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We ask, they don’t tell
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Whenever journalists start opining about the “right to know” it’s almost too easy to dismiss it as whining or, worse, as some sort of dereliction of duty. Why don’t reporters simply do their jobs – the public might ask – pick up a phone and get the info out to people who are waiting ... Read More »
2 responsesSiksika reports nearly 100 COVID-19 tests
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2020
The Siksika Nation has tested 99 individuals for COVID-19, and reports zero positive results with 85 per cent of the results back, the reserve’s health authority announced Friday. Siksika Health Services stated that it has investigated a total of 115 individual cases of those who presented symptoms of the respiratory diseases and has closed 101. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta ramps up testing at care centres
By Medicine Hat News & The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2020
Alberta announced 239 more cases of COVID-19, including an outbreak at a meat processing plant in Brooks with 33 cases. Medicine Hat has two new cases for a total of 13, but also five new recovered cases (nine total). A fire at a data lab had prevented these numbers from being updated the past couple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City could debt-finance gas wells
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City hall officials will recommend debt-financing to pay for abandoning most of the city’s low-production gas wells over the next three years, the News has learned. Last fall, the 110-year-old petroleum production company announced it could no longer sustain deeply depressed prices for natural gas and would close in and reclaim about 2,000 money-losing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City quickly resolves power outage
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2020
An estimated 3,800 customers lost power in Medicine Hat and Redcliff Friday, but city crews got the services back up and running an hour or so later. The outage extended from Redcliff all the way through to the airport, Riverside and parts of South Ridge and Southwest Hill. The city didn’t initially report a cause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A message from the publisher
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2020
Re: Publication changes Dear Readers… no, Dear Friends, I would like to think this message is finding you all well, healthy and looking forward to the days of a budding spring. Reading through these pages with your cup of morning coffee, learning something new about our city, our people, enjoying a chuckle while reading the ... Read More »
1 responseDrug rationing leads to spike in dispensing fees for some
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health’s decision last month that pharmacists renew prescriptions for only one month, rather than three, has resulted in more dispensing fees particularly for those without private insurance. Blue Cross coverage will include a lower co-payment of up to $8 per prescription for a 30-day supply rather than $25 per prescription. Those without private ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slower but steady for contractors
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s handy men and women appear to be using new-found time to complete projects, and some contractors appear to be operating better than perhaps expected during the coronavirus slow-down. Figures with the city planning department show inspections are still being completed, a walk through any neighbourhood features bins for demolitions, and small contractors ... Read More »
1 responseAHS makes COVID-19 changes to lab services in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on April 16th, 2020
Alberta Health Services has made changes to laboratory services in Medicine Hat. The outpatient laboratory in Medicine Hat Regional hospital is now closed to the public. Patients who continue to attend any other clinics at the hospital will have their urgent laboratory blood work collected by the onsite lab team as needed. Other patients requiring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC’s class of 2020 will convocate in 2021
By Medicine Hat News on April 16th, 2020
New graduates of Medicine Hat College are being asked to save the date – June 11, 2021 – to attend a delayed convocation ceremony. This week, the institution posted the new date, 364 days later than initially planned, for the event at the Canalta Centre. The formal cap and gown ceremony to honour the accomplishments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adjusting to the new norm for health-care visits
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade COVID-19 and social distancing requires a paradigm shift when it comes to how we visit with our family doctor and the team of health care providers in that practice. In many cases a visit to the clinic has now become a telephone consultation, said Treena Klassen, executive director, Primary Care Network for the Palliser ... Read More »
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