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CTV News
02-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Airdrie health centre closed this week for upgrades
The Airdrie Urgent Care Centre will be closed June 3 at 8 p.m. until June 4 at 7 a.m. so crews can complete an electrical system upgrade at the facility. (File) The health care centre that provides urgent care to thousands of residents in Airdrie and area will be closed for 11 hours this week, Alberta Health Services (AHS) said. AHS said the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. on June 3 to 7 a.m. on June 4 in order to complete some electrical upgrades at the facility. Therefore, anyone with medical emergencies will need to go to another emergency department, such as the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary (29 kilometres away) or the Didsbury hospital (45 kilometres away). Nurses will be at the building to redirect patients at the UCC should they arrive seeking help. 'As always, residents are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency,' AHS said. 'EMS will remain available to the community and will work to ensure residents continue to have access to the emergency services they need.' Residents are also reminded that HealthLink is available at 811 for all non-emergency health-related questions. Callers can use that hotline to speak to a registered nurse or book an appointment with a family doctor for a follow-up.
News.com.au
21-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
‘Vital': Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hit new milestone
The Albanese government is hailing a milestone for its Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, which played a key role in Labor's election campaign. More than 1.5 million Australians have turned to one of the clinics for treatment as of May 16, saving the health system an estimated $254m in avoided hospital visits. Health Minister Mark Butler said the clinics had become a 'vital part' of the nation's health system in just two years. 'They're starting to take the pressure off hospitals and patients, delivering fully bulk billed care quickly and with no appointment needed,' he said. 'By July next year, another 50 Urgent Care Clinics will open their doors to patients, and 4 in 5 Australians will live within a 20-minute drive of a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.' The clinics aim to provide bulk-billed care to Australians in need of treatment for urgent but not life-threatening conditions seven days a week for extended business hours. Patients with a Medicare card are able to walk in, no appointment needed, and be seen by a GP or nurse. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese often whipped out his own Medicare card on the campaign trail to push the clinics and the government's ongoing plan for them, which Labor identified as a key reason for the government's win. According to an interim report, the median waiting time at Medicare UCCs was 30 minutes – half as long as a patient would wait in an emergency department – and are almost three times more likely to be seen within the first 60 minutes. The most common reasons for attending were for respiratory, musculoskeletal and skin conditions. In 2023, the first Urgent Care Clinic opened in Logan, Queensland to kickstart Labor's promise to ease pressure on hospitals and emergency departments. The government at the time pledged $771.6m over five years to open and operate the UCC network. A second Interim Evaluation Report is due later in the year.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man dead after shooting in South Miami-Dade. Several cars found with gunshots, deputies say
A man has died after after gunfire ripped through a South Miami Dade neighborhood on Friday night, officials say. Shortly before midnight, Miami-Dade deputies received alerts of gunfire in the area of 138th Avenue and Southwest 266th Street via ShotSpotter. They arrived to find several cars riddled with bullets, but no victims. It was later learned that a man with several gunshot wounds was driven to HCA Florida Cutler Bay Urgent Care by friends, deputies say. He later died. This report may be updated as more details become available.
