Western Standard - Expanding access to pharmacy services

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Shoppers Drug Mart has invested $77 million in Alberta over the next five years to expand their network of healthcare professionals and infrastructure to help address some of the growing demands on the public system today. This is a win for everyone, from patients to frontline healthcare workers, and it's a relief for our overburdened system.

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00:00:00.000 Anyone feeling sick will be able to book an appointment or walk into the nearest clinic

00:00:04.480 and get a consultation for care if needed. Increased accessibility will take tremendous

00:00:10.040 pressure off of doctors' offices and emergency rooms of hospitals. And people who are under

00:00:15.400 the weather won't have to travel far or spend so much time waiting or suffering to receive

00:00:20.720 medical assistance. Plus, Albertans will have another option to get some care where there

00:00:25.540 may be no other place to go. And this is a win for everyone, from patients to frontline healthcare

00:00:30.100 workers. And it's a relief for our overburdened system. So I'd like to thank Jeff and the entire

00:00:34.880 team at Shoppers, both for their investment and for their willingness to try a new approach in Alberta.

00:00:39.840 It's your welcoming and collaborative approach that has given us the confidence as a company to

00:00:44.740 make a minimum capital investment of $77 million in this province since 2022, to expand our network

00:00:52.560 of healthcare professionals and infrastructure to help address some of the growing demands

00:00:57.940 on the public system today.

Western Standard - January 29, 2024

Expanding access to pharmacy services

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