Emergency Physician, (he/him), public health advocate, you have to kick in the darkness until it bleeds daylight…tweets representing NO ONE but me
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This week in Alberta:
Cancelled pediatric surgeries at the Stollery - due to a lack of anesthesiologists.
REAL ORs sitting empty. REAL children and their family's lives negatively impacted.
At same time the scheduled surgeries occuring full speed in the community CSFs
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Hey Alberta… when we’re done talking about chemtrails (and the world is done laughing at us) could we talk about our imploding health care system?
We desperately need Informed Reform
( informedreform.ca/ )
Govt is NOT listening to your physicians
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If you entered an ED WR and saw this wait time:
Would you wait to find out if that chest pain was your heart or “just heartburn”?
Would you sit with your elderly loved one in a plastic chair for 17hrs to see if their confusion was from something serious?
Would you write you MLA?
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This is honestly too much. The Premier talking about 135M HC dollars just wasted and acting like she has NOTHING to do with why we are here. Everything she and her govt has done has brought us to this point, a 🧵to recap:
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Emerg physicians across the province are warning the system will NOT hold. Govt MUST act.
A 🧵 on the current unacceptable state of our acute care system
Some examples of our current crumbling hospital system:
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The entire medical profession is pleading government for help. We are drowning in the hospitals, HCWs have their hands outstretched pleading for help/assistance and the government can only stand on the shore and yell "thank you" at us... #FirebreakAB
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Albertans should be paying attention and be VERY concerned:
Govt is marching forward with privatizing all of our HC system.
Many many concerns w selling off hospitals to private for-profits:
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Without some amazing teachers throughout the years I would have NEVER become a doctor.
Without the amazing PUBLIC education system I wouldn't be where I am today (my family could NOT have afforded private eductation streams).
I stand with our teachers and for our future students
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Albertans voting "conservative", a 🧵 on thinking vrs reality:
Most ABs will state they vote conservative for values like: small govt, less bureaucracy, balanced budgets, and govt spending taxpayer money wisely (fiscally conservative)
But in reality our govt is the opposite
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Today will be 5th week of cancelled scheduled surgeries.
THOUSANDS of scheduled surgeries will have been cancelled = massive care deficit + pain and suffering for many.
This is a choice by @jkenney to prioritize COVID ICU care over surgery = ongoing choice to refuse #FirebreakAB
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I buried the lead in my last thread.
Let me repost this clearly:
Our HC system is no longer functioning to be able to deliver safe and timely care to all Albertans and our govt’s only action is to actively participate in making Access worse…
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UCP MLA's upset AHS doesn't have 1000 ICU beds to manage their failed pandemic policy.
Hey "Fiscal Conservatives" (2020 CIHI data) Avg cost of hospital stay: Ward/ICU - $23,111
ICU Alone: $50,592 PER PATIENT
Cost of Vaccine: $5-10
#FirebreakAB @drslmd @RajSherman @shazmamithani
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Summary of Govt's statement of defense 🧵 :
- we handpicked a highly competent life long public servant, with an impeccable record, for the ceo role
- turns out she was incompetent
- Why? She wouldn't blindly allow Govt interference
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Real time Evidence: TWO of Calgary's hospitals are on diversion tonight.
Not one... TWO... on the same night!
This means all gen surg cases have to overload remaining sites.
Please continue to seek care at your nearest ED...
But GOVT must fix this.
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If these numbers aren't enough to make EVERY ALBERTAN pause, look them over, and immediately say we need a PUBLIC INQUIRY to understand what's going on here, I don't know what will.
Some points to consider a 🧵 :
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Take a listen Alberta.
This man was on the inside. He saw the corruption… the waste… the govt interference in processes that should be arm’s length.
He spoke up and the kicked him out.
The CEO spoke up and they fired her.
When will Albertans speak up?
Call a Public Inquiry
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I wonder if Albertan's know that there are disruptions at the Camrose Hospital with scheduled surgeries cancelled?
Wonder if our MLA's know about this interruption in service?
Why wouldn't this be publicly reported like occurs for AHS facilities?
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Hey Alberta… ever used a public service! Value it?
These are the people who make those public services run/work… our provincial govt does NOT value those services or these people…
How misguided is that?
