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Staff develop life-saving skills through lab technology, medical mannequins... Read more
A new neurology clinic at the WestView Health Centre is helping more patients living in rural areas ... Read more
High school students in Alberta are getting an opportunity to gain paid healthcare work experience t... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services encourages people attending KDays to have fun safely.... Read more
LEDUC – Patients at the Leduc Community Hospital (LCH) now have more privacy and comfort for their I... Read more
Alberta Health Services’ Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS) invites media to participate in an int... Read more
EDMONTON — Albertans can now access a minimally invasive procedure to treat swallowing disorders in ... Read more
LEDUC - Starting this month, more patients will have access to the surgeries they need as the Leduc ... Read more
EDMONTON – Upgrading from a three- to seven-axis robotic carver at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospi... Read more
EDMONTON — Today is World Obesity Day, and Alberta Health Services (AHS) has free services and resou... Read more
EDMONTON – Local and area residents are invited to attend a meeting of the Greater Edmonton Health A... Read more
Alberta Health Services is reminding Albertans with children to ensure their kids are up-to-date wit... Read more
Effective April 1, 2024, public parking rates at Alberta Health Services (AHS) facilities across Alb... Read more
EDMONTON – Due to an air handling system issue caused by freezing temperatures across the Edmonton a... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services (AHS) would like to provide some clarification around the use of ... Read more
EDMONTON – Local and area residents are invited to attend a meeting of the Greater Edmonton Health A... Read more
Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer celebrate the first babies of the new year.... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has completed its most successful Toys For Tickets campaign with a rec... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is bringing back its Toys for Tickets campaign, which gives people who... Read more
November is Falls Prevention Month, and Alberta Health Services encourages Albertans to take steps t... Read more
Last week, the Government of Alberta announced a vision to refocus Alberta’s public healthcare syste... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler worki... Read more
AHS reminds Albertans to take any mention of suicide seriously... Read more
First Alberta clinician to have video posted by New England Journal of Medicine... Read more
Local and area residents are invited to hear from Alberta Health Services AHS Edmonton Zone leadersh... Read more
A pediatric clinic that opened earlier this year at the WestView Health Centre in Stony Plain is hel... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) wants to ensure any cancer patients evacuated from the Northwest Terri... Read more
Albertans now have access to a minimally invasive, non-surgical treatment option at hospitals in bot... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is working to consolidate all mental health and addiction s... Read more
PROVINCE-WIDE - With the warmer weather, Alberta Health Services is reminding Albertans to follow re... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) reminds people attending K-Days events to take a few precautions to st... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to take precautions to protect themselves again... Read more
If you are in crisis, please connect with a healthcare professional or call 911 if it’s an emergency... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler worki... Read more
The Evansburg Health Centre has opened today, May 15 at 8:30 a.m.... Read more
To help Albertans impacted by the wildfires AHS is offering supports and resources... Read more
AHS continues to closely monitor the provincial wildfire situation and is reminding Albertans how to... Read more
Alberta Health Services, with the help of our EMS teams, have evacuated several healthcare sites in ... Read more
We share a deep and close bond with all of our first responder partners... Read more
Due to a number of cases confirmed in the last three weeks, as of March 9, 2023, Alberta Health Serv... Read more
Alberta Health Services is pleased to share that the Shigella outbreak that has impacted Edmonton Zo... Read more
Clinical trials are set to start at the Cross Cancer Institute, treating patients for the first time... Read more
EDMONTON – Today Alberta Health Services (AHS) signed a new three-year agreement to continue its lon... Read more
Many Albertans may be considering a New Year’s resolution to quit tobacco, and Alberta Health Servic... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Jasper Place Wellness Centre are opening 36 new transition beds th... Read more
We hope to resume this practice in 2024... Read more
The campaign gave people who received an AHS parking ticket an opportunity to donate a new, unwrappe... Read more
EDMONTON - With respiratory viruses surging in the community, the Stollery Children's Hospital is ex... Read more
The Lois Hole hospital now has five women’s operating rooms... Read more
The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital will temporarily consolidate obstetrical services at the St... Read more
The Stollery Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to join the Fontan Outcomes Network... Read more
Two patients at the Stollery Childrens Hospital are the first in North America using a new lighter m... Read more
Shasta Care Community begins welcoming new residents this week... Read more
