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 Metis Settlements. AHS also acknowledges the many Indigenous communities that have been forged in urban centres across Alberta.
September 26, 2025
Get immunized against seasonal respiratory viruses
Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) seasonal immunization clinics will be providing influenza and COVID-19 starting Oct. 1. Immunizations will be available on a walk-in basis. Here’s what you need to know:
Influenza immunization
COVID-19 immunization
When attending a WHS clinic, please bring your:
Questions? Visit Seasonal Immunization for Workers.
Health-care aide (HCA) regulation coming early next year
HCAs in Alberta will become a regulated profession starting Feb. 2, 2026.
Planning is underway in consultation with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) to support integration of regulation across the HCA workforce. More information to support local implementation will be shared soon. In the meantime, please remind HCAs to maintain active HCA Directory status (a condition of employment) and renew by Nov. 30.
Once the regulation takes effect:
Learn more about HCA regulation and HCA competency development.
Boost your well-being with these resources
Whether you’re starting out or looking for new ways to enhance your well-being, there are resources to help you every step of the way:
If you don’t know where to begin, the Well-being Resources at a Glance is a great place to start. This guide outlines supports for your personal life, work life and for leaders – whether you work on site or from home.
Questions? Email wellness@ahs.ca.
Register to attend patient- and family-centred care webinars
AHS’ Engagement & Patient Experience team invites you to two informative webinars during Patient- and Family-Centred Care Week (Oct. 20-24):
Visit Insite for more information.
Attend Xchange patient experience drop-in sessions
If you’re interested in improving patient experience in your area but aren’t quite sure where to start, AHS’ Engagement & Patient Experience (EPE) team invites you to Xchange.
This monthly drop-in virtual session provides an opportunity for you to connect with colleagues, learn about work happening across the province, share ideas and resources and seek advice and support from your peers and EPE consultants.
Register to attend a session that works for you. Dates have been scheduled until June 2026. The next one is on Oct. 8 at 9 a.m.
Questions? Email patient.engagement@ahs.ca.
Primary Care Alberta appoints Alberta’s first chief nursing officer
Primary Care Alberta (PCA) has appointed Dr. Kim Hogarth as chief nursing officer (CNO), reflecting a commitment to integrating nursing perspectives in shaping the future of primary care.
This is Alberta’s first CNO and among the first in Canada with a role focused on primary care. The role will guide PCA’s strategic direction and embed nursing expertise across governance and workforce planning.
“Primary care works best when every member of the team contributes their expertise, including at the leadership table,” says PCA CEO Kim Simmonds. “With Dr. Hogarth as CNO, nurses will remain part of key decisions about how we strengthen and improve access to primary care.”
See new Suicide Risk Program Management Policy, clinical requirements
Per Accreditation Canada’s Required Organizational Practice, the Suicide Risk Program Management Policy outlines the responsibilities for screening, assessing and managing suicide risk, while ensuring a safe environment for all.
Clinical areas (department or service; e.g., surgical, ambulatory) are now required to have processes for screening, assessing and managing suicide risk. The policy supports clinical areas to develop processes that reflect their local practice and care setting. Clinical areas are responsible for determining which of their patients will be screened for suicide risk and when they will be screened. They can implement either selective screening (i.e., patients with warning signs and/or risk factors for suicide) or universal screening of all patients. Clinical documentation for all risk management plans and processes is required.
The policy includes all provincial health agencies, except Recovery Alberta.
Learn more about this policy and resources on Insite. Questions? Email policy@ahs.ca.
Review updated Hazardous Medication List
The Hazardous Medication List is updated and posted on the Hazardous Medication Handling page on Insite.
See Page 5 of the list for a summary of updates:
Note: All information systems are updated.
Teams and program areas are required to implement these changes.
Questions? Contact hazardousmedication@ahs.ca.
Have your say about the signs you see
Signs are everywhere. Here’s your chance to share your thoughts about them.
From now until Oct. 16, you can share your thoughts and impressions about those signs in the Interior Signage Guidelines Project survey.
Wherever you go inside healthcare sites, you’re surrounded, guided and informed by signs. Our project is looking at interior signage in hospitals, urgent care centres, community health sites, clinics, labs, offices and more. Our survey is open to patients, families, workers and volunteers across healthcare organizations. It is also open to the staff and donors of more than 60 foundations that raise funds for public healthcare.
Your insights will help improve how signs are designed, reviewed, installed, maintained, updated and removed in AHS sites. We'll use what we learn from the survey to engage more people in our project and, eventually, draft our guidelines.
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