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Dr. John Cowell’s contract extended as sole administrator of Alberta Health ServicesDr. John Cowell will continue to serve as the sole administrator of Alberta Health Services for the remainder of 2023.PoliticsJun 23, 2023
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Alberta election: Smith and Notley hone in on health careBoth leaders announced improvements to the health-care system on Saturday, with Rachel Notley focusing on physician recruitment and Danielle Smith narrowing in on obstetrics.PoliticsMay 13, 2023
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HSAA disputes UCP ‘Alberta Health Services is not in crisis’ claim; requests EMS dataThe Alberta health-care workers union is challenging the provincial government's claims that AHS is no longer in crisis, especially EMS.HealthMar 9, 2023
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Pair of ambulances being added to Lethbridge fleet: ‘There will be a decrease in response times’The new units will run 12 hours a day, seven days a week, joining the eight ambulances currently operating at peak service times in Lethbridge.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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Frequent code reds, high levels of ambulance strain in Edmonton region: AHS dataIn January 2020, there were 18 red alerts resulting in no ambulances for less than one hour. Two years later, there were 1,233 code reds resulting in 40 hours of no ambulances.HealthJul 18, 2022
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Missing 4-year-old found safe after surviving 2 days alone in remote MontanaRyker Webb, who went missing on Friday, was finally found on Sunday and declared to be in good health, despite telling the search team he was 'hungry, thirsty, and cold.'TrendingJun 6, 2022
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Alberta government creates more EMS positions, but union says it’s not enoughAlberta's health ministry said it is creating 100 new EMS positions and extending 70 temporary positions to ease the province's paramedic shortage.HealthMay 25, 2022
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‘We’re on our knees’: Alberta EMS union says system on the verge of collapseIn a tweet on Monday morning, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) reported that 40 emergency calls in Calgary were waiting for an ambulance to be dispatched on May 3.HealthMay 9, 2022
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Patient dies while waiting for care at Red Deer hospital emergency departmentAlberta Health Services said the patient had been triaged but was waiting for further care when they died Sunday in the emergency department at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.HealthJan 25, 2022
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Airdrie boy with broken leg rushed to hospital in fire truck because no ambulances availableAn Alberta mother is raising concerns after her son broke his leg and had to be taken to hospital in a fire truck because no ambulances were available.HealthJan 21, 2022
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