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The Canadian Press
Air Dry, Alta. — Urgent care centers in the northern city of Calgary will return to normal operations this weekend.
The Airdrie, Alberta, facility will be closed from 22 July to mid-September due to a shortage of doctors covering shifts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. It was supposed to be closed.
Alberta Health Services said in a news release it will reopen on Friday.
Four new doctors have been recruited and will begin working at the center in the coming weeks, Dr. Charles Wong, the Calgary-area emergency care officer, said in a statement.
In addition, he said the $1 million in funding would also add staffing and care spaces to improve emergency medical services in Airdrie, home to about 80,000 residents. .
At the critical care center, from 2020 to 2021 he has seen nearly 30,000 patients from both the city and surrounding areas, including northern Calgary.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 18, 2022.
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