AHS acute care and emergency capacity addressed in wake of recent bed closures

From six emergency room beds at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton to the temporary closure of a seniors centre in Galahad, Albertans have heard about bed closures in health-care facilities across the province for weeks now. On Friday, Alberta Health Services addressed the situation. Tom Vernon reports.

• Alberta Health Services invokes emergency staffing provisions to address ‘increasing pressure’
• Alberta Health Services says hospital bed closures no cause for alarm