Alberta Medical Association
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Alberta hospitals overcapacity heading into cold, flu season: ‘Packed to the gills’The respiratory virus season hasn't even kicked into high gear yet but hospitals in the Edmonton Zone are already operating overcapacity and turning some patients away.HealthOct 9
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Alberta doctors risk closures while waiting for Physician Comprehensive Care ModelAlberta physicians say they can't wait any longer for the province's promised Physician Comprehensive Care Model, a model that would help ease current financial pressures.HealthSep 23
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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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‘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 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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Alberta Medical Association pediatrics head condemns province’s proposed trans policyThe Alberta Medical Association says the province's new policy will reinforce stigma against trans youth.HealthFeb 4
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61% of family physicians in Alberta considering leaving provincial health-care system: ReportThe report suggested approximately 91 per cent of the 1,375 family doctors surveyed are concerned about the financial viability of their practices.HealthJan 23
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Some Edmonton children’s chemo treatments delayed due to health-care capacity issues'A small number of pediatric patients in Edmonton were delayed in beginning their chemotherapy,' a statement from Alberta Health Services read.HealthDec 13, 2023
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Alberta government urged to fix fractured health care, lack of family, female doctorsOver the past three years, there has been a 78 per cent drop in doctors in Alberta accepting new patients and Albertans are concerned about the lack of accessiblity to health care.HealthAug 22, 2023
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Indigenous physicians association, Alberta doctors push back against Hinshaw decisionTwo groups of doctors — the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and a group of Alberta doctors — published letters decrying Dr. Deena Hinshaw's revoked job offer.PoliticsJun 26, 2023
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