Tag Archives: Health
End of coronavirus quarantine in sight for Joffre couple
A Red Deer area couple will soon be free and clear to return home after more than two uncertain weeks quarantined onboard a Japanese cruise ship due to the coronavirus outbreak.Lolita and Hans Wiesner...
Feb 23, 2020 Hans and Lolita Wiesner, who are residents of Joffre, Alta, are seen here wearing protective masks in order to defend against contracting the coronavirus.
#CallForACause Radiothon underway for pediatric cardiac monitors at Red Deer Regional Hospital
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation's first annual #CallForACause radiothon is on today with the goal of raising $100,000 to buy three new cardiac monitors for the pediatrics unit at Red Deer Regi...
Feb 21, 2020 Cathy Hunter chatted with 106.7 The Drive's Peter Michaels about her reason for supporting the #CallForACause Radiothon (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre receives big boost in provincial funding
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) in Red Deer will see a big increase in provincial funding. On Friday, the government announced a new funding model for child advocacy centres across t...
Feb 21, 2020
Red Deer seeks fix for ambulance service strain
Red Deer not only needs expanded hospital infrastructure, our city is also short on ambulances. In a bid to ease the pressure on Red Deer's tapped out ambulance fleet, city officials are urging the pr...
Feb 21, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
CommunityNOW: #CallForACause Radiothon
rdnewsNOW, BIG105 and 106.7 THE DRIVE present the #CallForACause Radiothon.We will be broadcasting live from the Red Deer Regional Hospital and asking for your donations to help with the much needed p...
Feb 20, 2020
Albertans to lose coverage for out-of-country elective, non-urgent care
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a healthcare change for Albertans who are traveling to other countries.Effective April 1, 2020, they will no longer be covered for elective, no...
Feb 20, 2020
Alberta ends master agreement with doctors, announces new pay structure
EDMONTON - The Alberta government, fresh off failed contract talks with doctors, is ending its long-standing master agreement with them and putting new rules in place April 1.Changes include new fee r...
Feb 20, 2020
Councillor calls lack of cardiac care ‘a blight’ on Red Deer
Ken Johnston isn't mincing words when discussing the need for hospital and medical service expansion in Red Deer."It's a blight, it's a scar, it's a mark on how we are delivering health care in centra...
Feb 19, 2020 Ken Johnston says the lack of cardiac services in Red Deer can no longer be ignored (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Time is Life returns this March for improved cardiac care
RED DEER: Time is Life, formally known as Time is Muscle, sponsored by John and Joan Donald returns for its third year on March 28, 2020 at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre.The aware...
Feb 18, 2020
Government silent on Red Deer hospital expansion: NDP
A year after the former NDP government promised Red Deer hospital expansion, central Albertans continue to await word from the current UCP government on if and when that will happen. NDP Health Critic...
Feb 18, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)