Thousands of Alberta patients may have had delayed care due to referral issue, province says
Alberta Health Services is investigating after finding thousands of patient referrals to community physician specialists or ...
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'Tire fire': Why rural municipalities are panning Alberta's new regional victim services system
The Alberta government says it is hiring more staff and boosting budgets to support victims of crime and other tragedies in ...
Here's what's in Alberta's Bill of Rights — and what Danielle Smith is set to change
In 1972, then-premier Peter Lougheed introduced the Alberta Bill of Rights. More than 50 years later, it's set to see some ...
Alberta Health Services’ snag leads to potential delay of patient referrals
EDMONTON - The Health Quality Council of Alberta is investigating how some medical referrals weren't properly processed, ...
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Doctors, nurses could be left out of Alberta COVID and flu vaccination campaign
The distribution of provincially funded vaccines to medical and nurse practitioner clinics was “temporarily paused” in April ...
Health Quality Council of Alberta to investigate after some AHS referrals weren’t properly processed
The referrals were made to specialists outside of Alberta Health Services, such as physiotherapists and dietitians.
September asthma peak hits Alberta with kids back in school
Alberta's emergency rooms and urgent care centres have been busy treating kids and teens with asthma-related problems during ...
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Public fights brewing between Alberta government and doctors, nurses groups
It seems the province and two major factions of its health-care system — nurses and doctors — are headed for showdowns.
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Strike vote looms for Alberta registered nurses as contract talks falter: Gulf is just too big’
The United Nurses of Alberta is seeking 30 per cent pay raises spread over two years while the Alberta government's offer is ...
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Why Alberta’s OD Figures Don’t Make a Case Against Harm Reduction
Conservatives like Pierre Poilievre tout a decline in deaths as proof Alberta's emphasis on recovery works. That's premature ...
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Province announces funding for two mobile health units that will travel to rural communities
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announces a new mobile lung screening program for rural communities during a press ...
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Alberta Health Services’ snag leads to potential delay of patient referrals
The referrals were made to specialists outside of Alberta Health Services, such as physiotherapists and dietitians. The health authority’s CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, says it does an average ...