Alberta Nurses
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Nurse staffing shortages in Alberta lead to excessive overtime, union head saysSome nurses made hundreds of thousands of dollars above the typical salary last year, with one making more than $500,000.HealthJul 10
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Alberta union raises alarm over health-care staffing shortage: ‘The crisis is not over’Dozens of AUPE members took part in a rally near the legislature on Tuesday to raise awareness on how a staffing shortage has created what they say is an unsafe system.HealthApr 18
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Province hopes to bring more international nurses to AlbertaThe Alberta government is providing more spaces and financial aid to get internationally educated nurses accredited in the province.HealthFeb 13
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Alberta Health Services says network outage was caused by ‘routine maintenance’A senior health official said doctors and staff at hospitals had to use paper charts, whiteboards and phone calls to communicate with each other during the network outage.HealthJan 25
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Danielle Smith quashes nurses’ call for mask mandate despite high pediatric hospitalizationsAlberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government supports individual choice, in response to a call from the United Nurses of Alberta for an indoor mask mandate.CanadaDec 21, 2022
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Stollery emergency provisions activated, staff redeployed as ICU sits at 100% capacity'Other potential staffing measures could include mandatory overtime, short notice schedule changes, and in some cases, cancellation of staff vacations, if shifts cannot be filled.'HealthDec 20, 2022
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Alberta nurses leaving front-line healthcare for less stressful units, jobsIn increasing numbers, Alberta nurses are deciding to leave the full-time frontlines to work in health settings that offer more work-life balance. A popular choice? Aesthetics.HealthNov 22, 2022
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Advocates concerned after Lethbridge ER nurse assaultedLethbridge police were called to Chinook Regional Hospital on Friday after a nurse was assaulted.HealthOct 11, 2022
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‘ICU if necessary, not necessarily ICU’: Alberta opens 50 new bedsThe province made the initial addition announcement in March. Seven months later, the full 50 were announced to have opened in 12 different hospitals.CanadaOct 6, 2022
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Elk Point Healthcare Centre ER closed temporarily over lack of nursing staff: AHSOn its website, Alberta Health Services said the ER at Elk Point Healthcare Centre would be closed from 7 p.m. on Tuesday until 7 a.m. on Wednesday.HealthSep 6, 2022
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