Today community lab services in larger urban centres in the province have transitioned from Alberta ... Read more
EDMONTON – To help ensure the holiday season is a happy and healthy one, Alberta Health Services (AH... Read more
AHS brings back Toys for Tickets campaign giving people who recently received an AHS parking ticket ... Read more
Alberta Health Services and the City of Edmonton continue to work closely with inner city shelters, ... Read more
A $866,000 donation from the Children's Ability Fund will support young children with communication ... Read more
AHS is reminding Albertans of a few simple tips to keep young ones safe during Halloween festivities... Read more
Alberta Health Services is reminding parents of ways to help protect their children from respiratory... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying the public about an ongoing investigation into a Shigella... Read more
Edmonton’s newest ‘health hub’ is now open, bringing multiple healthcare services under one roof. ... Read more
All Albertans can continue to access lab services at their local community laboratory sites.... Read more
A team of cardiac experts from Edmonton is celebrating a milestone a dozen years in the making.... Read more
AHS has 10 additional new ambulances in service for Alberta patients, with five each in Calgary and ... Read more
Staff develop life-saving skills through lab technology, medical mannequins... Read more
Patients listed on surgical waitlists in the Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health Services can expect a p... Read more
Alberta Health Services recognizes September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day... Read more
Effective 11 p.m. on September 1, the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital will temporarily consolid... Read more
Free six week series of virtual workshops starts next month... Read more
Emergency department remains safe & open for patients... Read more
The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospitals FSCH Womens Health Program has reopened obstetrical servic... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has entered into negotiations with three vendors to provide retail foo... Read more
Starting today, Albertans aged 18 and older who self-identify as meeting the eligibility criteria fo... Read more
Effective August 6, the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital will temporarily consolidate obstetrica... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta have ratified a new col... Read more
Keep food, water safe when enjoying outside this summer... Read more
AHS is reminding Albertans to take precautions to protect themselves against West Nile virus infecti... Read more
AHS wants residents and visitors to enjoy K-Days and to stay safe... Read more
Women ages 50 to 74 the group most at risk of developing breast cancer will have local access to mam... Read more
EDMONTON – Visitor restrictions at Alberta Health Services (AHS) acute care, ambulatory care, urgent... Read more
More than $400,000 has been invested at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital to provide upgrades... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is rescinding its Immunization of Workers for COVID-19 Poli... Read more
EDMONTON – This summer, the public is invited to attend free child car safety seat inspection clinic... Read more
AHS supports Parachute’s National Injury Prevention Day, which aims to help Canadians learn how to p... Read more
Alberta Health Services has expanded its low stimulus immunization clinics to six locations througho... Read more
With the weather warming up for the season Albertans are heading outdoors to enjoy time with family ... Read more
Demand grows for Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital service... Read more
Beginning this month the public is invited to attend free child car safety seat inspection clinics w... Read more
It is Seniors Week June 6-12 and an opportunity to learn how seniors can stay safe... Read more
It's Safe Kids Week, and Alberta Health Services is encouraging safe and active transportation as fa... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services (AHS) today completed its largest launch of Connect Care to date,... Read more
A newly renovated pediatric space at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is giving patients and fam... Read more
Ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans to ... Read more
AHS is recognizing National Immunization Awareness Week... Read more
The Edmonton Kidney Transplant Program performed a record number of living donor kidney transplants ... Read more
Limiting added sugars prevents tooth decay protects overall health... Read more
The Alberta Health Services Board today announced the departure of Dr Verna Yiu and the launch of a ... Read more
Free six week series of virtual workshops starts this month... Read more
Albertans now have access to more robust information about a larger range of continuing care homes a... Read more
Alberta Health Services will be closing operations at the COVID 19 testing centre located at the Edm... Read more
AHS will temporarily open COVID19 pediatric immunization walk in appointment times... Read more
Alberta Health Services will be maintaining laboratory services at the Morinville Clinic... Read more
Laboratory and diagnostic imaging services at Morinville Clinic will permanently close effective Feb... Read more
AHS has issued a request for proposal seeking responses from third party providers for the provision... Read more
The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital’s Women’s Health Program has resumed labour and delivery se... Read more
Effective immediately the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital’s Women’s Health Program will tempora... Read more
