Health

Privacy breach at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre lab

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying patients whose electronic patient records were accessed inappropriately at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC).An internal investigation by the privacy...

Oct 04, 2019

Planning commission hears concerns over proposed treatment centre

A decision whether to approve a proposed drug and alcohol treatment facility in downtown Red Deer has been tabled for two weeks.Following over three hours of public comments at a Municipal Planning Co...

Oct 02, 2019 Wes Giesbrecht, co-chair for the proposed Red Deer Dream Centre speaks before the City's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) on Wednesday.

Province to review vaping regulations

The Alberta government is launching a review into the tobacco and smoking reduction act, with an aim on regulating vaping.With 25 per cent of high school students admitting to vaping in the last month...

Oct 02, 2019

Red Deer's fentanyl-related death rate lowest in province

In a stark contrast from the end of last year, Red Deer had the lowest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the province through the first half of 2019. Five people died from fentanyl in Red Deer betwee...

Sep 30, 2019

CIBC Run for the Cure set for Red Deer on Sunday

Raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research in Canada is the goal behind this weekend's CIBC Run for the Cure in Red Deer.The 17th annual event in Red Deer will take place at Bower Ponds on...

Sep 30, 2019

Alberta municipalities support Red Deer's call for more provincial help with needle debris

The City of Red Deer used this week's Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Conference in Edmonton to bring attention to the province's drug crisis.The City put forward a resolution calling ...

Sep 27, 2019 (paNOW file photo)

Red Deer's fire chief promoting mental health supports on a national level

Red Deer's fire chief is continuing his push for strong mental health supports for firefighters and first responders through his role on the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Board of Directors.Ken ...

Sep 20, 2019 Red Deer fire chief Ken McMullen (second from left) is championing mental health supports for fire, police, EMS and other first responders at a national level during his second term on the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Board of Directors. (Photo supplied)

Alberta spends $3M for 30 nurse practitioners for remote, specialized areas

EDMONTON - Alberta is hiring up to 30 new nurse practitioners to work in remote areas or places where it's difficult for patients to see a family doctor.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the new hire...

Sep 17, 2019

Provincial funding to continue for School Nutrition Program

Some great news for local school districts regarding a program that provides daily nutritious meals for thousands of Alberta students.The provincial government has announced it will continue funding t...

Sep 17, 2019 Aeid Falih and Sidra Smaisem enjoy a spaghetti lunch at Fairview Elementary School, thanks to the Province's School Nutrition Pilot Project. (2017)

Red Deer girl over the moon to meet astronaut hero

A young Red Deer girl can soon check another item off her bucket list.In late August, 11-year-old Magdalena Kehler emailed Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian female astronaut to go to space. The q...

Sep 13, 2019 Magdalena Kehler, 11, with Red Deer Regional Health Foundation CEO Manon Therriault at the hospital on Friday where the youngster received tickets to see and meet with Dr. Roberta Bondar on Sept. 23. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)