Health Sciences Association Of Alberta

• Edmonton paramedics exhausted amid long response times, fewer staff: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  With the busy shifts, patients are seeing massive delays after they call 911. The wait times are also having a big impact on the paramedics treating them.

  Health

  Dec 22
  
• Alberta health care, medical workers with HSAA vote in favour of new contract

  The contract will see HSAA union members get a 12 per cent wage increase over four years, though some workers will receive a one-time increase on top of that.

  Health

  Nov 26
  
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• Health-care workers urge Alberta to halt plan limiting free COVID-19 vaccines

  Health-care unions and doctors are calling on the province to reverse course and provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all front-line workers and any other Albertan who wants the shot.

  Health

  Jun 16
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• Alberta health minister to decentralize AHS: mandate letter

  Danielle Smith wants to see “a willingness to reform the management and structure of Alberta Health Services to better decentralize decision-making and resources.”

  Health

  Jul 18, 2023
• Dr. John Cowell’s contract extended as sole administrator of Alberta Health Services

  Dr. John Cowell will continue to serve as the sole administrator of Alberta Health Services for the remainder of 2023.

  Politics

  Jun 23, 2023
• Dynalife contract talks break down as Calgarians continue to wait for lab services

  The breakdown in contract talks with Dynalife could cause further delays for treatment-related testing for Calgarians like Leslie Boyer.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
• HSAA disputes UCP ‘Alberta Health Services is not in crisis’ claim; requests EMS data

  The Alberta health-care workers union is challenging the provincial government's claims that AHS is no longer in crisis, especially EMS.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
• Registered nurses to help with low-severity, non-urgent EMS calls in Alberta

  Albertans transferred to EMS after calling 911 could be transferred to a registered nurse at HealthLink 811 if their medical concerns are not severe or not urgent.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
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• Thousands of Edmonton ambulance shifts unstaffed in 2022: provincial data

  From January to October, there have been an average of nearly 54 vacant paramedic shifts per day.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
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• Alberta NDP slams United Conservative Party for health centre closures

  Recent data from AHS showed most of the reductions happened in rural communities such as Peace River, Rocky Mountain House and Sundre.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2022