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Primary, mental health care are top social issues, survey says

WEBA recent survey to assess community perceptions of social needs and service shortfalls found primary and mental health care are the top two social issues St. Albert …

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BUDGET 2022: Province commits to $22 billion in health-care …

WEBThe province's 2022 budget is predicting operating expenses for health will increase by 2.7 per cent in each of the next two years, with a target of $22.6 billion in total spending on …

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Message from the editor: Struggling for Hope shines a crucial light …

WEBThe ways in which a struggling economy impacts mental health are difficult to report on, because they are so wide-reaching. That's why we felt this series was an …

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Province announces dismantling of AHS into four new healthcare

WEB00:03:00. Today the province announced its plans for a “refocused” healthcare delivery system that will see the creation of four separate but “integrated” …

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Unique cardiac clinic opens doors in St. Albert

WEBHuchulak is a patient at St. Albert's newest clinic, Cardio Connect, across from Summit Plaza on Inglewood Drive. Open to patients since Jan. 5, Cardio Connect …

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'It hurts': Workers grapple with the mental impacts of Alberta's

WEBAcross Canada, 5.5 million workers had their jobs impacted by the economic shutdown, according to Statistics Canada. Alberta, already bruised by the downturn of …

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AHS changes prompt mixed feelings among primary care doctors

WEBThe province’s decision to dismantle Alberta Health Services in favour of four separate health care delivery organizations has local medical professionals both …

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Youth mental-health hub to host coping skills event

WEBHosted by the St. Albert Youth Mental Health Hub Initiative. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. Albert and the St. Albert Family Resource Centre. 7 p.m. on …

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AHS overhaul leaves St. Albert doctors with ‘mixed feelings’

WEBWe hope that [it] will translate directly to patient care and access to primary care services,” Durojaye said. But Durojaye said that doctors in the PCN have “mixed …

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Pilot program brings nurses to rural Alberta

WEB"We have known that there was going to be a registered nurse shortage for many years, and we also find that it’s very difficult to recruit or retain some of our health …

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Alberta Budget 2024: Health spending climbs to $26 billion

WEBWith an eye on "refocusing Alberta's health care system," the Alberta provincial budget for 2024 is adding $1.1 billion in additional health spending above …

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Alberta third province to sign health-care funding deal with …

WEBAlberta has signed a $1.06 billion, three-year deal with the federal government to help fund improvements to the province's health-care system.

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2022 in review: how healthcare issues were felt locally

WEBThe past year was marked with hospital staffing shortages, which impacted the Sturgeon Hospital in St. Albert. As 2022 came to a close, The Gazette spoke with …

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Artists About Town: Unexpected gallery nestled in St. Albert clinic

WEBThe Sturgeon Women’s Health Clinic recently moved to an office in the new Sturgeon Medical Centre at 625 St Albert Tr., right next to the hospital. It is a busy …

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Entrepreneur opening St. Albert location for app-turned-therapy

WEB00:03:19. Just a year after opening her first location in Edmonton, St. Albert-raised entrepreneur Sophie Gray is bringing her journaling -app-turned-therapy-practice …

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Family doctor shortage hits hard in St. Albert

WEBA total of zero St. Albert family doctors who belong to the St. Albert and Sturgeon Primary Care Network are accepting new patients. Only two doctors in the …

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Change opioid policy to save lives: experts

WEBLast year was the deadliest year on record in Alberta for fatal drug poisonings and experts say changes in public policies could save lives. On Friday the …

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St. Albert clinic set to close citing unaffordability

WEBA St. Albert primary care clinic will close its doors in January as its staff move to a location in north Edmonton. The McKenney clinic, located at 10 McKenney Ave, will …

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Alberta proposes changes to Public Health Act after COVID court …

WEBEDMONTON — The Alberta government is proposing changes to the Public Health Act to allow politicians to make final decisions in public health emergencies. …

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