Category Archives: Alberta Health Care

How Do You Spell Accountability?

Posted on November 26, 2010 by susanonthesoapbox

It’s all over the news.  Dr Duckett has been fired over the cookie incident.  This was a decision of his employer, the AHS Board, not the Health Minister, even though: the AHS Board reports to the Health Minister the Board … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Present?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by susanonthesoapbox

What a bizarre week!  Dr Sherman, the junior health minister, fired off an incendiary email to his fellow MLAs blasting the Premier and Cabinet for their inept management of the ER wait time crisis—and was kicked out of caucus.  Dr … Continue reading →

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Dr. Duckett’s Bad Hair Day

Posted on November 14, 2010 by susanonthesoapbox

This has been a bad week for the AHS and Dr. Duckett.  On Wednesday the AHS posted its actual performance against target performance for ER benchmark wait times.  You’ll recall that the benchmark wait time is 4 hours for treatment/discharge … Continue reading →

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Who are you going to call? (Ghostbusters!)

Posted on November 7, 2010 by susanonthesoapbox

Sometimes the problem of Alberta’s failing health care system seems insurmountable.  Like a tangled ball of yarn I wonder where does it start—ER waiting times, shortages of acute care beds, adding long term care beds—and where does it end?  It … Continue reading →

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Why we’re here

Posted on November 3, 2010 by susanonthesoapbox

The purpose of this blog is to share information about the health care system so that we can become effective advocates for change.  I intend to post everything I can find on this topic.   A good place to start is … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s Failing Health Care – An Introduction

Posted on October 31, 2010 by susanonthesoapbox

ER doctors have documented 322 cases where patients received substandard care in Alberta’s emergency rooms over the last 2 years.  These cases are real people–our husbands, wives, parents and children–who have suffered and in fact died as a result of … Continue reading →

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