Starting today, STARS air ambulance helicopters will be able to land and take off at a new helicopt... Read more
Alberta Health Services is advising Albertans that with the Omicron variant now in Alberta... Read more
Alberta Health Services has recently seen a higher than-average number of opioid related EMS respons... Read more
Real time estimated wait times for all emergency departments in the Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health ... Read more
Families can book appointments through the Alberta Vaccine Booking System... Read more
Many Albertans have been affected by drug poisonings and the opioid crisis... Read more
AHS is recruiting new volunteer members to Health Advisory Councils in northern and central Alberta.... Read more
EDMONTON – Albertans living with COVID-19 symptoms after their diagnosis have an opportunity to join... Read more
EDMONTON – There have been some social media posts suggesting that emergent or urgent cancer surgeri... Read more
EDMONTON – The rise in COVID-19 cases in the community and the resulting demand on hospital resource... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) will require all employees and contracted healthcare provid... Read more
New funding to help stabilize staffing as high EMS call volume continues.... Read more
EDMONTON - With the rise in COVID-19 cases in the community and the increasing demand on hospital re... Read more
Emergency department services will return to 24-7 effective September 7... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched a new webpage that provides information regarding short-t... Read more
AHS will be providing catch-up immunizations in the Edmonton Zone for students who did not receive t... Read more
Two of 14 operating rooms (ORs) at the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) will be temporarily clos... Read more
AHS will be closing the rapid flow COVID-19 immunization clinics in Edmonton and Calgary by the end ... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is offering no appointment, first dose COVID-19 immunizatio... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has identified DynaLIFE Medical Labs as the preferred proponent to pro... Read more
Albertans can now receive their first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at walk... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is offering no appointment, first dose COVID-19 immunization clinics o... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) was this morning granted an injunction in the Court of Queen’s Bench a... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta has extended an offer of critical care assistance to Manitoba as the province dea... Read more
With the healthcare system - especially intensive care units - under stress due to COVID-19, Alberta... Read more
Plan calls for an expansion of chartered surgical facilities to reduce wait times.... Read more
EDMONTON – The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital's (FSCH) Women's Health Program will restore obs... Read more
AHS has helped an additional 6,500 Albertans book COVID-19 immunizations since 10 a.m. today, meanin... Read more
The COVID-19 online immunization booking tool will be offline March 16 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.... Read more
About 8,000 more Albertans have booked to receive their COVID-19 immunization today... Read more
Effective March 15, the Devon General Hospital (DGH) emergency department (ED) will further extend s... Read more
Service will be temporarily unavailable from midnight to 2 a.m. Tuesday... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has once again been recognized as a top employer in multiple categorie... Read more
Service will be temporarily unavailable from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday.... Read more
Parents should be aware of signs a child might have ingested small power cell.... Read more
As we end the week, I want to publicly acknowledge the frustration and worry that was experienced by... Read more
AHS is aware some COVID-19 immunization clinics in Alberta are experiencing long line ups of individ... Read more
Find the latest COVID-19 immunization appointment numbers and booking tool updates.... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is urging Albertans to seek medical attention if they need care. ... Read more
Free, virtual AHS workshops help identify and transform stress.... Read more
AHS and the Greater Edmonton HAC invite local and area residents to a virtual Community Conversation... Read more
EDMONTON — Beginning January 18, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is launching a public campaign to rem... Read more
Patients listed on surgical waitlists in the Edmonton Zone of AHS can expect an automated phone call... Read more
EDMONTON – Effective Dec. 28, the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital will temporarily suspend obst... Read more
EDMONTON — University of Alberta Hospital outpatient dialysis patients can now access dialysis servi... Read more
AHS is teaming up with individuals, community group, schools and businesses across the province to m... Read more
EDMONTON – Four new mobile assessment centres for COVID-19 testing open Monday, Nov. 23, in the Edmo... Read more
Free, virtual AHS workshops help identify and transform stress.... Read more
AHS has launched an online portal to enable the automated notification of close contacts of COVID-19... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) today posted the first weekly data update for the 2020/21 provincial i... Read more
AHS is transitioning some COVID-19 testing centres indoors... Read more
CALGARY – Starting today, Alberta Health Services (AHS) will engage event organizers in the process ... Read more
