 National Union of Public and General Employees | Alberta must consult on lab services plan National Union of Public and General Employees, Canada "Laboratory professionals are fundamental to the success of Canada's public health-care system," says HSAA president Elisabeth Ballermann. “Eighty-five per cent of diagnoses are based on laboratory tests, an indication of the importance of medical ... |
Public health group says fees for Alberta seniors facilities ... Calgary Herald, Canada Such a move would load the cost of health care onto the most frail and sick seniors, but appears to be the way government is moving, says Bill Moore-Kilgannon, executive director of Public Interest Alberta. “This is fundamentally a way of privatizing ... LETTER: Delisting of services will harm us all Corporations want $100 per day for long-term care beds: PIA Alberta poverty strategy sought |
Lehners preaches patience: Local Alberta Health Services rep ... Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Canada Grande Prairie's John Lehners, an AHS board member, said he is as frustrated as everyone else that no clear direction is being announced, but he is confident Grande Prairie will still get what it needs in terms of health care. “I think people are still ... |
 PR Web (press release) | Canadian Medical Device Set to Speed Treatment and Cut Health Care ... PR Web (press release), WA Clinical trials show an 88% success rate using the device, which improves patient satisfaction and spares the health care system the cost of repeated specialist visits. Dr. John W McDonald, Past President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons ... |
Do you think they cut off their genitals for fun? Troy Media Corporation, Canada By Janet Keeping The government of Alberta recently announced that public funding for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) will be eliminated to save about $ 700000 of a roughly $ 13 billion annual health-care budget. Concern about the size of provincial ... |
Mental health care in Alberta blasted in report leaked to NDP Calgary Herald, Canada By Renata D'Aliesio, Calgry HeraldApril 20, 2009Comments (6) EDMONTON - Alberta has four times fewer mental health beds than the national average, says a government-commissioned report leaked to the NDP. The report, called "Beyond Beds to Balanced Care ... Alberta neglecting mental-health report: NDP Mental health report shows crisis: NDP |
All health-care construction to be reviewed by minister Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Canada CALGARY — Alberta's health minister says his department will take a second look at health-care capital projects that were approved before he came on board. Speaking at a nursing conference in Calgary, Ron Liepert says his ministry will likely review ... A discussion Albertans should welcome Trans activists fight cuts to gender reassignment funding Tories revisit drug coverage as seniors protest changes |
Up Front - At what price do we get free health care? Smoky River Express, Canada ... my question is now that individuals have no monthly health care bill, how will government recoup the money? A close examination at the basic running of each Canadian province makes me wonder how the Alberta government will make up the loss they'll ... |
GETTING PERSONAL CANADA: When Waiting Isn't An Option Wall Street Journal The firm is launching a new insurance product called ELITE US Healthcare, which provides Canadians timely care at US medical centers, such as Cleveland Clinic and Sloan-Kettering, for an illness or injury that has a wait time in Canada. ... |
Aspen now part of Alberta Health Services Edson Leader, Canada “In most areas, if anything, we're short of health care personnel. We're always looking for more nurses, more support staff and front line personnel.” By discontinuing the various health authorities Donaldson said better efficiencies would be realized ... Hospital in capital plan |
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