Alberta Government Claims Reduced Hospital Wait Times, Faster EMS Response With 90 Day Health Care Update

Alberta Government Claims Reduced Hospital Wait Times, Faster EMS Response With 90 Day Health Care Update
An adult acute care hospital in Calgary, Alta., is seen on April 1, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Marnie Cathcart
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On the eve of the release of the 2023 Alberta budget, and roughly three months from the next election, Premier Danielle Smith released on Monday 90-day statistics indicating health care wait times in the province are dropping.

Alberta first launched a new Health Care Action Plan (HCAP) on Nov. 17, 2022, and vowed to dramatically improve EMS response time, reduce surgery wait times, decrease emergency room wait times, and add more health care workers in understaffed areas.