Edmonton Hospitals

• Long emergency wait times at hospitals are ‘solvable’: Edmonton ER doctor

  According to an Alberta Health Services spokesperson, the respiratory virus season is putting pressure on acute care facilities.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2023
  
• 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.'

  Health

  Dec 20, 2022
  
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• Stollery Children’s Hospital ER seeing ‘unprecedented’ wait times, surge in patients: Edmonton doctor

  Emergency room physician Dr. Shazma Mithani said the situation is "just continuing to get worse and it's almost become the new baseline in terms of patient care."

  Health

  May 5, 2022
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• 2 hospital morgues see temporary capacity issues as Alberta COVID-19 hospitalizations climb

  The Alberta Funeral Service Association met with emergency management officers for AHS last year to develop an emergency morgue management plan.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2021
• Veteran Edmonton nurse on staffing shortages, skyrocketing COVID-19 patients: ‘It’s devastating’

  Veteran nurse Pauline Worsfold, who took part in a convoy around Edmonton, said the current wave of COVID-19 patients filling up hospitals is like nothing she's ever seen before.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2021
• Hundreds of non-emergency surgeries in Edmonton postponed due to COVID-19

  According to Alberta Health Services, roughly 30 per cent of scheduled, non-emergency surgeries and some ambulatory care clinic visits have been postponed.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2020
• EMS will be diverted from 7 Alberta ERs as Wave 2 of Connect Care launches Saturday

  EMS with non-critical patients will be diverted from seven Alberta emergency departments when Wave 2 of AHS' new electronic health system launches Saturday.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2020
• Misericordia hospital to open 5 ‘compassion rooms’ to keep families, loved ones close

  The Misericordia hospital will open five compassion rooms on Feb. 19, offering spaces for families and loved ones to stay close to patients 24 hours a day.

  Health

  Feb 14, 2019
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• ‘Immediate moratorium’ on raves recommended to Edmonton City Council

  Citing "widespread consumption of drugs" and "public safety issues," City of Edmonton administration is recommending city council impose an "immediate moratorium" on raves.

  Crime

  May 31, 2018
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• 1 baby dropped off at Angel Cradle at Edmonton hospital in last 6 months: ‘This is meant to be a last-resort option’

  There are two safe drop-off locations for babies, called Angel Cradle, in Edmonton. Both were installed in 2013 after a hospital in Vancouver implemented a similar system.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2017