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Sundre Bed Closures Show Lack of Commitment to Care and Community

Posted on news · March 15, 2016 12:46 PM

Friends of Medicare are calling on Alberta Health Services to consult with and respect the wishes of the people of Sundre and the long-term care residents in the Sundre hospital.

 

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Immediate Mental Health Commitment Needed Despite Downturn

Posted on news · February 23, 2016 8:44 AM

Immediate Mental Health Commitment Needed Despite Downturn

Friends of Medicare are calling on the Alberta government to prioritize greater investment in mental health in light of the released "Valuing Mental Health" report.

 

"The increased funding for mental health in Budget 2015 was a welcome first step towards improved mental health services, yesterdays report indicates greater investment is needed," said communications staff Trevor Zimmerman.

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Shift Continuing Care to Public Sector

Posted on news · December 08, 2015 2:40 PM

From the December 8 Edmonton Journal:

http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-shift-continuing-care-to-public-sector

Written by Executive Director Sandra Azocar and Public Interest Alberta's Seniors Task Force Chair Noel Somerville

Government should redirect public funding from for-profit continuing care facilities, say Noel Somerville and Sandra Azocar

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Victorian Order of Nurses Closure Another Example of Failure in Private Care

Posted on news · November 25, 2015 3:11 PM
After announcing today that they will be ceasing operations in Alberta, home care provider Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) have demonstrated yet again why experiments in private care must be ceased.
 
"This is now twice since 2013 AHS has lost a contract for home care services," said Friends of Medicare Executive Director Sandra Azocar. "Home care should not be subject to the pressures of a competitive market. It's clear that instead of a race to the top for quality care, we have a race to the bottom to slash costs which squeezes out not-for-profit groups like VON."
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Friends of Medicare responds to Rural Health Services Review report

Posted on news · March 18, 2015 12:00 PM

Today the Alberta Government released its Rural Health Services Review report. It highlighted and validated a number of concerns that rural Albertans have been sharing for a long time.

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Premier Prentice Announces yet Another Review while Rural Health Suffers

Posted on news · September 23, 2014 12:00 PM

"It is difficult not to be skeptical when we have seen over and over again how plans introduced by this PC government are not acted upon while medical needs take a backseat," stated Sandra Azocar, Executive Director of Friends of Medicare.

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