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Healthcare teams across the province appreciated during Alberta Rural Health Week

Alberta Rural Health Week, held from May 27 to 31, 2024, was a vibrant celebration of the unsung heroes of rural healthcare. Organized by RhPAP,…

Alberta Rural Health Week, held from May 27 to 31, 2024, was a vibrant celebration of the unsung heroes of rural healthcare. Organized by RhPAP, this annual event shone a spotlight on the dedicated healthcare providers and community volunteers who…

Lorena Franchuk: Rural health care experiences change with the times but commitment remains

I wasn’t born in rural Alberta. But that’s where I grew up. I was less than a year old when my parents...
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Thorhild County’s Nurse Practitioner keeps health care close to home

A rural Alberta county has undertaken innovative measures to maintain health care services close to home. Thorhild County, located about 80 km...
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Alicia Fox: Community participation key to success in rural communities

While Alberta is often best known for its wealth of natural resources, its greatest resource is not found in the land but on it: its people. ...
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Meagan Williams: Feeling good about the future of rural health care

When you have a sneak-peek into what the future of health care looks like in small town Alberta, you can’t help but feel confident....
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Hythe Continuing Care Centre Honoured For Leadership

Small community values. Big time results. The Hythe Continuing Care Centre was honoured January 7 with a Rhapsody Rural Health-care Heroes Award which recognize rural...
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Britton Ledingham: First year of RhPAP freelancing in the rear-view mirror

Being a freelancer for RhPAP has been a great pleasure of mine. It’s a gig I enjoy sharing with others, telling them it’s a...
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Nominations for the 2019 Rhapsody Awards are now open!

Nominations for the 2019 Rhapsody Awards are now open! Has a physician in your rural Alberta community gone above and beyond in...
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The HQCA wants to share your story

The call for applications is now open for the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s (HQCA) 2019 Patient Experience Awards and submissions will...
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‘It’s Just Like Home Here’. Hythe Continuing Care Centre Team Rhapsody Award Profile

For some seniors, horses can be a fond reminder of earlier days on the farm. These horses are your next-door neighbours if...
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Boot-camp style ultrasound course kicks training into high gear

A group of doctors from southern Alberta are ready to put their newfound ultrasound skills to good use. On October 12 and...
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Just call him “Dave”: Rhapsody Awards Profile

Meet Dr. David Welch. Well, actually, he would prefer it if you just called him Dave. On a beautiful day in mid-October, I caught up with Dave,...
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Peace River Operating Room Team: Rhapsody Awards Profile

It’s not hard to tell that the operating room nursing team at the Peace River Community Health Centre really enjoys spending time together. ...
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