[Airboy]

There is also the Emergency department upgrade, Yes we still need a new hospital but this will open some beds. Miz is supposed to be getting a similar treatment from what I was told. If and when Stollery get done that will open up a lot of space at the U.

 

[an_edmontonian]

About 37 years and counting since a new hospital was built in Edmonton which has grown a lot since then and we are still waiting. It will probably be at least 45 years or more before anything happens.

Metro Edmonton was around 800k people 37 years ago. More than doubled in size with no new hospitals.

I hope this becomes a big issue in the next provincial election.

I would hope so too, but Edmonton has been more or less ignored by provincial governments for 40 odd years.

 

[fromyeg]

No coincidence that the UCP is looking to expand the Nuns and the Mis as they are both Covenant Health hospitals.

 

[MacLac]

Oh? I thought the UCP hated all things Health care….are you suggesting they are in favour of Covenant Health?

 

[fromyeg]

Oh? I thought the UCP hated all things Health care….are you suggesting they are in favour of Covenant Health?

They tend to speak very highly of Covenant Health, which is a Catholic healthcare provider.

They of course have severely criticized and subsequently dismantled AHS.

And now they are looking to expand the two Covenant Health hospitals in Edmonton which will not provide medical care that does not align with Catholic values (abortion, MAID, etc).

 

[David A]

Just like Alberta's funding of private schools is very generous compared to other provinces, the UCP directs health care funding to what is more aligned with their ideology, including private clinics and Covenant Health.

 

[Airboy]

Covenant is moving to for profit health care. (See the Wellness Centre in Millwoods about to open).

 

[CplKlinger]

They tend to speak very highly of Covenant Health, which is a Catholic healthcare provider.

They of course have severely criticized and subsequently dismantled AHS.

And now they are looking to expand the two Covenant Health hospitals in Edmonton which will not provide medical care that does not align with Catholic values (abortion, MAID, etc).

They also called Convenant a "competitor" to AHS as if it's a private market.

 

[David A]

They also called Convenant a "competitor" to AHS as if it's a private market.

Well that's just nonsense, for instance the Royal Alex serves a different part of the city than Grey Nuns. Of course there are parts of the city that still don't have any hospitals, like the south west.

 

[Airboy]

Making sense is not part of the government mandate.
When Calgary south Campus was built Edmonton should have had theirs done as well. Both cities were growing at the same rate. However Edmonton's healthcare catchment area is considerably bigger.

 

[Glenco]

To reiterate 40% of the new schools are Catholic yet only 20% of Edmontonians identify as catholic

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Well as much as we need a new Southside hospital, the expansion of the Grey Nuns will be good. I hope the add a new entrance around this new tower. North west corner of the tower would be perfect since that would be closest to the Grey Nuns LRT stop.

 

[David A]

It is good, but it does not make up for something needed elsewhere in the city. We continue to have a stuggling health care system because of continuing half as*ed measures.

 

[wormwood]

I feel sorry for your rage. Please seek help.

Lets not belittle each other. Super unhelpful. @MacLac has reason to feel the rage. If you're not feeling rage, you're not paying attention bro.

 

[The_Cat]

Sad to see that Edmonton, a city that has probably grown the equivalent of two cities the size of Airdrie, is not getting a hospital, and Airdrie is getting a community health centre.