Medicine Hat, Alta.-based Helicopter Air Lift Operation (HALO) will be offered guaranteed funding and a contract with Alberta Health Services, moving from a fee-for-service model. HALO will get more than $1 million in annual funding. Fort McMurray, Alta-based Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation (HERO), although already in receipt of provincial funding, will double its current annual… Read More
Tag: Alberta Health Services
Alberta’s provincial health authority is bringing attention to an increasing trend of COVID-19 cases linked with feedlot operations in southern Alberta. Although many feedyards have implemented protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 — similar to the rest of province — the industry is struggling to contain the spread of the virus. To date, five… Read More