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Doctors say Alberta health system crumbling amid crammed ICUs, ERs

With intensive-care capacity in Alberta hospitals nearing capacity and emergency room wait times hitting double-digits hours, doctors are sounding the alarm that the province s health system is failing and will only get worse as the respiratory virus season progresses.

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At least 30 Alberta health facilities seeing bed closures, reduced hours

As the Alberta government continues to acknowledge "real strain" in the province s hospitals, at least one rural doctor believes the situation is far worse than the UCP will admit.

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Alberta ERs, urgent care departments left without doctors more than 50 times this year, records suggest

Alberta ERs, urgent care departments left without doctors more than 50 times this year, records suggest
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Plan to attract 60 new rural doctors just a start to repairing Alberta s pretty bad reputation : local physician

A provincial plan to spend $6 million over the next few years to entice new doctors to rural communities is a good step but not nearly enough to address a "crisis," according to some with knowledge of rural medicine.

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Mounting pressures: Alberta sees ambulance red alerts, hospital closures, and staff redeployments

If you tried to call for an ambulance in Edmonton on Sunday evening, you might have found yourself waiting for more than an hour as Alberta s healthcare system continues to face staffing pressures.

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