US EditionAlberta Announces Plan to Add 1K Hospital Beds, Boost Surgeries; Critics Say Plan Lacks Action and Transparency
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Alberta announces plan to add 1K hospital beds, boost surgeries; critics say plan lacks action and transparency
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a new plan to add more than 1,000 hospital beds and deliver 50,000 additional surgeries will ease pressure across the health-care system, while critics argue the announcement lacks clear timelines, workforce planning and transparency.
However, this decrease in hospitalization capacity, of the order of -0.5 per cent, is less marked than the previous two years (-1.2 per cent in 2023, -1.8 per cent in 2022) or even before the health crisis.
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In 2024, 2,000 beds were closed (-0.5%), a decrease slower than the previous two years (-1.2% in 2023, -1.8% in 2022) or even before the health crisis (-0.9% per year on average between 2013 and 2019).
In 2025, more than 2,300 people were in this condition, an increase of approximately 20% faced two years ago. The phenomenon, associated with the ageing of the population and the lack of social or family alternatives, is causing growing pressure on the National Health Service (SNS). Xavier Barretto, president of the Association of Hospital Administrators, warns of a “unsustainable reality” resulting from several factors that have been accumulate…
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