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By Eli J. Ridder

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Week in review: Nurses rally in front of Medicine Hat hospital, curling centre reopens

Oct 5, 2024 | 5:00 PM

This is the week in review for Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.

Here’s what happened:

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Nurses in Medicine Hat rallied on Wednesday to bring awareness to an “unsettling” shift from Alberta Health Services to the province’s new mental health agency, industry shortages and concerns over the growth of private health care.

Nurses who work outside of Medicine Hat Regional Hospital at community sites have been moved from under the broader AHS to the recently established Recovery Alberta in a way that’s created confusion, said local union president Tracy Jackson.

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“They don’t really know what’s going on, there’s not a lot of transparent communication about what that’s going to look like going forward,” Jackson said as her colleagues marched in front of the hospital.

🔗 Here’s our recent health care coverage:

• Medicine Hat nurses say shift to mental health agency is ‘unsettling’
• Doctors call on Alberta government to save heath care system with urgent action
• New mental health agency to kick off Alberta health care restructuring
• Alberta revamps health care system, creates separate units

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Up next ✅

🔗 Here’s what what’s coming up next:

• Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure on Sunday
• Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce holding annual leadership breakfast

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📰 More impactful local stories

🔗 Here’s more impactful local coverage from the last week:

• Medicine Hat Curling Centre officially reopens after two-year wait
• Fill seats to increase WestJet frequency to Medicine Hat, airport chief says
• ‘Six months of training’: Medicine Hat police gets new K-9 unit
• Indigenous allies, leaders urge action as part of reconciliation process

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