Alberta Hospitals Face Overcapacity
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Edmonton critical care specialist Dr. Shelley Duggan : "It's going to be quite a crisis to manage over the coming months " The AMA says Edmonton hospitals have been operating at 155 per cent capacity in recent days .
AHS says it’s taking proactive steps to manage capacity at Edmonton hospitals.
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says AHS is looking at opening surge capacity beds.
AHS said it’s opening 200 temporary acute care beds and recruiting staff.
Many Albertans are without a family doctor, and feel forced to go to hospital for care.
Alberta Medical Association has been working for a year to get in place a new payment model for family doctors and rural generalists.
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