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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 new admissions for influenza

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

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

(7 days ago) WEBAlberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about health-care reforms during a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday November 8, 2023. (Jason Franson/The …

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

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'It's unacceptable': Edmonton ER doctors say health system in …

(6 days ago) WEBAlberta's healthcare system is in serious danger and it's about to get worse; that's according to doctors on the frontlines of the province's fifth COVID-19 wave, and …

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/it-s-unacceptable-edmonton-er-doctors-say-health-system-in-crisis-and-about-to-get-worse-1.5738052

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

(8 days ago) WEBEDMONTON—Nearly 200 Alberta doctors have gone public to warn that their province’s health-care system is in crisis. The doctors say the situation is a result …

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 health-care system nearly overwhelmed before …

(8 days ago) WEBDr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases expert in Edmonton, said without new restrictions, COVID-19 could have crushed Alberta's health-care system. (Martin …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-health-care-nearly-overwhelmed-1.6164599

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Solutions to Alberta’s health-care system woes could lie outside …

(Just Now) WEBWATCH ABOVE: The problems facing Alberta's health-care system are clear to see, but the solutions are not. Morgan Black reports – Nov 24, 2022. A mother …

https://globalnews.ca/news/9301344/alberta-healthcare-system-problems-solutions/

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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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Alberta government urged to fix fractured health care, lack of …

(1 days ago) WEBIn a statement to Global News, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the Alberta government is making “it a priority to strengthen our primary care system by …

https://globalnews.ca/news/9913319/alberta-doctor-shortage-fractured-health-care/

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Opinion: Alberta's health-care system a month away from failure

(8 days ago) WEBDr. Verna Yiu, the CEO of Alberta Health Services, has reported that ICUs are at 87-per-cent bed occupancy with surge capacity added to the total. Our ICUs are …

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-albertas-health-care-system-a-month-away-from-failure

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Health-care upheaval: A history of changes to Alberta's system

(4 days ago) WEBAlberta Premier Danielle Smith outlines how the province plans to refocus the health care system, during a press conference in Edmonton, Wednesday Nov. 8, …

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/health-care-upheaval-a-history-of-changes-to-albertas-system

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'We've never seen anything like this': Alberta heath-care - CTV …

(9 days ago) WEBEDMONTON - Concern over staff shortages and cuts to primary health care in Alberta continues to mount following service reductions at multiple rural and large …

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/we-ve-never-seen-anything-like-this-alberta-heath-care-workers-worry-about-cuts-to-services-1.5506449

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Policymakers in Ottawa and Edmonton maintain broken health …

(Just Now) WEBPolicymakers in Ottawa and Edmonton maintain broken health-care system. Appeared in the Calgary Herald, May 8, 2024 Alberta’s health-care system ranks as …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/policymakers-in-ottawa-and-edmonton-maintain-broken-health-care-system

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Canada's strained healthcare system report CityNews Edmonton

(1 days ago) WEBPosted August 2, 2023 7:52 am. We’ve heard the warnings — staff shortages, long wait times, and difficulty accessing primary care — and a new report is offering a snapshot of …

https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2023/08/02/canada-healthcare-system-report-strained/

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

(5 days ago) WEBParks says Alberta health-care system needs a massive overhaul, saying that currently, "all roads lead to the Emergency Department," and system-wide …

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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Alberta doctors ‘trepidatious’ about changes to already fragile …

(9 days ago) WEBThe new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are apprehensive about expected changes to the province’s health-care delivery system as …

https://globalnews.ca/news/10067456/alberta-doctors-changes-health-care-system/

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Opinion: Policymakers in Ottawa and Edmonton maintain broken …

(9 days ago) WEBAlberta’s health-care system ranks as one of the most expensive in Canada on a per-person basis (after adjusting for population age and sex) while wait times in Alberta were …

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/opinion-policymakers-in-ottawa-and-edmonton-maintain-broken-health-care-system/ar-BB1m1POO

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Canada's health-care system is 'collapsing around us,' warns CMA

(1 days ago) WEBThe strain placed on Canada's health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating, and now the top official of the Canadian Medical …

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-s-health-care-system-is-collapsing-around-us-warns-cma-president-1.5948416

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBLink Copied! A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Alberta health-care system underperforming, documents show

(7 days ago) WEBPublished Sept. 28, 2022 4:16 p.m. PDT. Alberta's health-care system is playing catch-up to pre-pandemic times as new documents obtained by CTV News show the system is …

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-health-care-system-underperforming-documents-show-critics-blame-ucp-privatization-1.6088460

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Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates

(7 days ago) WEBUpdated 12:20 PM PDT, May 8, 2024. Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection. …

https://apnews.com/article/steward-hospital-bankruptcy-264edc6309f7b9eaa309c4113211ce30

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After decades of systemic issues, time to finally overhaul Alberta …

(Just Now) WEBExperts say the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted systemic problems in Alberta's long-term care system. "It is not part of the health system, really, but it is …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-long-term-care-pandemic-covid-19-1.5562331

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Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9

(2 days ago) WEBBankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 US hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/business/steward-health-puts-hospitals-up-for-sale/index.html

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Steward Health Files Chapter 11 After Medical Properties Deal

(2 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care System LLC filed for bankruptcy early Monday after a period of mounting financial challenges and government scrutiny over the impact of its …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/steward-health-files-chapter-11-after-medical-properties-deal

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Cybersecurity Event Update Ascension

(8 days ago) WEBThe 1 in 50: Ascension Maternal Health Report offers an in-depth look into the current state of maternal health, spotlighting Ascension’s pivotal role in delivering care …

https://about.ascension.org/news/2024/05/network-interruption-update

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Steward Health Care seeks bankruptcy protections WBUR News

(5 days ago) WEBDallas-based Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, saying it will move to restructure its debt under court supervision and keep running its …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/06/steward-bankruptcy-massachusetts-for-profit-hospitals-debt

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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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Health care is showing the cracks it's had for decades. Why it will

(1 days ago) WEBCanadian health care is delivered by provinces and territories across about 100 different health authorities, all with their own separate fiefdoms, systems and …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/health-care-how-we-got-here-fix-broken-cracks-billions-canadian-duclos-1.6691196

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Ascension hospitals hit by cyberattack; investigating data breach

(2 days ago) WEBA Catholic health system, Ascension has 140 hospitals and 40 senior care facilities across 19 states and the District of Columbia. It reported in May that it had …

https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2024/05/09/ascension-hospital-cyberattack-data-breach-hacked-michigan/73620340007/

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The giant solar storm is having measurable effects on Earth : NPR

(8 days ago) WEBShocking problems The most disruptive solar storm ever recorded came in 1859. Known as the "Carrington Event," it generated shimmering auroras that were …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250515730/solar-storm-geomagnetic-g4

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VA improperly gave large bonuses to hundreds of top executives

(5 days ago) WEBAnticipating an increase in veterans enrolling in VA’s health-care system and a surge in disability claims, lawmakers wanted to help the agency recruit new hires and …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/va-bonuses-top-executives-pact-act-improper/

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