Palliser Friends Of Medicare
@palliserfom.bsky.social
Southeastern Alberta (Palliser) Chapter of Alberta Friends of Medicare - https://bsky.app/profile/friendsofmedicare.bsky.social
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The Palliser Friends of Medicare November board meeting will be held on November 18 (10:00 AM) at the Veiner Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you! #MedHat #MedicareForAll
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Palliser Friends of Medicare November board meeting will be held on November 18 (10:00 AM) at the Veiner Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you! #MedHat #MedicareForAll
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www.lakelandtoday.ca...
Get used to seeing news like this Alberta...
That's a big area unable to deliver close to home.
Don't those ABs deserve to be able to safely deliver close to their community?
Is HC going in the right direction AB?
Get used to seeing news like this Alberta...
That's a big area unable to deliver close to home.
Don't those ABs deserve to be able to safely deliver close to their community?
Is HC going in the right direction AB?
No obstetrical services at Cold Lake hospital until January
COLD LAKE - Obstetrical services are "temporarily" unavailable in Cold Lake, due to a OB/GYN shortage at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre. This shortage will be ongoing until Jan. 5, 2026.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Get used to seeing news like this Alberta...
That's a big area unable to deliver close to home.
Don't those ABs deserve to be able to safely deliver close to their community?
Is HC going in the right direction AB?
Get used to seeing news like this Alberta...
That's a big area unable to deliver close to home.
Don't those ABs deserve to be able to safely deliver close to their community?
Is HC going in the right direction AB?
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Important new report from Parkland Institute shows the Alberta government's addiction care model isn’t working, impacting both patients & workers.
Albertans deserve care based on evidence, NOT ideology!
www.parklandinstitute.ca/ripple_effects
Albertans deserve care based on evidence, NOT ideology!
www.parklandinstitute.ca/ripple_effects
Ripple Effects: The Drug Toxicity Crisis and Its Impact on Frontline Health Workers
As deaths due to the province’s poisoned drug supply climb, a new report by Parkland Institute shows how this crisis affects the frontline health workers struggling to manage patient care, as well as ...
www.parklandinstitute.ca
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Important new report from Parkland Institute shows the Alberta government's addiction care model isn’t working, impacting both patients & workers.
Albertans deserve care based on evidence, NOT ideology!
www.parklandinstitute.ca/ripple_effects
Albertans deserve care based on evidence, NOT ideology!
www.parklandinstitute.ca/ripple_effects
The Palliser Friends of Medicare November board meeting will be held on November 18 (10:00 AM) at the Veiner Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you! #MedHat #MedicareForAll
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Palliser Friends of Medicare November board meeting will be held on November 18 (10:00 AM) at the Veiner Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you! #MedHat #MedicareForAll
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We had a great convesation on HC in Medicine Hat...
Let's keep the conversation going Alberta!
Let's keep the conversation going Alberta!
'Data not dogma': Town hall provides outlet for frustrated Hatters amid health-care changes - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com More than a hundred people turned out to St. John’s Presbyterian Church on Tuesday to join the Friends of Medicare for a town hall event, “An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat.” Friends of Medicare has partnered with local emergency physician and public health advocate Dr. Paul Parks to tour the province
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November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We had a great convesation on HC in Medicine Hat...
Let's keep the conversation going Alberta!
Let's keep the conversation going Alberta!
More than a hundred people turned out on Tuesday to join the Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for a town hall event, “An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat.” present by Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social)
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #Medicare
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #Medicare
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
More than a hundred people turned out on Tuesday to join the Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for a town hall event, “An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat.” present by Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social)
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #Medicare
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #Medicare
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Keep up the momentum Medicine Hat: join your local @palliserfom.bsky.social Chapter !
➡️ www.friendsofmedicare.org/palliser
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Approximately 200 people turned up last evening at our AGM and a special presentation by Dr Paul Parks
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Keep up the momentum Medicine Hat: join your local @palliserfom.bsky.social Chapter !
➡️ www.friendsofmedicare.org/palliser
➡️ www.friendsofmedicare.org/palliser
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Medicine Hat SHOWED UP for public health care last night!
