Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association

• Alberta health minister confirms capacity strain after neonatal doctors warn of pending crisis

  Adriana LaGrange said the province has 'a bit of strain' in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but no babies have been airlifted out of Alberta for care for seven years.

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  Apr 17, 2024
  
• Edmonton doctors warn of NICU crisis that could lead to baby deaths

  'We're starting to get to the point where there is potential serious harm that is going to be afflicting the most fragile, vulnerable patients that we have in this province.'

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  Apr 16, 2024
  
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• Group of doctors makes opioid crisis policy recommendations to Alberta government

  How do you tackle a deadly and ongoing poisoning crisis? A group of Edmonton-area doctors has a few ideas and so too does the provincial government.

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  Apr 7, 2022
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• Edmonton doctors call on UCP to release timely opioid poisoning data

  According to a group of Edmonton doctors, the data it receives from the government is delayed, making it harder to respond to the ongoing opioid crisis.

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  Feb 7, 2022
• Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association raise concerns over province’s response to opioid crisis

  The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association said the Alberta government's response to the increase in the number of opioid-related poisoning deaths is insufficient.

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  Dec 12, 2021
• COVID-19: Alberta MLA under fire for comments on AHS’ handling of pandemic

  Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland MLA Shane Getson has come under fire for comments made on Facebook regarding AHS' handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Sep 28, 2021
• Alberta doctors call for more drug use sites to reduce strain on acute care resources

  Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's opioid poisoning committee have penned a letter calling for emergency action to address the drug poisoning crisis.

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  Sep 24, 2021
• Edmonton doctors form opioid response committee to address spiking overdoses

  The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association says the committee will advocate for people who use drugs, recommend strategies to reduce overdose deaths, and raise public awareness.

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  Sep 9, 2021
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• COVID-19: Edmonton physicians urge Alberta government to test, trace, isolate

  A group of Edmonton doctors is calling on the Alberta government to reinstate COVID-19 testing, tracing and isolation requirements to control viral spread.

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  Aug 4, 2021
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• Alberta doctors ask Iveson, Nenshi to keep mask bylaw until 70% have 2 doses

  A group of Alberta doctors is urging Don Iveson and Naheed Nenshi to keep local mask mandates in place until 70 per cent of the population gets two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. 

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  Jun 7, 2021