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Exactly ONE YEAR ago I signed an MOU with the Minister @AdrianaLaGrange to expeditiously work on the new FM funding model.
I looked her in the eye and said we have to get this done expeditiously.
She said that she is a person of her word, and "this is her promise to deliver"
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This too👇
Everyone should understand that the ONLY reason Shopper's Drugmart would invest this money into "primary care" if for PROFIT... this is a way to sell more meds/products.
they are NOT investing into primary care, they are investing into their FOR PROFIT business
A reminder that historically we have separated the MD who orders a test from the company that provides it and the MD who prescribes from the pharmacist who fills the prescription to reduce conflict of interest.
How will this be monitored in this model?
#abhealth
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Seriously???
Our taxpayer money is paying for this performative “consultation”?
Take a listen to the clip, they don’t even let the kid ask his question…and then suggest he should be bent over a knee???
What’s going on AB?
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Starting to worry “chartered” might be a code word for using PUBLIC money to subsidize PRIVATE companies taking over ownership and operations of our PUBLIC services.
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Please look at this map of hosp service disruptions!
This is NOT:
"docs taking holidays at that same time"
and will NOT be fixed by:
"changing management"
the govt of AB funds/owns/controls these hospitals... FULL STOP.
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Every Albertan should be outraged.
Our govt just rammed thru a full on attack on our constitutional rights.
If they’ll do this to our teachers, nobody’s constitutional rights will be safe.
This cannot be allowed to stand.
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Caveat Emptor Alberta!
A Rexall "Pharmacist Care" Walk-in Clinic in Calgary... it will be SELLING you something... so definitely BUYER BEWARE.
Over 20yrs in medicine in AB and I couldn't tell you what this is, what service it can or cannot provide, or who is regulating it!
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Sad to even have to comment on this…
even remotely supporting a climate that encourages this kind of nonsense takes its toll in sinister ways…
It honestly does impact HCW recruitment and retention in AB.
AB is viewed by many to not value HCWs at all
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Congratulations Alberta Government! You have OFFICIALLY KILLED AHS. RIP
"response levels to seven questions about patient safety culture also all showed a unanimous decline in satisfaction"
A JUST and SAFE culture no longer exists.
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I’m having so much trouble understanding that it has come to this… closing children’s respite/hospice beds because widespread public health protections are not an option to be considered…
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Fact: puberty blockers do NOT sterilize children (and I think the Premier knows this but is intentionally using the word to misinform, and if she doesn’t know what she’s talking about she shouldn’t speak like an “expert”)
Very Sad Fact: suicide does sterilize the child
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Current Access Block in AB:
- pediatric chemotherapy being delayed due to lack of hospital space
- surgeries that have been scheduled for months bumped repeatedly
- hospital wards at 150% (designed and staffed for 30pts and they have 45 as an ex)
- EDs gridlocked w EIPs
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Edmonton Zone hospitals literally overflowing with sick Gen Internal Med (GIM) pts.
Currently the Zone has no further capacity, and the EDs are all holding sick GIM pts requiring hospital beds and specialized care.
Literally functioning on one discharge at a time mode now...
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This is why we MUST have a Public Inquiry…
Credible allegations exist that these people were involved in diverting 100s of millions of HC dollars (maybe billions?)
Meanwhile ABs are dying waiting in HC queues, and NOTHING from the Premier’s office adds up…
SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings with Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations.
theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… w @tom_cardoso @HoserLibrarian
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Thinking on what is AHS… it dawned on me I AM AHS.
Myself and all the amazing HCW colleagues that make up this massive health org
Sure it’s not perfect. Sure “it” frustrates me at times.
But when you boil it down it is an org of amazing people working hard in hard times
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But make no mistake: this is a broken promise. If the Minister and the Govt had any intention of prioritizing investing in Family Medicine and Rural Generalist care they would have acted by now.
As rural hospitals close, and people suffer, it is clear where the fault lays.
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This should be alarming to all ABs…
The targeting of a reporter digging into potential corruption and inefficiencies in AB HC…
The only reason would be to try to stifle the truth from coming out.
It’s very chilling and sinister.
