Health

Province's plan won't help surgical wait times in Red Deer: Surgeon

A local surgeon is pleased to see the province taking steps to reduce surgical wait times, but feels there will be no direct benefit for patients at Red Deer Regional Hospital.Dr. Paul Hardy says that...

Dec 10, 2019 Red Deer Regional Hospital (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Barrie Wilson students helping one of their own battling leukemia

Students at cole Barrie Wilson Elementary School in Red Deer are embracing the holiday spirit to help a fellow student battling leukemia.This week, students are selling Candy Grams for 25 cents in sup...

Dec 10, 2019 Students at Red Deer's Barrie Wilson Elementary School are selling Candy Grams this week in support of six-year-old Lewis Cano, a Grade 1 student at the school currently battling leukemia. (rdnewsNOW / Sheldon Spackman)

Red Deer nurse returns from four-month mission to Chad

Leah Kennedy helped families and small children deal with malnutrition and other chronic health issues facing the African nation. Leah Kennedy is a surgical nurse who normally works out of Unit 24 at ...

Dec 09, 2019 Surgical nurse Leah Kennedy of Red Deer recently returned from a mission to the Republic of Chad where she worked with young children suffering from malnutrition and other chronic health issues in the African nation.(Supplied)

New community health centre opens in Lacombe

A new facility in Lacombe is bringing numerous community-based health services under one roof.Public health, addiction and mental health services will move from their current locations to the new Laco...

Dec 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Chinook's Edge students attend Mental Health Summit

Students from 11 schools across Chinook's Edge School Division recently took part in the second annual Headstrong Mental Health Summit in Didsbury. The day-long event is a project from the Chinook's E...

Dec 02, 2019 (Photo: Chinook's Edge School Division)

OPINION: An open letter to Health Minister Tyler Shandro

To Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health:In 2007, at the age of 18, I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; ulcerative colitis to be exact. A multi-sport athlete and healthy young man, I had no p...

Nov 30, 2019

AHS to roll out redesigned ambulances

Nearly 420 ambulances across the province are being replaced by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Mike Plato, EMS Associate Executive Director of Business Standards and Operations Support says this follo...

Nov 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Alberta aiming to end 500 nursing jobs over three years; nurses call it 'betrayal'

EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta nurses says the provincial government's intention to eliminate 500 full-time nursing positions over the next three years has left them feeling betrayed.David ...

Nov 29, 2019

Saskatchewan chief disappointed at lack of long-term help to stop suicides

REGINA - The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says&nb...

Nov 28, 2019 (Submitted photo/The Canadian Press)

School nutrition program to continue, sees funding boost

The provincial school nutrition program will benefit from an increase in government spending this year.The Government of Alberta announced on Thursday that it is boosting the program's budget by $3 mi...

Nov 28, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange with grade one students at St. Jerome school. (Government of Alberta)