Johnston renews call for hospital expansion
The call for hospital expansion in Red Deer is being renewed by one city councillor who says it’s not worth speculating what’s holding the provincial government up in making a decision.
But in his heart of hearts, Ken Johnston believes both Alberta Health Services and the provincial government know what’s the right thing to do.
Johnston presented a notice of motion at Monday’s council meeting which specifies no fewer than eight areas identified in the December 2015 Needs Assessment by AHS as operating at or beyond capacity.
Johnson choked back tears as he came to read the item ‘Cardiac Science Services.’ His wife spent close to four months in hospital, including a few days in Calgary and the rest in Red Deer in late 2016 and early 2017 before passing away due to heart issues. She originally had to be airlifted to Calgary because Red Deer lacks a cardiac catheterization lab.