Lethbridge Health

• Women’s health crisis: Ob-gyn shortage in Lethbridge cause for concern

  Long wait times, rescheduled or cancelled appointments and lots of unanswered questions is what expectant parents are facing right now at Chinook Regional Hospital.

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  Aug 4
  
• Indigenous-led recovery community breaks ground on Blood Tribe First Nation

  The Blood Tribe Recovery Community broke ground Wednesday. Once it's built, the 75-bed facility will offer long-term addiction treatment for up to 300 Albertans a year.

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  Jul 19
  
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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.”

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  Jul 18
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• Lethbridge researcher looking closer at the magic of mushrooms

  A PhD candidate at the University of Lethbridge (UofL), Gregory Robinson, is taking a closer look at the other health benefits of mushrooms.

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  Jul 17
• Second pharmacist-led clinic opens in Lethbridge

  Hoping to ease pressure on the healthcare system, the Shoppers Drug Mart in north Lethbridge opened a pharmacist-led care clinic on Friday.

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  Jun 16
• Lethbridge mayor meets with premier about COVID-19 concerns in south zone

  Given a rise in COVID-19 cases over the past weeks in Lethbridge and surrounding areas, the mayor and local health officials met with Premier Kenney to ask for clear messaging.

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  Apr 1, 2021
• Southern Alberta physicians express concerns in open letter to premier and health minister

  A group of southern Alberta emergency physicians has submitted an open letter to Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro, urging the province to reconsider incoming changes to the health-care system.

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  Mar 4, 2020
• Southwestern Alberta obesity rate rises more than 10 per cent

  The latest Vital Signs report shows obesity rates have jumped more than 10 per cent from 2007-2008 to 2015-2016.

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  Oct 15, 2018
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• ARCHES Lethbridge fundraising with spring daisies for HIV/AIDS support

  ARCHES Lethbridge helps to respond to and reduce the harm associated with HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C in Lethbridge.

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  Mar 15, 2017
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• Southern Alberta man living with HIV: ‘I figured it was a death sentence’

  Living with HIV is a nightmare for most, but for some, it's a reality. Not long ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, but that's not the case anymore.

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  Nov 22, 2016