Alberta health Financial News
18.09 / 19:01
Coronavirus
COVID
Alberta Government
Alberta health
Alberta COVID hospitalizations up 73% since July: health minister
influenza vaccines will be available on Oct. 16 with the new Moderna vaccine formulated to target the XBB.1.5 variant likely to be available at around the same time.
30.09 / 05:09
Alberta health
Alberta Health Services
NOT
Alberta not reinstating masking in hospitals even as respiratory illnesses increase
Fall traditionally brings with it an uptick in respiratory illnesses and 2023 is no exception. While other jurisdictions in Canada are bringing back masking in some health-care settings, Alberta is standing firm on leaving the choice up to individuals.
19.09 / 21:53
Alberta health
e.Coli
Alberta Health Services
compensation
Portal
Alberta still working on application portal for E. coli outbreak compensation
For the first time since the E. coli outbreak started in Calgary daycares more than two weeks ago, no new cases have been added to the tally.
17.09 / 04:37
Health
Alberta health
e.Coli
Alberta Health Services
6 additional Calgary daycares closed, linked to E. coli outbreak
Update: This story was updated following the province’s clarification that six, not five, additional daycares were impacted.
16.09 / 05:35
Danielle Smith
Alberta Government
Alberta health
e.Coli
Alberta Health Services
E. coli outbreak
Calgary E. coli outbreak: Province announces $2K for affected families as infections rise
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said though the E. coli outbreak linked to several Calgary daycares remains serious, there is a decrease in patients requiring care in hospital.
15.09 / 04:45
Alberta politics
Danielle Smith
Alberta Government
Alberta health
e.Coli
E. coli outbreak
E. coli outbreak parents to Alberta premier: ‘What are you going to do?’
“Surely the suffering of our children merits more communication than a single tweet,” the parents wrote, referencing a social media post on Sept. 10.Smith’s office said she has made the outbreak “her number one priority” and will be joining the health minister, the minister of child and family services, and the chief medical officer of health and other health officials for an update Friday morning.“She has heard the heartbreaking stories from parents and, rest assured, action will be taken,” the statement from the premier’s office said.The parents said when their children began to fall ill at the end of August – including with bloody diarrhea and children passing “their own flesh as they screamed in pain” – the Sept.
13.09 / 04:29
Danielle Smith
Alberta health
Alberta
e.Coli
Alberta Health Services
outbreak
Officials say critical health violations found in kitchen after Calgary E. coli outbreak
Adriana LaGrange and other health officials at a news conference in Calgary on Tuesday morning to provide an update on the situation.As of Tuesday, 264 lab-confirmed cases were linked to the outbreak, with 25 in hospital and 22 patients developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a severe kidney complication.Alberta Health Services said six children are receiving peritoneal dialysis at Alberta Children’s Hospital, with other patients receiving care at three outpatient clinics in Calgary hospitals.The kitchen had been inspected four times in 2023, with the last inspection prior to the outbreak occurring in April 2023.
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