On October 24, 2020, Alberta Health Services (AHS) will launch Connect Care Wave 2 at several suburb... Read more
Alberta Health Services and the University Hospital Foundation are celebrating a major milestone – A... Read more
Following a review by the Health Minister AHS Emergency Medical Services is moving forward with plan... Read more
Free, virtual AHS workshop helps identify and transform stress.... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is recruiting new volunteer members to Health Advisory Councils (HAC) ... Read more
Albertans can now receive Hepatitis C screening and treatment through their family doctor, improving... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is following-up with Albertans whose COVID-19 test results were not su... Read more
Alberta Health Services has developed an online tool that allows designated family / support persons... Read more
CALGARY - Albertans can now receive their COVID-19 test results - either positive or negative - thro... Read more
Online conversation and facilitated panel discussion about AHS' response to seniors health during th... Read more
EDMONTON - Effective Aug. 18, the Devon General Hospital emergency department has resumed service wi... Read more
EDMONTON - The Misericordia Community Hospital will resume Emergency Department (ED) and labour and ... Read more
Changes impact both Staff and Public... Read more
Free, virtual AHS workshop helps identify and transform stress.... Read more
Phase 1 reopening patient access from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.... Read more
EDMONTON – UPDATE: We are extremely proud of the healthcare and emergency services teams that provid... Read more
EDMONTON – The Misericordia Community Hospital is now under a full facility outbreak due to ongoing ... Read more
The Misericordia Community Hospital is now under a series of progressive outbreak restrictions due t... Read more
There were 16 deaths where carfentanil has been identified in a preliminary analysis... Read more
The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital's Women's Health Program will resume obstetrical services f... Read more
AHS is recruiting new volunteer members to Health Advisory Councils across Alberta and to the Cancer... Read more
AHS is warning people about the dangers of illegal drugs... Read more
All Albertans are now eligible for COVID-19 testing, whether experiencing symptoms or not... Read more
Free text messaging program available to those with cancer, addictions... Read more
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services has launched a Rehabilitation Advice Line for Albertans over the a... Read more
Rural hospitals and urgent care facilities are moving to appointment-only lab work for outpatients... Read more
Emergency patients to be diverted to other Edmonton Zone hospitals.... Read more
Handheld device to support testing in rural, remote communities... Read more
AHS, AUPE, CH, HSAA and UNA have reached a joint agreement on the safe and effective use of personal... Read more
Alberta Health Services has developed a simple online assessment tool to help people decide whether ... Read more
The HEAL website aims to provide families across Alberta with easily accessible, accurate informatio... Read more
More people who have been sexually assaulted in Alberta will have an opportunity to focus on healing... Read more
It is important to wash your hands often and prepare foods properly to reduce the risk of food-borne... Read more
AHS today launched its Toys for Tickets campaign... Read more
AHS today posted the first weekly data update for the 2019/20 provincial influenza season online.... Read more
Critically ill infants born at the Sturgeon Community Hospital can receive care closer to home with ... Read more
AHS is notifying approximately 650 patients that their personal health information was kept on an ex... Read more
AHS reminds parents of the September spike in pediatric asthma flare-ups that occurs approximately t... Read more
Whether you are a person living with dementia, a concerned family member of someone diagnosed with d... Read more
Routine immunization protects you and your family... Read more
Area residents are invited to share their thoughts on local healthcare delivery and services at an u... Read more
AHS is reminding Albertans to take precautions necessary to protect themselves against West Nile vir... Read more
Province-wide – Summer weather brings people out to explore the backcountry, and Alberta Health Serv... Read more
All babies in the province are now eligible for routine testing for sickle cell disease following an... Read more
Patients and families with adult addiction and mental health concerns in the Edmonton area can now a... Read more
Following one confirmed case of diphtheria and three identified carriers of the bacteria at an Edmon... Read more
Women now have access to an enhanced treatment for certain gynecological cancers with a new state-of... Read more
looking for volunteers to facilitate Better Choices Better Health... Read more
Alberta - National Paramedic Services Week (May 26-June 1) honours the Emergency Medical Services (E... Read more
AHS and AAM reached a three year agreement to increase access to midwifery services for Albertans... Read more
Local and area residents are invited to attend a meeting of the Greater Edmonton Health Advisory Cou... Read more
Alberta Health Services has one of the top health supply chain management programs in the world.... Read more
Recruiting new volunteer members to Health Advisory Councils across Alberta... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying physicians to consider exposure to M. chimaera bacteria a... Read more
