Western Standard - December 21, 2023


The Trudeau Liberals are killing the spirit of Confederation, says Premier Smith


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In this episode, I talk about my vision for the future of Alberta's healthcare system and how I would like to see it evolve in the future. I also talk about some of the things I want to see happen in the next couple of years.

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00:00:00.000 Here's what I want us to achieve. If we're talking about where I want us to be, I hope it's
00:00:04.360 there within a year, but certainly by the time we go into re-election. Every single Albertan
00:00:09.080 should have a family practitioner, whether that's a doctor or a nurse practitioner. And that will
00:00:14.020 take a lot of pressure off our healthcare system because there will be a medical professional that
00:00:18.240 you can go to for your needs rather than having to go to an emergency room as the first source.
00:00:22.720 The second thing that we will have is that there will be no red alerts and no long lineups of
00:00:29.060 ambulances waiting to drop off patients at hospital emergency rooms. We had solved that
00:00:34.820 problem in April. There was a little bit of regression, but because I've seen that we can
00:00:38.160 do it, we're going to do it again. We're going to make sure that our paramedics are used to their
00:00:41.380 full service so that they, again, feel valued. Third thing is that we're going to make sure
00:00:45.980 that we have no one who needs to be in long-term care sitting in an acute care bed right now. And
00:00:52.260 it's been the case for the past year. There's always about 500 or more individuals who are waiting for
00:00:57.260 replacement in long-term care. Meanwhile, we've got vacancies in long-term care. If you move those
00:01:01.820 500 patients along, that frees up those acute care beds and improves flow through the hospitals.
00:01:07.260 Well, with all due respect, we had that conversation a year ago.
00:01:09.580 I know.
00:01:09.980 Is it happening?
00:01:11.740 That's why we have new management.