tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post232417919726957698..comments2023-06-24T01:19:24.380-06:00Comments on Write Ray!: Give Justin a Break!Ray Courtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643220772745933250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post-57058923402249991032016-05-20T19:08:21.611-06:002016-05-20T19:08:21.611-06:00I am so glad to read a sensible response to Elbowg...I am so glad to read a sensible response to Elbowgate. <br /><br /><br />Like you I think Mr. Trudeau needed some time before he became PM but the other citizens decided otherwise. I think he is a nice man. He will do well in the job. <br /><br /> But this comment is not about Mr. Trudeau so I hope you won't mind me asking you an unrelated question here. <br /><br /> I am wondering why the folks in Airdrie do not have a hospital. You wrote several posts that gave some information but I am still curious.<br /><br /> I wrote to the government of Alberta about the fact that Edson (which has less than 10,000 citizens) got a brand new state of the art hospital and yet Edson is about 45 minutes away from Hinton which has a hospital. <br /><br />Meanwhile Airdrie which has more than 42,000 citizens cannot get AHS or the Calgary Health Region Authority to put this hospital at the top of its infrastructure wish list. <br /><br /> Do you know why AHS will not put this hospital at the top of the list? According to Alberta Health it's not their fault. AHS has to put the hospital on their wish list.<br /><br /> Here is part of Alberta Health's response to me about the Airdrie versus Edson hospital business: <br /><br /> From: <br /><br />Date: Fri, May 20, 2016 at 12:24 PM<br /><br />Subject: RE:How are infrastructure decisions made about hospitals(ACR-402433)<br /><br />To:<br /><br />**********please do not reply THIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT MONITORED **********<br /><br />Thank you for visiting the Alberta Government feedback web site. Following is the response to your question prepared by Health : <br /><br />Alberta Health received your inquiry. <br /><br />Health Authorities are responsible for assessing health needs in Alberta, determining how its operating funds will be allocated and developing its capital plan. <br /><br />In 2004-2005, the Aspen Regional Health Authority submitted their multi-year capital plan to Alberta Health. This capital plan identified the Edson Health Centre replacement as amoung the highest unfunded priority health projects in the health region . The Aspen Regional Health Authority also submitted the required capital planning documents which allow Alberta Health to evaluate and submit this proposed project as per government’s annual capital planning process in 2005. The project was approved in 2005 <br /><br />The Calgary Regional Health Authority (CRHA) and then Alberta Health Services (AHS) have not identified a new hospital in in Airdrie as a high priority in any of their multi-year capital plans. CRHA and AHS have not requested approval of a new health facility in Airdrie. Therefore a new health facility in Airdrie has not been submitted by Alberta Health into government’s capital planning process for approval consideration as part of the annually budgeting process. <br /><br />Thank you for contacting Alberta Connects.Julie Alinoreply@blogger.com