Amazing Together Every Day
Alberta Health Services (AHS) recognizes our work takes place on historical and contemporary Indigenous lands, including the territories of Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8, and the homeland of the Métis Nation of Alberta and eight Métis Settlements. AHS also acknowledges the many Indigenous communities that have been forged in urban centres across Alberta.
June 6, 2025
Alberta prepares for the G7 Summit
From June 15 to 17, Canada will host the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis. Throughout the Summit, AHS will continue to operate on a business-as-usual basis. AHS health facilities will remain open and staff should not experience any changes in their daily work.
AHS has been actively preparing for the summit since 2024, working with provincial health and Indigenous partners as well as Health Canada, to name a few. This has involved planning and preparing for a wide range of potential public health scenarios, in alignment with AHS emergency response protocols. Health Canada has also arranged for the deployment of additional health personnel to support the summit.
As the Summit unfolds, AHS healthcare professionals can continue to focus on delivering high-quality care. We appreciate our teams for their continued dedication in supporting the health and well-being of our communities during the Summit and every day. Read more.
Indigenous Support Line now available provincewide
The Indigenous Support Line is now available provincewide to support Indigenous patients and families with culturally safe care. Care providers, physicians, nurses and other front-line clinicians are encouraged to call the line if they need help assisting patients.
Listeners are clinically trained front-line healthcare providers who can support a variety of concerns and issues including wayfinding, language translation, traditional practices, on-site cultural supports and more, regardless of where someone is in their healthcare journey.
Call 1-844-744-4744 Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Read more.
Celebrate Pride with Colour me Proud
We are proud to recognize and support the 2SLGBTQI+ community throughout the month and year-round. When we create an environment that is safer and more inclusive for all, we improve patient experience, outcomes, and quality of care for Albertans.
To kick off Pride Month this year, we invite you to join the Proud Together Workforce Resource Group for a virtual Pride celebration. Take the opportunity to decorate and submit an image to share with our community. Submissions will be showcased during the event, and participants will have the chance to talk about why they created their designs and reflect on what they represent. There will also be trivia and music. Join us Wednesday, June 25, from noon to 1 p.m. via Teams. Read more.
Attend the InfoCare Lunch & Learn series
The third annual InfoCare Celebration kicks off this month from June 11 to July 9. This year’s celebration features new and updated resources to help safeguard information and protect privacy.
Over the next month, the InfoCare team is hosting Lunch & Learn sessions to highlight popular topics and share the latest in privacy and cybersecurity. The sessions are open to everyone and offer an opportunity for Q&A with an InfoCare expert.
Register for an InfoCare Lunch & Learn.
Register now for 2025 eSIM Alberta SIMposium conference
Join us on Oct. 7 and 8 for the fourth annual Alberta SIMposium conference, held both virtually and in-person at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton.
This event will showcase innovation and success by featuring cutting-edge simulation technologies, groundbreaking research and real-world applications that are transforming healthcare training across Alberta. It will highlight the latest developments in simulation-based education, while providing a platform for invaluable networking opportunities.
For registration information, email eSIM@ahs.ca.
Learn about the ethics of artificial intelligence
The Ethics Lunch ’n’ Learn Series explores common healthcare issues, identifies ethical concerns at play, and provides an ethical framework for thinking them through.
Join the next session, Clinical Ethics & Artificial Intelligence: From Principles to Practice, to learn who is best placed to review these technologies, and the principles they can use to evaluate them and communicate their responsible implementation to patients.
Discover more sessions in the series. Read more.
Learn about psychological health and safety myths
Sometimes misconceptions around psychological health and safety (PHS) can keep us from further developing a workplace where we all feel valued and supported. Some of these myths include PHS only being a leader’s responsibility, that PHS means avoiding constructive feedback or not taking accountability.
Using this new resource, you can dispel some of these myths and learn about steps we can all take to support an environment where we all feel valued and where our mental health matters using the Core 4 model.
Learn more about PHS or register for one of the monthly webinars.
Programs embrace the question: What Matters to You?
When we ask, "What matters to you?" in healthcare, we shift the focus to the person in front of us and can better understand their priorities and goals. By understanding what matters to patients and their families, we can tailor care to their unique needs and better engage them in their healthcare journey. It’s a simple question with the power to transform healthcare.
In celebration of What Matters to You? day (June 6), the Engagement and Patient Experience team has highlighted initiatives across AHS to demonstrate how focusing on the needs of patients can change their experience. Take a moment to hear these stories:
Alberta Innovates recognizes health data innovation in Cancer Care
Congrats to Lorraine Shack (Director, Cancer Advanced Analytics, Cancer Care Alberta), who won the Alberta Health Data Innovation award at the 2025 Inventures conference. This is a testament to Lorraine’s exceptional leadership and impactful work being done by her and the cancer data teams (Alberta Cancer Registry, Data Integrity & Integration, Cancer Surgery Alberta, Surveillance & Reporting, Precision Analytics).
