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Fewer docs willing to handle obstetrics
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Without the current maternity clinic at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital there will be fewer doctors offering obstetrics, and their services could impact the whole practice, says Dr. Gerry Prince, who helped establish the clinic 17 years ago. Prince says only six of the current clinic physicians are willing to continue providing obstetrics care from ... Read More »
1 responseSE Neighbourhood Association hosting membership drive on Saturday, 1-3 p.m.
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
A membership drive and fundraiser for a new community association in Medicine Hat will go ahead this Saturday at Central Park. The Southeast Hill Neighbourhood Association hopes to connect with residents, add active members and gain feedback on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. Photographer Emma Bennett will be offering to take Halloween pet photos, and kids ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hulgaard gets house arrest, probation for promoting hatred
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
A Medicine Hat man was ordered Thursday to undergo intensive counselling while spending one year under house arrest as he was sentenced for wilfully promoting hatred against Jewish people and immigrants. Loki Holger Hulgaard, 37, will also serve another two years probation and must avoid four locations in the city where anti-Semitic and anti-immigration stickers ... Read More »
1 responseHealth minister acknowledges budget crunch but says maternity closure not a provincial decision
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health says it did not decide that the maternity clinic in Medicine Hat would have to close but it is responsible for funding the Palliser Primary Care Network, which funded the clinic and has had no increase since 2012. Health Minister Tyler Shandro responded to questions about the clinic’s closure in the legislature ... Read More »
1 responseJBS Foods earmarks $2M for Brooks pandemic support
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
JBS Foods has set aside $2 million for projects and programs in Brooks to help the community deal with the effects of the pandemic and long-term recovery, the food giant announced Thursday. The company’s packing plant in Brooks was the site of a significant outbreak of the coronavirus last spring and food processing plants across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP launching COVID test project for travellers
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A new pilot project starting Nov. 2 will give international travellers a way to shorten the current 14-day quarantine requirement at Calgary International Airport and at the Coutts border crossing. Travellers returning from the U.S. will have the option of having an expedited COVID test, which could come back in as little as two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High student tests positive
By MO CRANKER on October 23rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a student at Medicine Hat High School. Medicine Hat Public School Division found out about the case Wednesday evening and sent out a release Thursday morning informing parents, guardians and staff. A total of 29 students and staff are now self isolating. The date people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New flood cash doesn’t mean program continued
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An injection of cash into a discontinued program that helped municipalities pay for flood protection projects doesn’t mean the Alberta Community Resiliency Program will be revived, provincial officials tell the News. The ACRP program provided millions for the City of Medicine Hat to build berms in low-laying communities and upgrade a water intake system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital patients to pay for ‘non-urgent’ meds?
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services is considering charging patients for non-urgent medications in its own hospitals, those of Covenant Health and also clinics. “The process under consideration would be for cases where there is no urgent medical need for a medication to be administered in a hospital or AHS/Covenant Health clinic,” said Kerry Williamson, executive director ... Read More »
4 responsesRec-centre closures could rehash multi-plex plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Discussions to close city-run recreation centres could revive a longstanding but never publicly discussed plan to build a multi-plex in the Box Springs Business Park. Several Medicine Hat city council members discussed the benefits of consolidating new modern facilities to replace aging arenas and recreation centres this week as a way to cut costs ... Read More »
1 responseWinter storm brings in less than ideal road conditions
By Medicine Hat News on October 22nd, 2020
A winter storm led to harrowing driving conditions throughout southern Alberta and Saskatchewan on Tuesday afternoon. Heavy snow began falling in Medicine Hat at noon as a storm system blew into the region after snow fall warnings were issued late Monday. By mid-afternoon, city police closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Redcliff and First Street SW ... Read More »
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