“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.
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Without OB Services
What is it like to have no access to obstetric services? Join this discussion to find out.
There is a small grassroots organization in rural Alberta that is trying to improve access to OB care in their communities. Here is the information for their next meeting-community leaders are encouraged to join and listen to what living without access OB services is like. pic.twitter.com/fCcEqvctPC
— Andrea Dekeseredy (@AndieYEG) June 26, 2023
Great news for residents of central Alberta
Pharmacies in locations such as Red Deer will soon be offering COVID-19 testing. This increase in testing availability is very timely, given that schools open in less than a month. Read more about this expanded testing here.
Why isn’t this option more widely available?
In a recent article found in the Globe and Mail, the following was addressed. “One of my friends says she can do a video chat with her doctor, why isn’t this option more widely available?” If, like many others, you are wondering the same thing, you may wish to read the article here.
