Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre

• Alberta budget includes ‘historic’ $1.8B investment to expand Red Deer hospital

  Premier Jason Kenney said the $1.8-billion commitment to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is the single largest taxpayer investment in the history of central Alberta.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2022
  
• Red Deer hospital diverting all but ‘life or limb’ emergency surgeries to Edmonton and Calgary

  The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is diverting all emergent surgical cases — "with the exception of emergency life or limb cases" — to facilities in Edmonton and Calgary.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2022
  
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• High surgical loads, staffing shortage lead to patient transfers out of Red Deer

  Alberta Health Services said things had stabilized at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre as of Monday morning, after 14 surgical patients were flown out over the weekend.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2021
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• COVID-19 causing ‘strain to the system’ at Red Deer hospital: ER doctor

  A surge in COVID-19 cases at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is putting a strain on the system.

  Health

  Sep 3, 2021
• 1 man dead after RCMP shooting outside Red Deer hospital

  At around 9 p.m., police said officers were responding to "multiple driving complaints" when they stopped a vehicle in the parkade at the Red Deer hospital. 

  Crime

  May 25, 2021
• Thousands of Red Deer hospital patients’ records snooped in privacy breach: AHS

  According to Alberta Health Services, the records of 3,227 patients at the Red Deer hospital were accessed by two clerical employees in the diagnostic imaging department.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2021
• Red Deer physicians fear patient care is suffering in central Alberta

  A 2015 needs assessment done by AHS found the Red Deer Regional Hospital needs 96 more inpatient beds, 18 more beds in the emergency department, along with three more operating rooms.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2017