Local and area residents are invited to attend a meeting of the Greater Edmonton Health Advisory Cou... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has ratified a three-year collective agreement with the Alb... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is launching a new Provincial Advisory Council early next year that wi... Read more
Edmonton Toys for Tickets campaign runs until December 21.... Read more
Hundreds of patients benefiting from scalpel-free brain surgery in Edmonton.... Read more
A free smartphone application is now available to support cancer patients and their families through... Read more
Land has been obtained in northwest Edmonton for the construction of a new central drug production f... Read more
Alberta Health Services ratified three-year agreement with Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Gen... Read more
AHS initiative reduces wait time for treatment, increases same-day mastectomies.... Read more
EDMONTON – Up-to-date Alberta Health Services (AHS) influenza immunization clinic information is now... Read more
Residents reminded to take precautions to reduce spread of illness.... Read more
AHS renames health facility the Dianne and Irving Kipnes Urology Centre.... Read more
With Halloween one day away this time of year can be spooky but influenza can be really scary.... Read more
Starting Oct. 15 Albertans have the opportunity to protect themselves and others against influenza t... Read more
Alberta Health Services is currently seeking Indigenous Albertans to become members of the Wisdom Co... Read more
EDMONTON – Local residents with questions about breast cancer and available options are invited to a... Read more
Local and area residents are invited to attend a meeting of the Greater Edmonton Health Advisory Co... Read more
EDMONTON — The Stollery Children’s Hospital and the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) are partnering to ... Read more
EDMONTON — Albertans and their families can learn about dementia and how Alberta Health Services (AH... Read more
EDMONTON — The Emergency Department at the Misericordia Community Hospital is fully repaired and all... Read more
EDMONTON — Emergency services will reopen at the Misericordia Community Hospital at 7:30 a.m. on Fri... Read more
EDMONTON – The Board of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has appointed Craig Ivany as CEO of Alberta’s ... Read more
EDMONTON ZONE – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to take precautions necessary t... Read more
EDMONTON – Seven recipients are receiving a total of $700,000 to support research projects and quali... Read more
Ahead of the Canada Day long weekend and National Injury Prevention Day on July 5, Alberta Health Se... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning the public about a text scam involving the use of the organ... Read more
CALGARY — The first module of Healthcare 101 – a new online information series – is now available to... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been identified as being one of the top five most integ... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS), Alberta Infrastructure (AI) and CapitalCare will host an o... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has declared the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that was linke... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) will be notifying 298 patients who visited the emergency de... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is raising awareness about the health risks associated with smoking du... Read more
Albertans planning to ride their all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) over the Victoria Day long weekend are ... Read more
Feedback welcome at meeting of Greater Edmonton Health Advisory Council... Read more
EDMONTON – As part of an Alberta Health Services (AHS) investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O15... Read more
EDMONTON – A recent increase in gastro-intestinal illnesses in the Edmonton Zone has prompted Albert... Read more
EDMONTON – As part of an Alberta Health Services (AHS) investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O15... Read more
EDMONTON – As part of an Alberta Health Services (AHS) investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O15... Read more
EDMONTON – An Alberta Health Services (AHS) investigation has determined an outbreak of E. coli O157... Read more
EDMONTON – An Alberta Health Services (AHS) Environmental Public Health investigation has determined... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) Environmental Public Health has expanded its investigation ... Read more
EDMONTON – For 50 years, the Cross Cancer Institute has been redefining the future of cancer in Albe... Read more
EDMONTON – Nine cases of gastro-intestinal illness (seven in Edmonton and two in Calgary) potentiall... Read more
CALGARY — Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Bladder Cancer Canada are inviting bladder cancer patien... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) Environmental Public Health in Edmonton is investigating to... Read more
CALGARY — Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Bladder Cancer Canada are inviting bladder cancer patien... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Covenant Health have confirmed a case of hepatitis A in... Read more
EDMONTON — More Albertans have a better chance to survive a stroke without serious disability thanks... Read more
Today, Alberta Health Services marks World Sleep Day, an internationally recognized event designed t... Read more
Frontline staff in intensive care units (ICUs) around the world are today paying special attention t... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) continues to garner recognition as one of the best places t... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has ratified a three-year collective agreement with United ... Read more
