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Local emergency room visits significantly decreased despite area population increase

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Despite a rapidly increasing population base in the tri-area, Westview Health Center has managed to cut-down the amount of emergency visits received since 2008. In a presentation on hospital operations and geographical statistics at Parkland County earlier this week, Westview executive director, Ellen Billay said although this is a positive development there needs to be a continued focus placed on long-term health care sustainability.

“Westview has earned the respect and recognition in the community where people know they can address all of their health needs,” she said.

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South Campus Hospital emergency room open

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The long-awaited South Health Campus emergency department opened Jan. 14.

The emergency room deals with some cases that can’t be handled at Okotoks Urgent Care Department, but patient numbers haven’t dropped at the Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre since the emergency room in Calgary opened.

The hospital is located in the south Calgary in Auburn Bay and is staffed to handle up to 200 patients a day, with 70 registered nurses and nine paramedics on staff. There are between one to five doctors in the emergency room throughout the day and a pediatrician on from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

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City to relocate 2 fire stations

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Relocating two fire stations will ensure almost every home in Medicine Hat is within a near six-minute response time while sidestepping the cost of operating a proposed fourth fire station, a report by the Medicine Hat Fire Service states.

Members of the Public Services Committee, who unanimously endorsed the plan on Tuesday, called it “creative” and “progressive.”

 

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Calgary’s South Health Campus emergency department opens its doors Monday

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In the midst of an especially tight crunch for health care, the province’s largest hospital will swing open the doors to its brand new emergency department Monday.

As of 7 a.m., the South Health Campus’ emergency department (ED), boasting some 30 beds — 90% of them in private rooms — is ready to accept patients.

The infrastructure for an additional 30 beds, to be added down the road, is in place.

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County worried about proposed oilpatch response plans

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Proposed changes to provincial regulations around oilpatch emergency response has raised concerns at Mountain View County council.

Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board is updating Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry and has asked for public feedback.

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Fines for false fire alarms to triple in 2013

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EDMONTON – Years before he became Edmonton’s fire marshal, Tom Karpa was fielding 911 calls one night when a woman called to complain that her apartment building was shaking.

“Shaking?” Karpa asked. He walked her through a gamut of possibilities, and finally sent out firefighters. They had just pulled up to the scene when she called back.

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Regional emergency services study unveiled

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Recruitment and retention were the two stand out challenges identified in a study on regionalization of emergency services and emergency management which went public last week.

At last Wednesday’s public information session, emergency services personnel from communities in the region out numbered local residents in a crowd of about 50. All were in attendance to hear Barry Colledge of Morrison Hershfield outline the findings of the study.

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Moving forward with Bearspaw station

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RockyViewCounty(RVC) cleared the way for the Bearspaw Emergency Services Centre at its Oct. 30 meeting.

The county approved a redesignation and subdivision application to finalize an agreement with Rock Pointe Church to acquire a four-acre site for the future centre. Located near the intersection of Highway 1A and Lochend Road, the site is intended to provide the County with a strategic and long-term solution for the future delivery of emergency services in the Bearspaw community.

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