“Bill 11 opens the door to two-tier, Americanized health care in Canada. We urgently need action from the Federal Government to safeguard our public health care and protect patients by speaking out against the Alberta government’s Bill 11 and enforcing the Canada Health Act.” Click here to add your voice.
Check out this thread to read @RajSherman’s full letter.
“‘This is going to take all Albertans standing up together to protect the public health care that we all deserve.'”
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“‘Whether it’s not having a family doctor, whether it’s ambulances or emergency room waits, cancer care, or waitlist for surgery. They’re increasingly worried that they cannot get the help they need when they need it, and theyre worried that the changes that are happening are making that worse.'”
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“‘We have 30 or more (patients) leaving every day who just get tired of the wait. When we have these type of waits or backlogs happen in airports, there’s federal policy and quick rules and things are changed. When we have it in health care, we just shrug our shoulders.'” https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/royal-alexandra-hospital-pilot-projects-emergency-department
Why was Dr. Mentzelopoulos fired as AHS CEO? Ryan Jespersen has an exclusive conversation with Dr. Mentzelopoulos.
If you have not watched the associated CTV video, you may want to do so.
“‘How many more patients have to die in our waiting room before they step up and show some leadership?'”
“If the UCP were serious about getting value for health-care expenditures or guarding against corruption, it would emulate Quebec’s approach and protect its public health-care system while banning profiteers.”
If you have not yet read Jeremy Appel’s article, you may wish to do so.
The X post below sums up how things are going in Alberta Health Services. Here is where you can meet the full article.