Alberta Health Services is proud to support the Theatre for Living production, šxʷʔam̓ət (home).... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) will be notifying 131 patients who visited the emergency department at... Read more
This week is National Non-Smoking Week, and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is partnering with communi... Read more
Albertans in possession of naloxone kits are being asked to check the contents to ensure they contai... Read more
A gift to the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) hematology program will soon give patients with b... Read more
The council includes 15 people from across the province who have personal interactions with continui... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services has today started to notify 141 patients of the Fertility Clinic ... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS) officials are commending a s... Read more
'Readiness centre' a first among community hospitals in northern Alberta... Read more
'Tis the season of celebratory gatherings and – unfortunately – the spread of seasonal illnesses and... Read more
EDMONTON – Critically ill pediatric cardiac patients and their families from Alberta and across West... Read more
EDMONTON - An Alberta-led clinical trial has shown Fecal Microbiota Transplant is as effective in tr... Read more
EDMONTON — Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is expanding the use of a wearable robot that enables a ... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) online patient feedback portal experienced an outage from November 9 t... Read more
EDMONTON – Albertans now have improved access to painless, scalpel-free brain surgery for certain co... Read more
Join the international movement to spark positive change for health... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been recognized as one of the best places to work in Ca... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) today posted the first weekly data update for the 2017-18 influenza se... Read more
EDMONTON – Starting Monday (Oct. 23), Albertans have the opportunity to protect themselves and other... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has today notified 323 individuals potentially exposed to a... Read more
CALGARY – Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS) is enlisting some four-legged... Read more
EDMONTON – The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute is now home to a minimally invasive heart surger... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services (AHS) is improving the quality of life for patients with advanced... Read more
CALGARY – With the new school year upon us, Alberta Health Services (AHS) would like to remind paren... Read more
CALGARY – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is recruiting volunteer members for its new Provincial Advis... Read more
EDMONTON — Environmental Public Health in Edmonton is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella, linke... Read more
EDMONTON/NORTH – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning women in the Edmonton area and northern Al... Read more
Dr. Francois Belanger, Vice President, Quality and Chief Medical Officer, provided the following upd... Read more
SOUTH ZONE – Two mumps outbreaks, declared in the South and Edmonton Zones of Alberta Health Service... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services (AHS) is taking steps to minimize patient impacts from a shortage... Read more
EDMONTON - Albertans now have improved access to a full range of urological services, including trea... Read more
Project the final phase of University Hospital Foundation's Brain Centre Campaign.... Read more
EDMONTON – It’s Child Safety Week and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans of the po... Read more
It’s Child Safety Week and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans to make all-terr... Read more
EDMONTON – Canada’s first mobile flight simulation trailer will be integrated into Alberta Health Se... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to take simple steps to protect themselves from... Read more
EDMONTON – The Alberta Health Services (AHS) physician who led the development of Alberta’s framewor... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is raising awareness about World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), obs... Read more
The public is invited to hear and meet cancer expert Dr. Simon Sutcliffe at the 2nd Annual Wellsprin... Read more
National Paramedic Services Week May 28-June 3 honours the Emergency Medical Services profession and... Read more
On May 11, the Public Health Agency of Canada declared the outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses li... Read more
Minimally-invasive technique used to bypass blocked arteries, speed recovery.... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has today issued notification letters to 51 individuals pot... Read more
EDMONTON - AHS is notifying the public of a confirmed case of M. chimaera infection in an adult open... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is honouring organ and tissue donors and their families who have given... Read more
FORT SASKATCHEWAN — The Women’s Health Program at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital is improv... Read more
Access Open Minds streamlines access to services for residents ages 11 to 25.... Read more
EDMONTON – More than 1,200 male urethral reconstructions have been performed at University of Albert... Read more
Scope of outbreak now includes entire Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health Services.... Read more
