Invisible Illness Alberta

01/06/2026

Earlier this week, a 911 call was made for a patient experiencing chest pain. There were no ambulances available at the time so the 911 call was put into "pending status", which is a queue of 911 calls waiting for an ambulance to be assigned.

15 minutes later the caller called 911 again to report that the patient was now in cardiac arrest. An ambulance was immediately reassigned to respond but was still delayed because of distance.

Does this sound like patients are getting the Right Care at the Right Time in the Right Place?

This is what a healthcare system in crisis looks like. Paying more CEOS and hiring multi million dollar consultants has not helped. We need more capacity. More patient care spaces, more healthcare workers, and more ambulances. The current resources can't handle the demand. Patients will continue to suffer until capacity issues are meaningfully addressed.

01/06/2026

12/31/2025

Jaw Surgery Day
We’ve spent the last two days eating all the delicious food and singing all the loudest Broadway songs, after this she won’t be able to talk for two weeks and won’t be able to chew for two months

12/31/2025

In the month of December alone, Medical outpatients has been by the Stollery ambulance bay, over at the Kaye Clinic & now in the basement of the Mazankowski… they’ll only booked 3 infusions out because they don’t know where they will be bumped to next. (They were bumped out of their original clinic because they needed the space for extra ER beds)
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12/24/2025

C was in a car accident yesterday and was taken to hospital by ambulance and had to spend the night. Thankfully she’s ok.

I’m baffled that not one person/vehicle stopped after watched a car get t-boned and thrown onto a snowbank! Not one person stopped to check on them.

12/22/2025