Globe and Mail reporter targeted by online campaign, photographed surreptitiously in public settings theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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All hospitals struggling with GIM coverage, but interestingly the Covenant Health facilities have been doing the worst in EDM Zone
But for some reason they are completely under the radar
CH has restricted Access by “capping” in its facilities for yrs /1
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As govt digs in, ABs should remember govt has chosen NOT to prioritize investing in education (and HC)…
INSTEAD:
100s Millions tax dollars wasted on:
- arenas
- private school builds
- coal mine settlements
- unusable Tylenol
- sole source inflated contracts…
And more…
Bell: Danielle Smith blasts teachers for 'barreling ahead' to a strike
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Everyone across Canada should be paying attention.
This is a direct attack on the Canada Health Act.
This will usher in Money = Access = Better Care
If allowed other provinces will likely blindly follow.
Alberta makes alarming changes highlighted by Dr. Paul Parks. Premier Smith is acting un-Canadian - prioritizing care for those who can pay. This is pathetic and will harm patients.
Giving money to profiteers doesn’t diagnose or cure human disease. @PfParks @Albertadoctors
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Hey Calgarians: are you watching what's happening in EDM hospitals, scratching your head, but being thankful it isn't happening to you?
Well, don't get comfy! The GOVT has decided NOT TO ACT and is allowing the FM Hospitalist funding model to wither and die
why you should care:/1
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ONE MILLION DOLLARS A DAY
Rough estimate of what govt is paying on HC consultants in Alberta
Govt will quickly spout “fake news”, but ask to see the receipts before you believe them
It’s hard to get at this number, as govt is intentionally trying to downplay and hide it
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Let me put this bluntly: nothing short of a full public inquiry will get to the truth.
If Albertans let govt carry on w their separate sham investigations they get what they deserve: no real understanding of what is really happening and worsening HC.
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Hey Alberta, let's talk about this 👇
Honestly? Has the govt lost what it means to provide the CARE in Health Care?🧵
We are currently starving many of our stranded ED hallway pts, but maybe ABs will rise up when they see we are denying kids w cancer?
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I will just say… I feel like my soul has been cleansed.
I feel like the Universe has reset itself.
Thank you world… and CANADA!
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Who in their right mind would want to take this job in AB?
Job ad: “Come lead a critical health prevention department our govt does not support. You will get no say, no control, and your comms will be written by politicians…
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Accuracy and credibility matter to me, unlike with this government (eg: broken promises on the FM PCCM). To that end I apologize for the incorrect choice of the word 'cancelled' instead of 'could not be scheduled and confirmed' due to the lack of anesthesiologists.
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It is unfortunate the former President of the AMA seems focused on needlessly scaring Albertans by using misinformation. AHS has confirmed that the Stollery has NOT cancelled surgeries.
Everyday my focus as Minister remains on working with our outstanding healthcare professionals to make our system stronger
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Was thinking… as our Premier is demanding an apology from the people of Jasper who are rebuilding their lives…
Maybe all ABs experiencing untenable delays in our HC system should be demanding the Premier apologize to them…
#Healthcareapology
I’ve been waiting for a ENT consult since April to see if my cancer has spread. I now have a mass but still no appointment. Waiting is literally killing me.😢
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What are we doing here Alberta?
We already barely have any food left in our EDs for those in need - EDs left with some toast and juice at the best of times
Where's the "care" in Health Care in AB?
What's next? Save on electrical bills and turn off the blanket warmers?
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Albertans should interpret all votes against a Public Inquiry as a direct intention to coverup corruption by those MLAs and/or to protect their colleagues.
There’s no valid reason to continue to refuse to have real transparency
"If we have nothing to hide, we should take that path."
Guthrie breaks with UCP caucus, calls for public inquiry into AHS corruption allegations
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A Med Hat FM colleague just sent me pictures from doing a locum in Nova Scotia.
Paid double, locals dropped off fresh lobster!
But most of all the doc felt VALUED and wanted.
The FM doc is considering leaving after yrs of practice in AB!
Every prov investing in FM except AB
I think that Danielle Smith is about to take Alberta into the find out phase of FAFO when it comes to family doctors.
If any Alberta family doctors are reading this and are interested in hearing about practicing in SK, let me know.
