Alberta ICU Capacity

• 19 of 50 new ICU beds announced in Alberta budget already open, staffed: Premier Kenney

  Premier Jason Kenney says 19 of the 50 new ICU beds promised in Alberta's spring budget are already open and staffed in hospitals across the province.

  Health

  May 13, 2022
  
• Alberta adding up to 50 ICU beds to health system this year

  Through the 2022 budget, Alberta is adding "up to 50 permanent, fully staffed intensive care unit beds this year" to increase health capacity.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2022
  
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• Alberta’s Omicron wave has peaked, but additional COVID-19 beds to open in Edmonton & Calgary: Kenney

  The premier believes Alberta has reached the peak of the fifth wave. However, the province also announced it will open additional COVID-19 beds to relieve hospital pressures.

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  Jan 20, 2022
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• Alberta records 2,181 new cases of COVID-19, 30 additional deaths since Friday

  Overall active cases, hospitalizations and intensive care admissions due to COVID-19 continue to decline in Alberta. 

  Health

  Oct 18, 2021
• Alberta’s ICU numbers climb slightly over Thursday, down over 7 days

  On Friday, there were 287 patients in Alberta ICUs, up slightly from 282 on Thursday. Of those admissions, 229 patients were receiving care of COVID-19. 

  Health

  Oct 15, 2021
• Some Albertans experience glitch in COVID-19 vaccine record QR code app

  The province saw 38 new deaths related to COVID-19 reported over the last 24 hours, Alberta Health said Wednesday.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021
• Alberta hospitalizations, ICU rates drop slightly as 1,263 new COVID-19 cases identified Wednesday

  Alberta Health Services says the number of patients in intensive care units across the province has dropped by 3.5 per cent over the last seven days.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
• Alberta health-care workers desperate for COVID-19 help: ‘We are treading water as furiously as we can’

  Health-care workers on the frontlines in Alberta say help to deal with the immense pressures on hospitals amid the fourth wave of COVID-19 cannot come fast enough.

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  Sep 22, 2021
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• What happens when COVID-19 patients take up all surgery, ICU capacity in Alberta?

  Surgeries keep getting postponed across Alberta to free up staff and equipment during the fourth wave of COVID-19. But what happens when there are no more surgeries to cancel?

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  Sep 14, 2021
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• More than 800 Albertans now hospitalized with COVID-19 as 4,740 new cases identified since Friday

  Alberta Health data released Monday afternoon shows there are 803 people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital. That's a jump from 686 patients on Friday afternoon. 

  Health

  Sep 13, 2021