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Lapses in compliance with some COVID-19 protocols were among the causes of the fall outbreak at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre that infected 95 and killed 12, according to internal Alberta Health Services emails.
The emails, obtained by Postmedia through a Freedom of Information request, cite information provided by AHS Infection Prevention & Control on the origin of the outbreak.
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“Main contributing factors are discontinuation of precautions, transferring of patients without maintenance of precautions, and wandering patients with cognitive issues,” the email from Sept. 27 read.
Author of the article: Jason Herring
Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021 • February 19, 2021 • 3 minute read • The Foothills Hospital in Calgary was photographed on Monday, September 21, 2020. Lapses in compliance with some COVID-19 protocols were among the causes of the fall outbreak at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary that infected 95 and killed 12, according to internal Alberta Health Services emails. Photo by Gavin Young
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Lapses in compliance with some COVID-19 protocols were among the causes of the fall outbreak at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre that infected 95 and killed 12, according to internal Alberta Health Services emails.
The emails, obtained by Postmedia through a Freedom of Information request, cite information provided by AHS Infection Prevention & Control on the origin of the outbreak.
More job losses at Medicine Hat College, AUPE reports
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More jobs have been lost at Medicine Hat College, according to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
According to an AUPE press release, the college has terminated the positions of three food service workers and two cooks who belong to the union. The workers had been temporarily laid off due to the pandemic.
This follows a recent announcement of 13 others at the college who lost their jobs.
“The UCP government needs to do more to support post-secondary institutions and workers as this province faces the crisis of the pandemic and economic collapse,” says Karen Weiers, vice-president of AUPE, which represents more than 90,000 workers. “The government should be using Medicine Hat College and other educational institutions to help Albertans upgrade their skills and find work, to help build an
Posted: Feb 12, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: February 12
Porters and orderlies in hospitals are among some of the health-care workers slated to receive a pandemic danger pay benefit of $1,200 in Alberta. Some other workers are unclear if they qualify.(Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
Jason Kenney was pissed.
On Jan. 20, the Alberta premier walked into a press conference at the legislature in Edmonton, making a beeline to a podium that bore a sign reading “Standing up for Alberta.” Wearing a dusky navy blue suit and matching tie, Kenney was responding to breaking news that U.S. President Joe Biden had just cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline, which was to carry oil from Alberta to Nebraska.
“This is a gut punch for the Canadian and Alberta economies,” said Kenney. “Sadly, it’s an insult directed at the United States’ most important ally and trading partner.” The premier said up to 2,000 unionized workers had just lost their jobs and if the Biden administration was unwilling to discuss the matter, “it’s clear the government of Canada must impose trade and economic sanctions” against the U.S.