Calgary Zone News Today

31 flu-related deaths in Central Alberta

Alberta Health Services is warning about an increase in pertussis or whooping cough cases in the area of Okotoks, Alta., as part of dozens of cases in the Calgary Zone.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is apologizing after a fax line issue caused referrals for urology consultations to not be received over the past six months.

An increasingly toxic drug supply means 2023 will be Albertas deadliest year for opioid overdoses, says a physician.

An increasingly toxic drug supply means 2023 will be Albertas deadliest year for opioid overdoses, says a physician.

Between Dec. 16 and 30, 2023, the province's respiratory virus dashboard added 762 influenza hospitalizations, which included Albertans of all ages.

Calgary paramedics are already feeling the burnout of higher call volumes, but a lack of available workers has left dozens of shifts vacant over the holidays and into the first week of the new year.

Despite a higher call volume on one of their busiest nights of the year, paramedics in Calgary are anticipating depleted numbers this New Years Eve, with nearly 40 vacancies.

Despite a higher call volume on one of their busiest nights of the year, paramedics in Calgary are anticipating depleted numbers this New Years Eve, with nearly 40 vacancies.

Lise Brisebois Blouin is retiring as the Director of Central Community and Rural Facilities for the Alberta Health Services for Calgary Zone