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This is an interesting approach:
1 Refuse binding arbitration - cuz a third party might think these concerns need addressing in a contract?
2 Take away teachers constitutional rights for 4 yrs.
3 Come back and pat the teachers on the head: “there, there, we take you seriously”
We are taking teacher concerns seriously and we are acting immediately.
#abed
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It's been over 8 months since govt fired the AHS CEO and the entire AHS Board... ostensibly to make things better, and to give govt more direct control over the HC system.
An acting CEO and no Board, and things are demonstably worse on all acute care fronts.
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Actually let me be even more clear:
I know for a fact that the Premier has been briefed by MANY different independent EXPERT groups that Puberty Blockers do not sterilize children (I’ve seen some of the very same briefs)
I know she is very aware of this factual information.
Fact: puberty blockers do NOT sterilize children (and I think the Premier knows this but is intentionally using the word to misinform, and if she doesn’t know what she’s talking about she shouldn’t speak like an “expert”)
Very Sad Fact: suicide does sterilize the child
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So much bad news going on with HC in AB, I feel like this might have been missed
Our govt's current plan to address a very unstable and struggling HC system is to:
1 ACTIVELY DESTABILIZE it more
2 fragment and create more admin
3 create more bureaucracy further from front lines
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Read this👇
Premier is deflecting, and honestly her comments and excuses are nonsensical.
The leaders of "AHS" have been handpicked by the Premier and her closest staff since she's taken over
Heads have rolled
Boogeyman AHS of election days is dead
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This is insane.
Hinton is a pretty big area to have its ED closed.
But don’t worry Alberta, our govt has a plan:
A plan to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
Maybe I’m wrong… maybe the plan is to give the hospital to Covenant Health??? I’m sure they can make it work without docs…
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I worry Alberta is going to be in for a very difficult fall and winter... I'm trying to get the attention of our Minister of Health and Dr. Hinshaw, but they can't be bothered to reply to the Section of Emergency Medicine's communications to them.
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Simple math time:
~10,000 ABs tested positive in the last week
= 500 hosp admission in next 7-10days
= 100 in ICU in next 10-14days
= ~ 100 more Albertans who will be DEAD in next 21days or so.
unfortunately THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS not numbers... #FireBreakAB @jkenney
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💯 failure in leadership by our govt.
They actively dismantled and blew up Public Health, took its comms and direction over, and chose not to LEAD on preventative HC.
Chose not to actively advocate for vaccination.
Measles cases in Alberta 6 times higher than other western provinces combined.
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Hey teachers: Alberta is calling… you won’t have any workplace rights or most of your Constitutional Rights…
Oh, and your workplace conditions will be worst in Canada… and govt can force you to work in ‘em!
But come on down!
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I was sitting right beside the Premier on March 15th when she told >150 physician leaders that the PCCM would be implemented in “weeks”
Any comments stating “the plan was always April 2025” are indeed a demonstrable lie
Broken Promise too… but a lie, confirmed below…
Premier Smith lied again.
Back in March, Smith claimed the new family doctor compensation model was "weeks" away from implementation, and that the new April 2024 budget had "set aside sufficient dollars".
Claiming their plan had always been for April 2025 is gaslighting.
#ableg
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Hey FM specialists… Alberta is Calling!
Pre-tax take home pay $76,976.00
ALMOST $40/hr… that’s for 40hr week… but 60hrs a week MINIMUM required
Only need 8+ post secondary yrs of training!
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CLARIFICATION: Alberta Health and govt writes ALL of AHS comms
It’s a pretty good scam: fully control all decisions and comms and yet pretend like it’s an arm’s length org, all while the Premier guts and demolishes and criticizes it endlessly
Look, AHS propaganda unit working at 6PM on Saturday evening.
Emergency rooms, not so much.
#ableg
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Nothing in this post is clear!
He says “the shots are removed”…
This makes it sound like he has had discussions w the Minister to have vaccines removed.
This is dangerous, anti-science, and will cause harm.
Our govt and HEALTH leaders should disavow this dangerous rhetoric
To be clear, Bouchard is not talking about vaccine mandates. He believes the UCP will soon ban the COVID vaccine.
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Nope… me too.
Never ever finished an emerg shift and said to myself: “gee I wish I could treat people w resources and wealth over people in need”…
I've never finished a difficult ER shift and said "damn, we need privatized healthcare system that allows the rich to jump the queue and get their medical care first drawing away the fixed number of healthcare professionals we have in Canada".
