Patients will suffer from AHS mistakes
Alberta Health Services has once again dropped the ball in Medicine Hat. They have done so numerous times regarding the new addition to our hospital.
First there was the water quality issue, which resulted in many delayed surgeries. Next up the roof-top helicopter landing area; it’s still not functional. Transportation Canada informed them a secondary landing site is needed. How is this issue not noticed in the design stages? Now STARS air ambulance will be flying in during the closure of our airport in the spring. If I recall, STARS a few years ago was unable to reach Medicine Hat according to AHS.
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At the people residing near the trail by the tower on Redcliff Way who let their two dogs run free — prohibited in that area — and leave their feces all over. Bylaws apply to all, you must leash and clean!
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At a condo manager for not doing anything about the ice on the sidewalk and parking lot.
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Medicine Hat could learn a lot from Vancouver on recycling. I walk dogs down alleys and week after week see overflowing bins with cardboard sticking out, instead of taking it down to the recycling location.
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We can openly thank the Good Lord that we have an awesome school board that strongly stands up for what we believe in.
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That we have the stats of the sports section and the weather details; the only two sections of the paper that are not 100 per cent partisan.
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A mattress, which we’d purchased from Sears, was replaced today, under warranty! Don't give up on your warranties! If
Then there was the closure of the palliative care unit. AHS stated it was under-used; anyone who set foot on that floor knows this is faulty information. AHS’s cost for beds also seems like they could not and can not budget money properly. St. Joseph’s Home’s cost per bed was much lower. Due to a personal experience I can say the care there was much better.
Now AHS is talking about moving the hospital laundry out of Medicine Hat hospital to possibly Lethbridge. AHS states the laundry facility in our hospital is outdated. Why was this not addressed and updated in the current hospital expansion? The shutdown of this department
they were registered with the manufacturer or distributor, you might be OK.
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That the Town of Taber has adopted the right flag policy. I hope Medicine Hat and others have the same good judgment.
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That the receptionist at a doctor’s office has to ask why we are there when the waiting room is full of people. I thought we established the reason when the appointment was booked.
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That of the nearly $128 charge for natural gas on our last month’s utility bill, less than $45 was for the actual commodity. Pretty soon the city will have all of the additional charges so high they won’t even have to charge for the commodity anymore.
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Hats off to the people of Quebec for standing up and protecting their culture. Other provinces should do the same.
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If something could be done with the poorly placed Chamber of Commerce sign atop Redcliff hill. In such a windy area, the sign creates a swirling winds issue that really affects smaller will cost people jobs.
Fingers can be pointed but the current provincial government was not in power when the expansion started. Truth be told I don’t see much effort on the current member of the provincial government to get problems solved. People in Medicine Hat and area who use the hospital will suffer.
People at AHS who could not keep control of the mess should be looking for new jobs. As for the people in the provincial government that should be looking out for Medicine Hat to have the best health care possible — we vote for you or against you.
Greg Rossler Medicine Hat
vehicles. Big safety hazard while travelling into Medicine Hat.
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At all the jaywalkers in this city. A pedestrian is a person in a crosswalk, a jaywalker is a person in the middle of the street.
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All you bicycle riders, the law states that you must walk your bike across the crosswalk not ride it.