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5 stories across Alberta
Technologists say Alberta's health system is already understaffed as a new policy lets patients skip doctor referrals for MRI and CT scans.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, EverythingGP, CHAT News Today, rdnewsNOW
The Lethbridge hospital's expanded kidney care unit adds overnight dialysis capability, a service model currently offered at only one other site.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
National data highlights extreme emergency department wait times for patients needing psychiatric hospital admission, with one Alberta case standing out as particularly long.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, Rocky Mountain Outlook, rdnewsNOW, EverythingGP, St. Albert Gazette, Airdrie Today, OkotoksToday
The change lets residents skip the usual physician referral requirement for certain diagnostic imaging by paying privately.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP, Rocky Mountain Outlook, St. Albert Gazette, Airdrie Today, OkotoksToday
Premier Danielle Smith and a cabinet minister fielded questions on Alberta separation talk, U.S. trade tensions and healthcare during a stop in Medicine Hat.
Source: CHAT News Today