Alberta Health Services

Data shows Alberta's emergency medical services in crisis: NDP Opposition
'We can do better': Families urge national autism strategy as report finds care gaps
Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, chair of the oversight panel that produced the paper, says the hurdles facing Canadians with the neurodevelopmental condition demand "a more collaborative approach.''

Alberta allows pharmacists, physicians and NPs to prescribe Paxlovid

The province is allowing more health-care providers to prescribe the antiviral and loosening testing requirements in an attempt to improve access for Albertans.
Health minister says 7 of 250 surgeries transferred out of Red Deer, Alta., hospital

AHS confirmed it had to divert the patients to other care centres in central Alberta or to Edmonton and Calgary due primarily to a shortage of clinical assistants who help in the surgeries.
Officials: Nearly 200 cases of mystery liver disease

To date 190 cases of the hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported, 140 of them in Europe.
Alberta increases funding for more cataract surgeries in private facilities

Health Minister Jason Copping said the province will fund 35,000 of the eye surgeries, an increase from 28,000.
Alberta rolls out new protocol for patient complaints

Access to patient records will be limited to what's relevant to the complaint, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
$5 million in fraudulent billing: Alberta Health wants doctor to pay it all back

Under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, the government can charge up to 8 per cent annual interest on the amount owed.
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations

Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18% across Canada between April 4 and April 11—to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109.
Cutting off the flow upstream

How system changes could lead to less paperwork across physicians’ desks.

Data shows Alberta's emergency medical services in crisis: NDP Opposition

'We can do better': Families urge national autism strategy as report finds care gaps

Alberta allows pharmacists, physicians and NPs to prescribe Paxlovid

Health minister says 7 of 250 surgeries transferred out of Red Deer, Alta., hospital

Officials: Nearly 200 cases of mystery liver disease

Alberta increases funding for more cataract surgeries in private facilities

Alberta rolls out new protocol for patient complaints

$5 million in fraudulent billing: Alberta Health wants doctor to pay it all back

'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations

Cutting off the flow upstream