200+ ppl squeezed in to talk with FOM, @pfparks.bsky.social & @palliserfom.bsky.social about issues & solutions. Albertans' health care is in crisis—& it's up to us all to demand better!
Join us: www.friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconver...
200+ ppl squeezed in to talk with FOM, @pfparks.bsky.social & @palliserfom.bsky.social about issues & solutions. Albertans' health care is in crisis—& it's up to us all to demand better!
Join us: www.friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconver...
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Medicine Hat SHOWED UP for public health care last night!
200+ ppl squeezed in to talk with FOM, @pfparks.bsky.social & @palliserfom.bsky.social about issues & solutions. Albertans' health care is in crisis—& it's up to us all to demand better!
Join us: www.friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconver...
200+ ppl squeezed in to talk with FOM, @pfparks.bsky.social & @palliserfom.bsky.social about issues & solutions. Albertans' health care is in crisis—& it's up to us all to demand better!
Join us: www.friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconver...
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Amazing turnout for an important conversation!
Let’s keep the conversation going Alberta.
We need everybody in AB talking about HC… is it going in the right direction? Is it going to be there for you and your loved ones when you need it?
Let’s keep the conversation going Alberta.
We need everybody in AB talking about HC… is it going in the right direction? Is it going to be there for you and your loved ones when you need it?
Approximately 200 people turned up last evening at our AGM and a special presentation by Dr Paul Parks
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Amazing turnout for an important conversation!
Let’s keep the conversation going Alberta.
We need everybody in AB talking about HC… is it going in the right direction? Is it going to be there for you and your loved ones when you need it?
Let’s keep the conversation going Alberta.
We need everybody in AB talking about HC… is it going in the right direction? Is it going to be there for you and your loved ones when you need it?
Approximately 200 people turned up last evening at our AGM and a special presentation by Dr Paul Parks
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Approximately 200 people turned up last evening at our AGM and a special presentation by Dr Paul Parks
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
(@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
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AHS is the official punching bad and fall guy now.
It has been completely gutted and will have no ability to afford change.
New ACA CEO and Minister Jones should both personally speak to how they are working to decrease Access Block like this… and admit it will be worse in coming months.
It has been completely gutted and will have no ability to afford change.
New ACA CEO and Minister Jones should both personally speak to how they are working to decrease Access Block like this… and admit it will be worse in coming months.
Thank you for being clear on where the responsibility for this child’s life lies, which is the Minister for ACA. The UCP govt’s “restructuring and refocusing” has stripped AHS of any authority to improve patient care or to provide any care at all. AHS will be a hospital service provider, that’s it.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
AHS is the official punching bad and fall guy now.
It has been completely gutted and will have no ability to afford change.
New ACA CEO and Minister Jones should both personally speak to how they are working to decrease Access Block like this… and admit it will be worse in coming months.
It has been completely gutted and will have no ability to afford change.
New ACA CEO and Minister Jones should both personally speak to how they are working to decrease Access Block like this… and admit it will be worse in coming months.
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Our healthcare system is at a breaking point. Healthcare workers are overwhelmed. Albertans are struggling to access care they need—It's time to have an urgent conversation about our public health care.
Will you be there?
➕Join us & @pfparks.bsky.social: www.friendsofmedicare.org/UrgentConver...
Will you be there?
➕Join us & @pfparks.bsky.social: www.friendsofmedicare.org/UrgentConver...
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our healthcare system is at a breaking point. Healthcare workers are overwhelmed. Albertans are struggling to access care they need—It's time to have an urgent conversation about our public health care.
Will you be there?
➕Join us & @pfparks.bsky.social: www.friendsofmedicare.org/UrgentConver...
Will you be there?
➕Join us & @pfparks.bsky.social: www.friendsofmedicare.org/UrgentConver...
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Spread the word to all you know!
Come on out and let’s start a discussion about HC in AB.
This isn’t about ideology… it’s about: is HC currently on the right track in AB
Come on out and let’s start a discussion about HC in AB.
