COVID-19 Alberta Hospitals

• A night at the ICU: Alberta health-care workers share reality of COVID-19 patient care

  Two Edmonton health care workers are sharing a first-hand account of the current situation in a hospital ICU overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2021
  
• Surgeries to be reduced in 3 Alberta health zones as COVID-19 cases surge

  Surgeries are once again being reduced in some Alberta hospitals as the health-care system fights back against a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2021
  
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• Surgery indefinitely delayed for Alberta man as hospitals grapple with COVID-19

  Cynthia Wandler’s father Jerry is 68 years old, has hydrocephalus and is in need of a life-altering surgery that could treat his condition.

  Health

  Dec 11, 2020
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• As COVID-19 crisis intensifies, Calgary man with cancer fears dying alone

  With Alberta hospitals bracing for patient surges and many facing visitor restrictions due to outbreaks, people reliant on the health care system are beyond anxious.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2020
• Alberta’s COVID-19 ‘contingency plan’ includes requests for field hospital

  Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the request for the tent is "not something that's in our current plan."

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• COVID-19: Staff at Calgary hospitals told to ‘engage in oxygen conservation’ as cases rise

  As Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise amid growing case numbers, staff at three Calgary hospitals are being instructed to conserve oxygen supplies.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2020
• Alberta hospitals ‘frequently exceeding’ capacity as COVID-19 cases spike: AHS memo

  Hospital surge capacity measures are expected in the Calgary and South zones as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, according to an AHS memo.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2020