If you thought COVID was the only major health and seniors related issue in 2020 – think again.
It was a year full of major changes, or at least the first rumblings of changes to come.
Alberta Health Services announced it would lay off more than 5,100 people across the province. It is still not clear how many will be impacted in Medicine Hat, but several subsequent announcements revealed the departments affected.
AHS announced it will privatize laboratory collection services across the province, including Medicine Hat, to save money. In early December a request for proposals was issued to further the initiative.
In addition to changing the Carry Drive lab collection services, currently under AHS, the lab in Medicine Hat Regional Hospital will also be transitioned to services only for patients in hospital.