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Alberta's measles case counts climb with central zone hardest hit
Alberta is reporting a surge of new measles cases this week, sparking fresh calls for the provincial government to provide ...
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Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant public address: health minister
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta's measles outbreak isn't dire enough for the province's top public health ...
43 cases of measles in Alberta, outbreak east of Edmonton prompts public alert
The number of confirmed cases of measles keeps growing across Alberta and an outbreak has been identified in Two Hills, ...
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Leaked Alberta Health Services memo calls for staff to limit food for ER patients
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange commented on Alberta Health Services's new policy to streamline food at AHS facilities ...
Alberta to tie hospital funding to number, type of procedures performed
Alberta's government will soon tie public hospital funding to the number and type of procedures performed, a move critics ...
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Alberta Health Services halts plan to reduce patient food, drinks after pushback
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, and Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange provide an update on what steps the government ...
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Alberta putting $17 million toward planning urgent care centres
The Alberta government says it will spend $17 million to plan nine new urgent care centres across the province. Health ...
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New Alberta acute care funding model introduces competition into surgery budgets
Alberta is introducing a new funding model for acute care that it says will increase the number of surgeries performed by ...
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What will it take to get a 24/7 Urgent Care Centre?
The Cochrane and Area Health Foundation (CAHF) has been joined by Mayor Jeff Genung in the push to determine what it will ...
Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant CMOH public address: LaGrange
The new cases come as the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association blamed the spread on inaction, calling for a government-initiated vaccination plan and better public updates.