in crisis’ claim; requests EMS data

  The Alberta health-care workers union is challenging the provincial government's claims that AHS is no longer in crisis, especially EMS.

  Health

  Mar 9
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• Alberta Health Service administrator’s $1.4k car ride ‘problematic’: experts

  According to public documents, Cowell expensed a $1,404 car ride between Calgary and Edmonton to conduct meetings and to attend the throne speech last November.

  Politics

  Mar 2
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• ‘Dire situation’ as rural Alberta hospital sees staff shortages, ER closures

  Rural Albertans are describing it as an alarming situation. The town of Oyen has no acute care beds in hospital and limited emergency department services.

  Health

  Feb 24