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Sweeping changes to come for Alberta's health-care system in 2024

(Just Now) WebPremier Danielle Smith is set to take scalpel and bone saw to Alberta's $17-billion health delivery system in 2024, while simultaneously scrambling to keep and find …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/danielle-smith-changes-health-delivery-system-2024-1.7071679

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Alberta 2023: Health System Challenges and Opportunities

(9 days ago) WebResearchers at the Centre for Health Policy, O'Brien Institute for Public Health, have authored a series of issue briefs to inform Albertans about major health policy …

https://obrieniph.ucalgary.ca/centre/health-policy/publications/Alberta-2023-health-system-challenges-and-opportunities

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Alberta to dismantle current patient-care model, create new health

(7 days ago) WebThe Alberta government is announcing it will restructure the delivery of health care in the province, a realignment of services Premier Danielle Smith says will help …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-health-care-changes-1.7022133

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This new map shows the extent of Alberta's rural health-care …

(5 days ago) WebIssues like these led the Alberta government to undertake the review of rural health care nearly a decade ago, according to the man who oversaw the process. …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-rural-health-care-hospital-closures-service-reductions-map-1.6920460

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Alberta’s health care system struggling with overflowing hospitals

(1 days ago) WebJeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press. Alberta’s health care system is being crushed by demand for its services, according to physicians across the province, with …

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-albertas-health-care-system-struggling-with-overflowing-hospitals/

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Despite high spending, Alberta’s health-care system is …

(Just Now) WebIn 2020, Canada had the eighth-most expensive universal health-care system in the world (out of 30 countries) on a per-person basis and the highest level of …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/despite-high-spending-albertas-health-care-system-is-failing

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Unhealthy reforms: The dangers of Alberta’s plan to …

(3 days ago) WebThe Alberta government recently passed legislation to increase the role of corporations in the health-care system and facilitate the government’s goal of having 30 per cent of the province’s

https://theconversation.com/unhealthy-reforms-the-dangers-of-albertas-plan-to-further-privatize-health-care-delivery-144443

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Provincial health-care system in danger of collapse: Alberta doctors

(5 days ago) WebAccording to the latest Alberta Health Services data, intensive-care units in provincial hospitals are at 95 per cent capacity with 219 patients, while the number of …

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/provincial-health-care-system-in-danger-of-collapse-alberta-doctors-1.6683041

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Nurses, doctors call on Alberta government to back down from …

(7 days ago) WebDr. Sam Myhr, a family physician working in Sundre, agrees the restructuring is a mistake and should be halted. She's worried about patients in rural Alberta, where …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/nurses-doctors-alberta-health-care-restructuring-1.7024460

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Why 192 doctors just said Alberta’s health system is in crisis

(8 days ago) WebBy Omar Mosleh Staff Reporter. EDMONTON—Nearly 200 Alberta doctors have gone public to warn that their province’s health-care system is in crisis. The …

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/why-192-doctors-just-said-alberta-s-health-system-is-in-crisis/article_d8e0dfbd-e025-5a61-8952-976c47b4d41d.html

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Alberta's looming health care upheaval CBC News

(5 days ago) WebOctober 13, 2020. Alberta Health Services has walked back parts of a plan that will massively restructure the province’s health-care system. A confidential internal AHS …

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/confidential-alberta-health-services-document-reveals-massive-proposed-health-care-system-restructuring/

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Why the AMA wants Alberta to declare a health-care crisis CTV …

(5 days ago) WebThe Alberta Medical Association ( AMA) is calling on the province to acknowledge the backlogs and challenges frontline workers are facing by declaring a …

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/ama-calls-on-alberta-to-declare-health-care-crisis-as-surgery-er-and-ambulance-wait-times-increase-1.6718207

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Health-care system change needed: Alberta minister CTV News

(7 days ago) WebAlberta health minister says fundamental change needed as system is 'not working'. Alberta Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange speaks at the opening of the …

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-health-minister-says-fundamental-change-needed-as-system-is-not-working-1.6633561

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UCP, NDP offer competing visions to fix Alberta's health-care …

(9 days ago) WebAlberta health care system under strain over the last few years. Many issues were related to COVID-19, Notley said, but Alberta’s problems have been …

https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/alberta-election-health-care-top-issues

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Fundamental change needed as Alberta health system is 'not …

(9 days ago) WebHealth Minister Adriana LaGrange says the Alberta government is fundamentally restructuring health care because the system "is not working." "Any …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fundamental-change-needed-as-alberta-health-system-is-not-working-minister-says-1.7020467

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Alberta Spotlight: Split over health care restructuring, most blame

(9 days ago) WebDecember 7, 2023 – With the 2023 calendar on its final page, Albertans may be ending the year with a sense of déjà vu as the province moves forward with another major shake up …

https://angusreid.org/alberta-health-services-restructuring-danielle-smith-ahs/

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Alberta Health Services to split into 4 parts

(3 days ago) WebCalling it a “new day for healthcare in Alberta,” Premier Danielle Smith (pictured) said dividing Alberta Health Services (AHS) into new agencies with a …

https://www.canhealth.com/2023/11/15/alberta-health-services-to-split-into-4-parts/

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Record-high health spending in Alberta budget doesn't solve main …

(Just Now) WebDoctors and workers unions in Alberta say record-high health spending in the budget for 2023-24 doesn't solve big issues plaguing the health-care system — …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/health-spending-budget-reaction-1.6763799

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AHS MD News Digest - April 21, 2024 - Alberta Health Services

(Just Now) WebStabilizing Alberta’s primary health care system Alberta’s government is delivering on a commitment to provide funding to help pregnant and postpartum …

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hp/phys/if-hp-phys-md-news-2024-04-21.pdf

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