This Friday, May 19 will be the fifth anniversary of Greg’s death. Memories and his presence are felt every day but at the same time a lot has happened in the last 5 years. Like on most anniversaries and milestones now are an appropriate
We thought we would provide some of our own analysis on the Alberta Budget for 2017-2018 that was presented a few weeks ago. Highlights Cuts to Acute Care and Ambulance Services while Administration, Ministry Support Services and Physician Compensation & Development increase
The Alberta Legislature is now back in session after a number of months of the MLAs being away. While the Legislature was quiet, some important events came to light. On the health system front, there are some outstanding questions that
On July 18th, Alberta Health Services issued a report resulting from a joint investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and Alberta Health Services “into inadequate reprocessing and sterilization of medical devices” in the North Town Medical
A few weeks ago we were lucky to have had the opportunity to meet with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman (now Deputy Premier). The meeting went well and we had a chance to provide information and suggestions based on our experiences
This week, we were invited to be part of the launch of a website called ezReferral. Family physician Dr. Denis Vincent identified gaps in the health system through experiences with his own practice as well as through Greg’s Journey and
On December 19, 2013 the Health Quality Council of Alberta publicly released the Continuity of Patient Care Study. The study investigated the journey of Greg Price, our son and brother, as he sought care from Alberta’s health care “system.” Many
Jim Prentice will soon be sworn in as premier. During the leadership campaign, Albertans heard much about the misuse and personal use of taxpayers’ dollars, but very little about Alberta’s health-care system, where 45 per cent of Alberta’s operational budget
You may remember that after the release of the HQCA report and recommendations, Minister Horne ordered the agencies involved to report back to him: “Horne said he’s writing to the parties involved, including Alberta Health Services, the Alberta Medical Association
Over the last few months we have been invited to participate in different meetings with some of the stakeholders in health care and as you know, we have been seeking ways of building and maintaining momentum for positive change. More
