96% of AHS workers immunized but holdouts remain as COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline looms
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Alberta's largest union demands province reverse cuts to health care
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Alberta's largest union demands cuts to health care be reversed, province says health spending up
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EDMONTON Staff shortages across rural Alberta are resulting in hospital and bed closures, a trend the union representing healthcare professionals believe is concerning and unsustainable. On Friday, Alberta Health Services (AHS) closed 12 more hospital beds at Lacombe’s only hospital, including palliative and acute care beds, after failing to fill staff vacancies. At least 18 other AHS hospitals and care centres – including Fairview, Rocky Mountain House, Consort, and Elk Point – have been forced to reduce service levels since Jan. 1. Some AHS hospitals have had multiple physician shortages or emergency department closures since June 1, including the Boyle Healthcare Centre Emergency Department, which has had five temporary emergency department closures or physician coverage shortages in that time period.