This isn’t about ideology… it’s about: is HC currently on the right track in AB
Local physician, Dr. Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social) & Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social)
are hosting a public town hall to talk about recent changes to the health-care system & ways they will impact this region. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat
are hosting a public town hall to talk about recent changes to the health-care system & ways they will impact this region. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat
Local doc to host public town hall on health-care changes - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Local emergency physician and public health advocate Dr. Paul Parks and Friends of Medicare are hosting a public town hall in Medicine Hat to talk about recent changes to th...
medicinehatnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Spread the word to all you know!
Come on out and let’s start a discussion about HC in AB.
This isn’t about ideology… it’s about: is HC currently on the right track in AB
Come on out and let’s start a discussion about HC in AB.
This isn’t about ideology… it’s about: is HC currently on the right track in AB
Local physician, Dr. Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social) & Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social)
are hosting a public town hall to talk about recent changes to the health-care system & ways they will impact this region. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat
are hosting a public town hall to talk about recent changes to the health-care system & ways they will impact this region. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat
Local doc to host public town hall on health-care changes - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Local emergency physician and public health advocate Dr. Paul Parks and Friends of Medicare are hosting a public town hall in Medicine Hat to talk about recent changes to th...
medicinehatnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Local physician, Dr. Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social) & Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social)
are hosting a public town hall to talk about recent changes to the health-care system & ways they will impact this region. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat
are hosting a public town hall to talk about recent changes to the health-care system & ways they will impact this region. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat
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FOM's ED Chris Gallaway was proud to bring greetings & solidarity 1000+ at @albertanurses.bsky.social's AGM this morning!
Nurses & their health care colleagues are the backbone of our public health care. Their fight is our fight, because their working conditions = our care conditions!
Nurses & their health care colleagues are the backbone of our public health care. Their fight is our fight, because their working conditions = our care conditions!
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
FOM's ED Chris Gallaway was proud to bring greetings & solidarity 1000+ at @albertanurses.bsky.social's AGM this morning!
Nurses & their health care colleagues are the backbone of our public health care. Their fight is our fight, because their working conditions = our care conditions!
Nurses & their health care colleagues are the backbone of our public health care. Their fight is our fight, because their working conditions = our care conditions!
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In case you haven't heard, the AHS Nursing Care strike vote is important news. That's why CityTV spoke with AUPE President Sandra Azocar about it!
Voting ends 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3.
Voting ends 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3.
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In case you haven't heard, the AHS Nursing Care strike vote is important news. That's why CityTV spoke with AUPE President Sandra Azocar about it!
Voting ends 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3.
Voting ends 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3.
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As the chaos and uninformed system changes march on, we need to embrace for a very tough winter in our HC System. The overcrowding is already at dangerous levels, and our respiratory volumes have not spiked yet…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
As the chaos and uninformed system changes march on, we need to embrace for a very tough winter in our HC System. The overcrowding is already at dangerous levels, and our respiratory volumes have not spiked yet…
buff.ly/2mGjg18
buff.ly/2mGjg18
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Let's run through just ONE example of what will enfold with govt's new TESTING PRIVITIZATION PLAN
Simplifying in broadstrokes a common example:
Take a 35yo female with heavy pelvic bleeding and irregular menses, who has no FM doc.
🧵 1/10
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Simplifying in broadstrokes a common example:
Take a 35yo female with heavy pelvic bleeding and irregular menses, who has no FM doc.
🧵 1/10
buff.ly/wf7leEA
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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🚨The AB government's new plan for American-style health care will see Albertans paying out of pocket for private diagnostic screening & testing services🚨
“To think [this] will somehow reduce our wait times is completely ludicrous," says FOM's Chris Gallaway
www.friendsofmedicare.org/private_pay_...
“To think [this] will somehow reduce our wait times is completely ludicrous," says FOM's Chris Gallaway
www.friendsofmedicare.org/private_pay_...
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🚨The AB government's new plan for American-style health care will see Albertans paying out of pocket for private diagnostic screening & testing services🚨
“To think [this] will somehow reduce our wait times is completely ludicrous," says FOM's Chris Gallaway
www.friendsofmedicare.org/private_pay_...
“To think [this] will somehow reduce our wait times is completely ludicrous," says FOM's Chris Gallaway
www.friendsofmedicare.org/private_pay_...