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Please read…. Every Alberta should be aware of the shell game….
Pharmacists cannot replace FM specialists.
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The fact that podcasters with connections to the UCP know about confidential information about Judge Wyant's review should concern all ABs.🧵
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Excellent article: ability to pay is already determining who can access life changing surgery in AB.
These private clinics also rob already depleted HCW resources - nurses and anaesthetists - from a public system that is struggling to do ALL surgeries
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Evidence as to why we need a Judicial Public Inquiry ASAP.
The AG Doug Wylie started the Dynalife investigation in Oct 2023 - still NO REPORT yet!
The report has been delayed because of "difficulty accessing info".
Corruptcare scandal will be worse!
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This is a terrible distraction... there is NO PRIMARY CARE if we do not have Family Medicine Specialists in this province
I honestly fear that while Rome is burning, the govt is investing in everything BUT firefighters!
our FM specialists send out an SOS and this is the response?
That pharmacists can prescribe therapies that they sell is a huge conflict of interest. More importantly, these measures further imperil family practices and fragment heath care, while increasing the referrals of challenging cases to overloaded ERs.
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There are a lot of disgruntled people who used to have jobs working in health care in government. Here is what I’ve heard from some of them.
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I would strongly suggest the Federal govt not give a penny to this govt without firm commitment as to where it will be spent on HC….
Odds are pharmacare money would just go to HC consultants and bloating AH bureaucracy further.
Not a penny…
No pharmacare, please, we’re Alberta Conservatives! … and if there’s no grift, there’ll be no gift! albertapolitics.ca/2024/10/n… #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #pharmacare #PoopCookies
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This is what govt wants you to forget.
Premier stands up and blames AHS staff for not “following proper procedures” and pretends govt wasn’t pressuring AHS staff to push this crap thru…
But as soon as the CEO says “wait, there’s issues w following process” govt fires her
Former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos wrongful dismissal suit claims that she was fired for investigating conflict of interest in procurement decisions. Judge Wyant's report confirms much of her statement of claim.
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Just want to be very clear: there are allegations that the current AHS acting-ceo, who is supposed to be a life-long non-partisan bureaucrat, told the previous CEO to fire AHS employees for being "critical of govt"...
and still no independent review???
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To ABs experiencing increasing delays to ANY HC:
The govt has now fired 4 AHS CEOs and 2 Boards + added endless chaos with 2 yrs of “refocusing”…
Premier bragged openly about walking in hospitals and firing people…
NO HCWs feel safe to advocate in this province
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Why Albertans should care - let's simplify:
If you break your ankle or hip, or have a gallbladder attack, you will now wait DAYS in hallways in overflowing hospitals awaiting surgery. Used to be hours.
Those surgeries can't be done in a CSFs.
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Govt is investing money into private owned HC facilities that I'm hearing ends up costing more than if the govt built and ran it themselves.
Ex: Mountview Health Complex
~170M in Capital Lease costs
~18M in equipment costs
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All Albertans should listen to this podcast👇
HIGHLIGHTS:
- sole source contracts in non-competitive bids
- govt is selling off HC to connected businessmen seeking profit margins
- no transparency
- no competition
- govt/AH is a price taker not setter
- conflicts of interest
Episode 6.63 - The Skybox Network Exposed! nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1yoKMyBlz…
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Albertans are witnessing the deathblow to fair and equitable HC access right here, and all without even a discussion to see if there is a mandate for govt to do this.
This is not hyperbole or fearmongering.
Let's pick 10 quick highlights🧵:
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Let's talk HC "refocusing" and Premier's latest announcement 🧵 :
- no one is able to articulate the actual plan. NO ONE
- the Premier is being advised in backrooms on health, she comes out and makes an announcement... and then the legions of consultants and bureacrats scramble
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This is AHS.
ONE very sick pt in the ED
Multiple Nurses (+ ones outside to chart and grab meds/supplies due to COVID precautions), 2 RTs, lab tech, DI...
Only ONE "BED"
AHS =the skilled people that give the CARE.
