Foothills Hospital

• World-class cancer centre finally opens in Calgary

  It has been a decade in the planning and one of the largest government infrastructure projects in Alberta history — now, the new Calgary cancer centre will finally open on Oct. 28.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2024
  
• Person flown to hospital after head-on collision with a semi-truck on Hwy 22: EMS

  A semi-truck and another vehicle collided on Highway 22 between Township Roads 283 and 284 at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One person was seriously injured and flown to hospital.

  Traffic

  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• Man stabbed succumbs to injuries in hospital: Calgary police

  Calgary police found a man with life-threatening injuries while patrolling downtown at around 3 a.m. Thursday. He died in hospital from the severity of the injuries.

  Crime

  May 25, 2023
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• ASIRT releases additional details on police-involved shooting in Red Deer

  ASIRT has released information about an item found where the man fell after being shot by RCMP in Red Deer.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2023
• STARS Air Ambulance saves the life of a former lottery grand prize winner

  Alberta man Neil Lund said he hasn't missed buying STARS Air Ambulance lottery tickets in 15 years, because some day he 'might need' help — a day which arrived six weeks ago.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2023
• Alberta survivor champions STARS after service saved her life

  Alberta has three STARS bases so it takes roughly $30 million annually to run the service in the province.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2023
• Nursing shortages lead Canmore hospital to close obstetrics on weekends

  That means pregnant patients will have to make the hour-long drive into a Calgary hospital.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2023
• Visitors at Foothills Hospital report mice in cafeteria and dirty patient units

  The state of one of Calgary’s hospitals is failing to meet the basic standards of cleanliness — that is according to patients and their caregivers who visit the Foothills Hospital.

  Health

  Jan 16, 2023
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• Local philanthropic foundation donates $10M for new NICU in Calgary hospital

  The Taylor Family Foundation is a registered public philanthropic foundation that provides monetary gifts in areas such as health, education, history and the arts.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2022
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• STARS transporting woman in life-threatening condition after crash near Acme, Alta.

  STARS was dispatched and transported the woman to Foothills Medical Centre for further treatment.

  Traffic

  Aug 22, 2022