EDMONTON — A world-class researcher and bioengineer has joined the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital ... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS), together with provincial and federal partners, continue to investigat... Read more
Provincewide improvement initiative reduces average 'door-to-needle' time by half.... Read more
Daughter used CPR to save father’s life during a cardiac arrest... Read more
CALGARY – The rate at which Albertans are dying from cancer continues to decrease, according to newl... Read more
EDMONTON – This year, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is celebrating 50 years of kidney transplantatio... Read more
EDMONTON – Ten cases of gastrointestinal illness potentially linked to consumption of raw oysters ar... Read more
Due to an increased number of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) outbreaks and positive lab specimens... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler working at an Ed... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has today mailed notification letters to individuals potent... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying about 11,500 former open-heart surgery patient... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is helping Albertans prevent addiction and substance abuse ... Read more
Starting Monday (October 24), Albertans will have the opportunity to protect themselves and others a... Read more
Health Advisory Councils give communities a voice in health care planning.... Read more
EDMONTON — Recently completed renovations at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) are expected to impr... Read more
Researchers weigh impacts of personalized education and covering costs of medications.... Read more
FORT SASKATCHEWAN — More women are accessing obstetrical and gynecological care closer to home thank... Read more
EDMONTON – Following the conclusion of a privacy investigation, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is not... Read more
New interactive resource another tool to help prevent tobacco use among.... Read more
The Cochlear Implant Service at Edmonton’s Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is celebrating 30 years ... Read more
CALGARY – Screen Test is celebrating 25 years of mobile mammography services across Alberta, which h... Read more
A new website is now online that will help parents manage common childhood illnesses and injuries wh... Read more
EDMONTON — Physicians and nursing staff in eight central and northern Alberta nurseries are now usin... Read more
EDMONTON — Four employees at Edmonton's All Weather Windows are being recognized by Alberta Health S... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler worki... Read more
EDMONTON – More than 100 Albertans with physical and cognitive impairments are now enjoying an impro... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to take precautions necessary to protect themse... Read more
WESTLOCK — More than $570,000 has been invested at the Westlock Health Centre on a nurse call system... Read more
It’s the first day of summer and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to keep heat s... Read more
EDMONTON — People living with shortness of breath, fatigue and heart failure due to a leaky mitral v... Read more
EDMONTON — Children with spinal deformities like scoliosis or other skeletal conditions are now rece... Read more
The Alberta Health Services Board has named Dr. Verna Yiu the organization’s new President and CEO, ... Read more
Specialized service expands to support patients, caregivers in Edmonton and Calgary Zones.... Read more
EDMONTON — More than 150 health care providers from across the province are meeting this morning in ... Read more
CALGARY – A new website launched today by Alberta Health Services (AHS) responds to ongoing requests... Read more
AHS now recruiting for advisory council volunteers to share information, gather public viewpoints.... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying 50 current and discharged patients who may have been expo... Read more
EDMONTON – The public is invited to hear and meet Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Pulitzer Prize-winni... Read more
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is now recruiting volunteer members for each of its 12 Healt... Read more
Clinic first in Western Canada, second in country, to earn accredited status... Read more
Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health are hosting public expositions in Calgary and Edmonton t... Read more
FORT SASKATCHEWAN — Local residents now have increased access to obstetrical and gynecological care ... Read more
Research shows not wearing a sling can speed up patients' return to mobility.... Read more
Edmonton indigenous facility seeing success in harm reduction housing... Read more
EDMONTON — Children with asthma could soon be breathing easier thanks to new research that promises ... Read more
EDMONTON — Stollery’s first-in-Canada minimally invasive skull surgery marks 10th anniversary.... Read more
EDMONTON – Parents of newborns in the Stollery Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NIC... Read more
EDMONTON – Winter is traditionally a busy time of year for health care services, and Emergency Depar... Read more
EDMONTON – Local surgeons set three new transplant records last year, performing more lung and liver... Read more
The Guinness World Records has declared the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) the new world-record hold... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) and NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank are excited to announce ... Read more
EDMONTON – As agricultural and animal-handling activities pick up around the province, Alberta Healt... Read more
About 45 per cent of cancer cases in Alberta are linked to a handful of modifiable factors, accordin... Read more