Talking about "beds" misses the heart of our org
#IamAHS
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Let's simplify why ABs should care and demand a Public Inquiry🧵 :
1 - Might be looking at BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars being misspent
2 - this impacts ALL HC - CSFs and hospitals connected, govt can't grow CSFs and destroy hospitals
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Another EXCELLENT opinion piece on how our Premier and govt empowered the current Measles epidemic we are experiencing.👇
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I wonder when the Premier will WASTE 2M more taxpayer dollars to commission a "contrarian Measles essay", like her COVID essay?
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this is a big issue...
did you know that in AB pharmacies can bill Alberta Health to do these reviews, EVEN IF THE PT HAS A FM DOC, but that FM doc cannot bill for doing this work.
repeat: your FM doc caring for you cannot bill public purse, but a for-profit company can...
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I couldn't agree more with this response below 👇
Please note this represents the VAST majority of our profession and this post has been restated with a different signature to make that clear….
Alberta Medical Association statement regarding the report of the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force
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I'm wondering if @jkenney should visit hospitals (can't send him pictures due to pt privacy) so he can realize an ACTUAL CRISIS already exists in the hospitals he's responsible for.
I’m getting pictures like this from grocery stores across Alberta this morning.
This is turning into a crisis. It requires immediate action by the Canadian & US governments.
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I'd encourage everyone to read the whole Statement
Meanwhile here is my PERSONAL interpretation of the allegations in SoC and the events around it:
1-Athana aggressively recruited to CEO role by govt: they know she's highly competent and can be trusted
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So many thoughts come out of this reporting. I'll share some thoughts and questions that deserve attention and answers:
Keep in mind, we're talking about HC Access and BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars here.
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Congrats Alberta! We helped Canada win this prestigious distinction.
Our Prov. govt has single handedly ushered this in... and yet we now have our own Health Minstry for Primary and Preventative Health Services...
How's that working out AB?
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Wow👇
Take a read folks.
This needs to go to court AND we need a public inquiry to tie it all together so the public knows what has happened here.
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You know what would help Albertans know just how much corruption has gone on?
A Public Inquiry!
This stuff is truly unbelievable!
Govt will just deny, and pretend like someone is investigating this… They are NOT
From the sworn affidavit by the former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopolous…
On January 2, 2025 she states that she recorded a conversation with Evan Romanow, deputy minister of mental health and addictions.
This is just a short section.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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This is going to be a massive crisis across Alberta. More than 20,000 people in Lethbridge have no family doctor and there are ZERO family docs currently accepting patients in that area.
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WOW!
Can’t tell you how many HCWs need to hear this…
Hopeful other Provincial Leaders can change the deteriorating narrative too…
Just WOW!
To all frontline health care workers: we have your back.
We are ready to work with you to make your life better, and work together to provide quality health care to all Manitobans.
Watch our full message here: news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.ht…
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It greatly disheartens me, but at this point in time I would NOT advise any docs to continue practicing longitudinal FM in AB.
Govt is not going to invest to make that type of practice viable.
Do ANYTHING else… you have so many options.
Our govt simply does not value FM
This is why I’m closing my practice. My lease is up. No way am I tying myself to another one, and there’s no business case to move to one of the many clinics looking for doctors. The responsibility is heavy. I have given up hope for help carrying it, so I have to set it down.
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Let's recap why this HC Scandal matters 🧵:
1-bought meds that coulda killed infants
2-paid50m for undelivered products, coulda been used for HC needs now
3-sole source contracts, interferred w due diligence, at inflated prices (~615M alledged, we know of at this point)
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"It was supposed to be an investigation that would spare the Alberta government from having to call a public inquiry...
Instead, the report from retired Judge Raymond Wyant has strengthened the case for a public inquiry. "
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Important to keep in mind that @CarrieTait has stated she shared these numbers w the Premier’s office before this presser… she could very well have been reading from the exact graphic that contains the ACTUAL AHS rates too
Why would the Premier not read the actual AHS rates?
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Let's highlight why this is yet another blatantly obvious attempt to ensure ABs never find out what is really happening in our HC system 🧵 :
Let's ignore for a second what might be in these emails
Regarding AHS internal review...
1/11
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I was working directly w Athana when the Premier handpicked her to take over the CEO role at AHS (taking her from her new job at the AMA). I met directly with the Minister of Health who told me "they had to have Athana... 1/4
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