hospitals

  • OPINION: LaGrange needs to rethink opinion on Red Deer hospital

    This Op-Ed by FOM's Executive Director, Chris Gallaway, originally appeared in the Red Deer Advocate on May 20, 2022.

    Last week, I joined a group of Albertans who were upset by the government’s decision to cut the insulin pump program in the Legislature Gallery to watch Question Period.

    Minister Adrianna LaGrange was responding to questions on behalf of the Health Minister that day. At one point she stated “as the MLA for Red Deer-North I’m extremely happy that our government is finally dealing with the issue of capacity within Red Deer.”

    It was surprising to hear LaGrange would be proud of anything that’s happening with health care in Red Deer right now.

    Fom Friends of Medicare

    Written by
    May 24, 2022

  • #TBT: Fall of the General Hospital

    Throw Back Thursday:
    Fall of the General Hospital, October 4th, 1998


    Today marks the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Calgary General Hospital. Between 1992 and 2006, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein devoted his attention to eliminating Alberta’s budget deficit. Under his leadership, claiming health care to be one of the areas requiring the most ‘constraints’, Klein oversaw significant cuts to the health budget.

    Fom Friends of Medicare

    Written by
    October 04, 2018

  • Government Must Act to Save and Cover Hospital Fertility Services

    MEDIA RELEASE
    NOV. 30, 2017
    EDMONTON

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    Government Must Act to Save and Cover Hospital Fertility Services

    Friends of Medicare joined patients impacted by the planned closure of uninsured fertility services at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women and supporters at the Alberta Legislature today to call on the Ministry of Health to reverse the planned closure and begin covering in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) treatment.

    Fom Friends of Medicare

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    November 30, 2017

  • Government announcement on hospital pressure relief continues privatization agenda

    Today the Alberta Government made its announcement on relieving the pressures on hospitals. The announcement included the discovery of 464 previously-closed beds, which are now scheduled to be re-opened over the next year.

    Fom Friends of Medicare

    Written by
    October 14, 2014

  • Closure of Banff Mineral Springs Hospital maternity beds another slap in the face to rural families

    Friends of Medicare is standing in support of Banff community members and physicians who are in court today asking for an injunction and a judicial review to keep the maternity beds open at the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital.

    Fom Friends of Medicare

    Written by
    March 23, 2013