U Of A Hospital

• ‘He’s a hero’: Veteran Alberta firefighter in coma after wildfire injury

  Frankie Payou continued to help his East Priairie community after losing his home in the wildfire. Now, he's in a coma at the U of A Hospital recovering from a serious injury.

  Canada

  May 16, 2023
  
• Senior, 93, forced to sleep in hospital hallway leaves her Edmonton family outraged

  The family of 93-year-old Virginia Chacon said she was moved out of a room and into a hallway at the University of Alberta, where she spent at least two days and missed a meal.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2023
  
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• Alberta doctor on rising COVID-19 hospitalizations: ‘We’ll not be able to treat all patients’

  Dr. Branko Braam says the situation has become so dire, the U of A Hospital has opened a "fourth COVID ward" and asked kidney disease health-care workers to help staff it.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2020
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• Former U of A Pandas soccer player paralyzed in bike crash in Costa Rica is well on her road to recovery

  A former U of A Pandas soccer player paralyzed on a trip to Central America is sharing more about a life-changing accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2020
• Edmonton woman forgives attacker-turned-rescuer who allegedly assaulted her, set house on fire

  Police say an Edmonton woman was beaten and her house was set on fire but the victim told Global News she forgives her attacker​.

  Crime

  Feb 19, 2020
• Alberta nurses ‘very stressed’ on Day 3 of Connect Care launch: ‘There’s some issues’

  Nurses at Edmonton hospitals who were first to use the new electronic system, Connect Care, are "very stressed" with the changeover, the union says, but are flagging issues to tech support.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2019
• Confirmed case of measles reported in Edmonton area: AHS

  Alberta Health Services came out with a warning Monday after a person with lab-confirmed measles attended a number of public places in Sherwood Park, Edmonton and Nisku.

  Health

  May 20, 2019
• 10-year-old Alberta girl hailed a hero after pushing ATV off injured mom

  An Edmonton mother said if it wasn't for her 10-year-old daughter and a rush of strength, she wouldn't be alive to tell her story.

  Features

  May 23, 2018
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• Incision-free brain surgery now possible at Edmonton hospital

  Surgeons at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton will now be able to perform certain brain surgeries without even making an incision.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2017
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• Male nurse admits to installing hidden camera in U of A Hospital gym shower

  In an agreed statement of facts submitted to the court Monday, Jason Soundara, 26, admitted to putting the cameras in the male locker room shower. Soundara worked as a nurse at the hospital emergency room at the time.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2017