This prestigious award from Alberta Innovates recognizes an individual or entity that has "harnessed Alberta’s data to launch a transformative initiative or implementation of a meaningful policy change." Lorraine’s leadership in establishing a comprehensive data pipeline for cancer care — from diagnosis through treatment — and her team’s pioneering efforts in integrating artificial intelligence into analytics to address crucial issues such as patient wait times and care efficiency, truly embody this recognition.
This innovation in health data is paving the way for significant improvements in how we understand and deliver cancer care in Alberta. Read more.
Join the Sustainability Community of Practice
Connect with more than 170 peers across AHS who are passionate about making healthcare more sustainable. It’s a space to share ideas, celebrate success, and learn from each other’s experiences.
The group meets regularly to highlight local initiatives, discuss challenges, and explore new ways to embed sustainability into everyday work. Email surgery.sustainability@ahs.ca to join. Everyone is welcome. To learn more about sustainable initiatives at AHS, please view Green n Healthy Spring 2025. Read more.
The province is investing in made-in-Alberta solutions to strengthen the province’s primary healthcare system, including Indigenous primary healthcare. These new grants will support projects that improve access, reduce administrative burdens and support team-based care so all people in Alberta can get the care they need, when and where they need it.
The grants are being awarded through two innovation-focused programs: the Primary Care Innovation Fund and the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund. These funds will support 19 projects that will improve primary care, advance research and innovation and support community health priorities. Read more.
Strengthening specialized healthcare in Alberta
Three specialized areas of care – cancer care, organ and tissue services, and emergency health services – are now under the purview of Acute Care Alberta through the creation of three new provincial health corporations. These corporations became legal entities on June 1 and will be fully operational later this year. Acute Care Alberta will oversee integration of these programs across the health system, allowing AHS to focus on delivering hospital care. Read more.
APL enhances women’s health, improves infections testing
Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) has introduced new molecular testing technology that can accurately identify common vaginal infections (also known as vaginitis) in women, sooner.
"APL recognizes the importance of women’s health and is making investments to advance in this area," says Dr. Carolyn O’Hara, Interim Chief Medical Laboratory Officer, APL. "We are committed to using innovative healthcare technologies to meet the needs of women across Alberta."
Alberta is now using molecular testing to detect infections such as bacterial vaginosis, candida and trichomoniasis. This method makes for an accurate and more immediate diagnosis, leading to quicker treatment and improved health outcomes – and it’s also better at detecting co-infections. Molecular testing can reduce the time it takes to get results from 72 hours to 24 hours. Read more.
Thirty years after a life-saving transplant, a recipient meets the donor’s mother (more...)
Indigenous Support Line expands care provincewide (more...)
Meal choices empower patients, enhance engagement (more...)
Give yourself peace of mind with a Green Sleeve Party
Talking about your end-of-life wishes need not be morbid or sad. If you view it as a positive step towards looking after you and your loved ones — you can even turn it into a party! Read more.
Faces of the Foundations
June is Health Philanthropy Month. Throughout the month, we’re celebrating our philanthropic partners. Read more.
Molly Douglass, chair of the Bassano and District Health Foundation, enjoys contributing to the health and well-being of community. Supplied.
Work Safe Blogs
"It means a lot to me to successfully place my patients in homes where they feel safe, supported and connected." Read more.
"Everything became personal when I found myself on the receiving end of care for a total knee replacement." Read more.
Rural midwife nurtures life across a rocky terrain (more...)
Royal Alex marks 125 years of caring (more...)
Human Factors team strives to improve Connect Care workflows
Although Connect Care is now fully launched, the work to improve the clinical information system continues. Read more.
$2.9 million legacy gift transforms cancer care in southern Alberta
The Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) Foundation, in partnership with the Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF), is proud to announce a transformational $2.9 million legacy gift from the late Bruce and Edna Moffat, long-time Lethbridge residents whose generosity will enhance cancer care for patients and families across southern Alberta.
Bruce and Edna lived modestly and gave quietly but their final act of generosity will make a lasting impact. “Their gift is already making a huge difference,” says Crystal Elliott, CEO of the CRH Foundation. “Part of their donation has been set aside to fund the purchase and installation of the future Linear Accelerator (LINAC), an essential piece of equipment that enables patients to receive advanced radiation therapy right here in our region. Read more.