29 walk-in clinics now able to prescribe drug, offer training to fentanyl users... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) and physicians and staff at the University of Alberta Hospi... Read more
Heart-rehab patients can now work out in City rec centre AHS-City partnership promotes lifelong heal... Read more
EDMONTON – New surgical nurses are now receiving more hands-on training with the expansion of a loca... Read more
EDMONTON – Following confirmation of five deaths in individuals with influenza and a significant wee... Read more
Patients with rare kidney diseases can achieve remission within months.... Read more
'Tis the season of celebratory gatherings, and – unfortunately - the spread of seasonal illnesses an... Read more
Linda Hughes, Chair of the Alberta Health Services Board, announced today the appointment of Dr. Ver... Read more
More than $1 million in upgrades have been made in the past year to the Sturgeon Community Hospital.... Read more
Researchers in Calgary and Edmonton have launched a lung cancer screening study to determine the bes... Read more
Additional PET/CT scans to be performed to clear patient backlog... Read more
Teens can earn extra credits by studying pain management and treatment... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) cyclotron will be down for seven to 10 additional days, as... Read more
EDMONTON – In followup to the Oct. 21 announcement regarding the temporary shutdown of the AHS cyclo... Read more
EDMONTON — Getting into the best possible shape physically and emotionally prior to surgery makes re... Read more
EDMONTON – Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 20, Albertans will have the opportunity to protect thems... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has signed a one-year extension to its existing contract wi... Read more
EDMONTON – An Edmonton woman reunites today with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team that rece... Read more
10 new hospice beds, 12 long-term care beds opening at Foyer Lacombe... Read more
University Hospital Foundation funds $17.5M Gamma Knife and Clinical 3T MRI Centre.... Read more
EDMONTON — Getting elderly patients home sooner, stronger and with fewer complications after emergen... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) today responded to the Ministerial Directive it has receive... Read more
ST. ALBERT – Work will begin shortly to replace the 25-year-old ventilation system in all five opera... Read more
Deb Gordon, Vice-President and Chief Health Operations for Northern Alberta, provided the following ... Read more
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services provided an update today on the status of the report of the Vendo... Read more
EDMONTON — Canada’s first stroke ambulance — complete with a CT scanner, clot-busting drugs and the ... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) continues to take action that will address recommendations ... Read more
Highlights progress in priority areas, includes Consolidated Financial Statements.... Read more
Clinical research trial injects customized virus to transfer healthy gene into retina.... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) confirms that one of the four dialysis patients affected by... Read more
Alberta Health Services introduces new telephone number for Health Link.... Read more
PARKLAND COUNTY – Alberta Health Services’ Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS) paramedics have a ne... Read more
EDMONTON – The local global leading islet cell transplant team recently performed its 500th islet ce... Read more
EDMONTON – Six Alberta Health Services’ Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS) paramedics reunite toda... Read more
Albertans can register intent to donate Monday at Alberta Blue Cross office.... Read more
EDMONTON – The Lois Hole Hospital for Women today celebrates five years of providing a wide range of... Read more
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta’s Budget 2015/16 will result in a funding reduction of $370 mil... Read more
EDMONTON – Surgeons at the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) have become the first transplant tea... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) intends to implement changes that will enhance local input and decisio... Read more
Book the brainchild of three moms who saw need for ‘family-friendly road map’.... Read more
The Government is taking action to improve access to health care for Albertans.... Read more
New Atrial Fibrillation Program reduces stroke risk, improves quality of life.... Read more
EDMONTON — Many local stroke patients are receiving a clot-busting drug faster than ever, significan... Read more
Alberta study gets major boost as researchers near goal of 50,000 participants.... Read more
Teamwork eases suffering, makes dramatic changes in quality of patients’ lives.... Read more
Win-win for Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Camrose Pediatric Specialty Clinic.... Read more
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services has recently approved and implemented a new policy for cell phone... Read more
Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced today that it is following similar cost-containment measures... Read more
EDMONTON – The rate at which Albertans are being diagnosed with cancer, or dying from the disease, i... Read more
UHF donates $1 million, partially raised through national Manuary campaign.... Read more
EDMONTON – A four-month-old Calgary boy with a congenital heart defect has been given time – and an ... Read more
Research shows treating patients en route to hospital saves heart muscle.... Read more
EDMONTON — Albertans living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are receiving improved diagnosis and t... Read more