Recently, the community of Vulcan came out in full force to show their support for both health-care professionals and the committee that...
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Recently, Vanessa Weatherbee, a senior consultant with Alberta Health Services (AHS) Medical Affairs, was joined by Susan Smith and Alecia Kerber, physician...
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Fairview, Peace River, and Vulcan are home to 2022 RhPAP Rhapsody Award recipients A community icon, a pillar of the medical community,...
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Long before they settled into their new homes in St. Paul, seven physicians with roots around the world started building their own...
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Maureen Miller can’t believe her community’s good fortune. St. Paul’s mayor is excited about the fact that seven new physicians have recently settled...
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Eileen and Mel Clow may be landlords, but when medical learners come to stay in the basement suite of their Hanna home,...
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Rural VIP No. 20: Role of Rural Municipalities in Health Care With the upcoming municipal elections quickly approaching on October 18, 2021...
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Family physician, Dr. Lana Fehr, wasn’t hesitant to “take it outside” at her western-themed Arrowwood Medical Clinic. It simply made sense “to...
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In Alberta, over 10 per cent of the rural workforce is employed in health care and social assistance, and they are making a difference...
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A University of Calgary professor wants rural seniors to have an opportunity to remain at home for as long as they can. Joon Lee along...
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For communities in Northern Alberta, attracting health professionals, and retaining them once they are there, can be a challenge. That’s why a new collaboration between...
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‘My first shift at the hospital was eye-opening…’ Lac La Biche posting encourages nursing student to pursue rural career By Kirsty Algar...
Read MoreFriday nights are always blocked off on the calendar of one Lac La Biche couple. For licensed practical nurse, Mishti Hirani, and her pharmacist husband, Mayur Patel, Fridays are a chance to catch up after their two young children are tucked into bed.
“I love rural nursing,” says Jayde Hein, a registered nurse who practises at the William J. Cadzow – Lac La Biche Heathcare Centre.
“I just love all the variety of patients you see,” said Hein. “[You could] start the day off within maternity and then you can have mental health patients, pediatric [and] palliative patients. So, you get to use all of your skills.”
Hein lived in Lac La Biche until she was 13 years old when she moved to Saskatchewan. But recently, her roots called her home.
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