Alberta needs to call state of emergency over crowded hospitals, physicians say

Dr. Paul Parks, the president-elect of the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association, said he is ...

Alberta Insider: Edmonton doctors call for state of emergency as hospitals overflow

“We’re operating in disaster mode everyday,” said Paul Parks, president-elect of the emergency physicians section of the ...
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Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals

EDMONTON - Doctors who have been pleading for help as Edmonton hospitals are being overwhelmed by patients say Alberta's ...

'This is a national crisis': Edmonton ER death of 44-year-old father Prashanth Sreekumar sparks grief, anger and debate

After a father of three died following an eight-hour wait in an Edmonton ER, Canadians flooded social media with grief, anger and personal stories, igniting a renewed debate over wait times, triage ...

'First of its kind' animal hospital and hotel being built in Edmonton

A first-of-its-kind pet care development is coming to west Edmonton, combining a veterinary hospital, boarding facility, and ...
Yahoo News Canada

'Tip of the iceberg': Hospitals and schools grapple with virus outbreaks ahead of the holidays

Some emergency doctors are suggesting as an outbreak of respiratory viruses such as influenza and COVID-19 are flooding Edmonton hospitals with patients less than a week before Christmas. (Credit: ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN

'Dire straits': Emergency room doctors call for state of emergency in Edmonton zone

Citing the heart attack death of a 44-year-old Edmonton man while in ER at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and long waits in ...
Yardbarker

NHL still planning for Edmonton hub despite COVID-19 outbreak at hospital?

Weeks before NHL clubs and other personnel travel to hub sites at Edmonton and Toronto to complete the 2019-20 season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, one city is reporting a virus outbreak at a ...