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Today was Alberta's Throne Speech. But instead of a real plan for action to improve & rebuild our public health care for patients, families, & workers, all we heard was a continuation of this government's agenda of chaotic restructuring & privatization.
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www.friendsofmedicare.org/throne_speec...
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Today was Alberta's Throne Speech. But instead of a real plan for action to improve & rebuild our public health care for patients, families, & workers, all we heard was a continuation of this government's agenda of chaotic restructuring & privatization.
www.friendsofmedicare.org/throne_speec...
www.friendsofmedicare.org/throne_speec...
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The report Albertans waited MONTHS for brought more questions than answers.
A full, independent public inquiry is the only way we can know the full extent of these corruption allegations & how our public health care dollars are being spent.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
A full, independent public inquiry is the only way we can know the full extent of these corruption allegations & how our public health care dollars are being spent.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
What is Alberta's Wyant report and what will it change in health care?
The investigation into the Alberta Health Services procurement scandal is out. Here's a breakdown of what it means and what comes next.
edmontonjournal.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The report Albertans waited MONTHS for brought more questions than answers.
A full, independent public inquiry is the only way we can know the full extent of these corruption allegations & how our public health care dollars are being spent.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
A full, independent public inquiry is the only way we can know the full extent of these corruption allegations & how our public health care dollars are being spent.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Premier Smith keeps trying to pin this on AHS—a go-to scapegoat for Alberta governments—despite the provincial health agency being subject to the direction of her own Health Minister, as per their mandate.
If the government did nothing wrong they should prove it: Albertans deserve a public inquiry!
If the government did nothing wrong they should prove it: Albertans deserve a public inquiry!
Report into Alberta Health Services contracts finds conflicts widely known
EDMONTON - A report into allegations of corruption in Alberta Health Services contracts says it was widely known two employees were in conflicts of interest, but no steps were taken
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Premier Smith keeps trying to pin this on AHS—a go-to scapegoat for Alberta governments—despite the provincial health agency being subject to the direction of her own Health Minister, as per their mandate.
If the government did nothing wrong they should prove it: Albertans deserve a public inquiry!
If the government did nothing wrong they should prove it: Albertans deserve a public inquiry!
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The Government of Alberta has referred to COVID vaccines as “an expensive intervention,” to justify a vaccine policy based on pre-ordering, radically reducing community access and charging most Albertans to receive the vaccine. Here are the facts. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Government of Alberta has referred to COVID vaccines as “an expensive intervention,” to justify a vaccine policy based on pre-ordering, radically reducing community access and charging most Albertans to receive the vaccine. Here are the facts. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
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The Alberta government keeps constructing more & more barriers to accessing our health care.
Jeopardizing basic public health will mean more needless harm to Albertans & more strain on our exhausted hospitals. We deserve better!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jeopardizing basic public health will mean more needless harm to Albertans & more strain on our exhausted hospitals. We deserve better!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Some Albertans frustrated and unable to book COVID-19 shots as fall campaign kicks off | CBC News
Some Albertans struggled to book COVID-19 shots as the province’s fall immunization campaign opened to the general public on Monday.
www.cbc.ca
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Alberta government keeps constructing more & more barriers to accessing our health care.
Jeopardizing basic public health will mean more needless harm to Albertans & more strain on our exhausted hospitals. We deserve better!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jeopardizing basic public health will mean more needless harm to Albertans & more strain on our exhausted hospitals. We deserve better!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The considerable limitations on Judge Wyant's investigation only underscore's what FOM & many others have said for months: Albertans deserve a fully empowered public inquiry to get to the bottom of these very concerning allegations.
Our statement last week: www.friendsofmedicare.org/ab_still_des...
Our statement last week: www.friendsofmedicare.org/ab_still_des...
Breakenridge: Judge's report on AHS highlights need for more clarity
The government is claiming some vindication, but there are enough unanswered questions here that this can’t be the final word on the matter.
calgaryherald.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The considerable limitations on Judge Wyant's investigation only underscore's what FOM & many others have said for months: Albertans deserve a fully empowered public inquiry to get to the bottom of these very concerning allegations.
Our statement last week: www.friendsofmedicare.org/ab_still_des...
Our statement last week: www.friendsofmedicare.org/ab_still_des...