Alberta Red Alert

• Alberta election: Smith and Notley hone in on health care

  Both leaders announced improvements to the health-care system on Saturday, with Rachel Notley focusing on physician recruitment and Danielle Smith narrowing in on obstetrics.

  Politics

  May 13, 2023
  
• Frequent code reds, high levels of ambulance strain in Edmonton region: AHS data

  In January 2020, there were 18 red alerts resulting in no ambulances for less than one hour. Two years later, there were 1,233 code reds resulting in 40 hours of no ambulances.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2022
  
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• ‘We’re on our knees’: Alberta EMS union says system on the verge of collapse

  In a tweet on Monday morning, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) reported that 40 emergency calls in Calgary were waiting for an ambulance to be dispatched on May 3.

  Health

  May 9, 2022