RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #2

- Pt in their 40s, witnessed cardiac arrest
- EMS responds and begins resuscitation
- Only mins from nearest Hospital, but the ED is CLOSED
- Adjacent Hospital ED Closed too
- EMS crew NOT aware of ED closures
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The work of contemporary Northumberland artist and printmaker Rebecca Vincent #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Even though it is a Thanksgiving weekend, our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are hard at work collecting signatures.

We are getting close to 300,000 signatures and there are only 16 days left.

You can sign the petition at 50 locations across Alberta:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

The bad news is that it snowed in NE Calgary.

The good news is that #ForeverCanadian volunteers couldn’t care less. They are braving the elements and are set up near Nandos restaurant, collecting signatures.

This Forever Canadian movement is something else…

#ableg #cdnpoli #Yyc

Long Weekend in Alberta? Better check to see if your rural ER, OR or OBGYN are open! Chances are you'll be taking a road trip, to another town or city for help.. Be Safe & Happy Thanksgiving! @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... #abhealth #abpoli #UCPCorruption

Why do closures of EDs & surgical & obstetric units not provoke outcry in rural Alberta?
I used to train rural anesthesia docs who provided excellent service to their communities such as Edson, Ponoka, Westlock
Drumheller, Slave Lake etc. Not now.
Why does this not matter to rural Albertans?

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

It’s Bookshop Day so here’s a poem in celebration of all those amazing bookshops out there.

Happy #BookshopDay! Why not get some of your holiday shopping done early? Order or pre-order books from your local indie before the busy rush?

Psst: you can include this animated gif in your own Bluesky posts - when searching for a gif, look for [at-sign]debbieohi + keyword (like bookstore)

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Demand for the vaccine remains strong heading into cold and flu season.

👉 There were over 400 COVID-related deaths in Alberta last year, a reminder of the ongoing risk the virus poses to the community. 👈

Angela Amato, CTV News Edmonton
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Oof I'm down a rabbit hole trying to parse this line in this article:

"According to a 2017 Fraser Institute report, the average after-tax income for a significant majority of independent school families is comparable to, or even slightly less than, the average income for public school families"

🧵

You might, this weekend, consider GIVING THANKS for authors, the wonderful HUMANS who bring readers the stories that make you, break you, feed you and lead you. We are grateful for our friends, the writers of #yeg.
Happy thanksgiving, folks. We're closed Monday. Stay cozy.

🇨🇦 Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian!

www.una.ca/1702/proud-t...

“A leader of the Alberta separatist movement has been reprimanded by the Law Society of Alberta for a second time in four months, after he admitted to twice breaching professional standards.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

The editorial team at the @winnipegfreepress.com calls out Smith and Moe on their hypocrisy and ridiculous arguments.

"It is all too familiar, and frankly tiresome."

Indeed!

Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/edit...

On World Mental Health Day, I'm thinking of everyone who is struggling right now.

If the world feels heavy, know that you don't carry its weight alone.

If all you do today is exist, it's ok.

You are loved. You matter.

Your mental health matters.

And I'm so grateful you're here.

This isn’t about Right or Left Politics, this is about the RIGHT CARE at the right place at the right time.

Come out and discuss HC Access in your community.

You Deserve Safe and Timely Health Care.

#WorldMentalHealthDay
Supporting physicians' mental health supports our health care system. The Physician & Family Support Program gives 24/7 confidential support to Alberta physicians, residents, medical students & their immediate family. ☎️1-877-767-4637 www.albertadoctors.org/membership/b...

Listen to this interview with Tim Cartmell. He supported party politics and big money in municipal politics. He gets big corporate money, far more than any other candidate. Then he interprets obvious questions about whether he will be influenced by big money as an accusation that he is corrupt.

If you're one of those folks who likes to start the gift buying before things get crazy, we've got you covered. BOOKS, of course, but also games, stationery, bags and more. #yeg #booksky #bookflood