In this article by Keith Gerein, describes the double meaning of “patient”
as it relates to Alberta hospitals.
Being (a) Patient?
Category Archives: Public health
Safe consumption site – Stay or go?
There is much debate about whether safe consumption sites should exist and if so where. The site at in Calgary at Sheldon Chumier Center is the center of one of these debates. Here is an article by the CBC that looks at this very important issue.
Coming November 1st
In case you missed it, Primary Care will be split from Alberta Health Services beginning November 1st, 2024.
Temporary Mandatory Masking Resumes
Due to increased respiratory illnesses, beginning October 29, 2024, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will be required to wear a well-fitted medical mask in all clinical areas, including waiting rooms. Will Alberta do the same?
Click here to find out more.
Waiting for a response?
If you have not yet heard from theΒ medical office where you have been referred, like thousands of others, your referral may not have been processed correctly. The question now being asked is, “Why did this occur?” This is the something the Health Quality Council of Alberta is going to investigate.
Thoughts about Alberta’s Healthcare
In this TikTok video, “Boots on the Ground” looks at the state of healthcare in Alberta as the provincial government privatizes healthcare. He describes what is happening in Alberta as “playing politics with healthcare” and notes that the outcome can be people getting hurt and/or dying.
Healthcare in Rural Canada
“Community hospitals across remote parts of Canada are facing challenges from staffing to funding.”
Here is a news story by CTV that highlights some of the realities associated healthcare in rural communities in Canada.
Has COVID been worse this summer?
Have you been thinking that COVID seems to be worse this summer than ever before? Have you or people you know been sicker this summer than previous summers? If you answered, “Yes,” to these questions, you may find this article of interest.
“Who is okay with this?”
Cold or COVID?
Over the past while, there seems to be more and more people suffering from summer colds. The question now being asked is: Is it a cold or something else – namely, COVID-19? According to this CBC article, it could definitely be the latter.
