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Alberta Announces $39M for Nine New Urgent Care Centres
The province says the centres will redirect up to 300,000 emergency visits a year and add extended hours for urgent, non-life-threatening care.
- On Monday, Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Adriana LaGrange announced $39 million over three years for nine new urgent care centres across Alberta, expanding the network from six facilities to 15.
- Provincial officials aim to ease emergency room overcrowding; more than 35 per cent of ERs visits involve non-life-threatening conditions that urgent care centres are designed to handle, potentially diverting up to 300,000 visits annually.
- Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson said the centre will have a "lasting impact" on the community, which serves approximately 18,000 residents and attracts 700,000 visitors annually, underscoring local demand.
- NDP health shadow minister Sarah Hoffman criticized the announcement, alleging a lack of clear timelines and citing previous hospital project cancellations based on a "business case" as evidence of insufficient political commitment.
- LaGrange expressed hope to get "shovels in the ground next year," with centres operational within three years of construction starting, though progress depends on land acquisition and labour force availability.
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Alberta plans to spend $39M to more than double the number of urgent care centres in province
The Alberta government is putting $39 million over three years toward planning nine new urgent care centres, which it says will ease pressure on crowded emergency rooms and reduce travel times for many patients.
·Ottawa, Canada
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Alberta announces $39M for nine new urgent care centres
The Alberta government says its latest investment in the province’s health system will more than double its urgent care capacity. The province announced Monday it is investing $39 million over three years to support planning and land acquisition for nine new urgent care centres across Alberta. The government says, once operational, the new facilities will […]
·Toronto, Canada
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