For rural communities, health care can be difficult to access.Throw in part-time clinic hours, an Alberta winter or a global pandemic, and those accessibility challenges only become more apparent.But many services that once required an appointment wi
Author of the article: Marie Conboy
Publishing date: Jan 10, 2021 • January 11, 2021 • 2 minute read • Judy McKnight receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Julie Denouden at the Canmore General Hospital on Jan. 6. McKnight was the hospital s first long-term care resident to receive the vaccine. Photo Leah Hennel Alberta Health Services. jpg, BA
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Staff and residents of long-term care units at the Canmore General Hospital and Banff Mineral Springs Hospital received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine after it arrived in the Bow Valley on Jan. 6.
Golden Eagle View long-term care resident Judy McKnight at the Canmore General Hospital received the first dose of the vaccine and the second dose was given to registered nurse Cat Harris.