Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association

• 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.

  Health

  Sep 28
  
• 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.

  Health

  Sep 24
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• 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.

  Health

  Sep 9
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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.

  Health

  Aug 4
• 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. 

  Health

  Jun 7
• COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions climbing in Edmonton zone

  As of April 26, there are 219 patients in hospital with COVID-19 and 54 in ICU in the Edmonton zone.

  Health

  Apr 26
• Edmonton health advocacy group calls Alberta’s COVID-19 reopening plans ‘highly risky’

  A group that advocates for health workers says a plan to begin easing pandemic-related restrictions announced by the province last week is "premature and highly risky."

  Economy

  Feb 5
• Edmonton doctors say new COVID-19 committee will provide ‘impartial, objective’ information

  The committee said medical leadership is required "with over 1,500 daily cases and exponential growth... and frequent circulation of dangerously incorrect information."

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
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• Edmonton doctors group raises concern about Alberta’s coronavirus preparedness

  The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association is concerns about how the Alberta government is preparing for a potential COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2020