2003 Archive

News releases from 2003:

Dec 23, 2003
Capital Health update on coyote carcass investigation
Dec 23, 2003
Capital Health calls for heightened awareness of suicide warning signs during holiday season
Dec 19, 2003
Capital Health suggest parents have children immunized
Dec 19, 2003
Capital Health moves forward on Primary Health Care
Dec 15, 2003
Capital Health selects local company for electronic Contract Management System
Dec 11, 2003
Capital Health lifts advisory for individuals with respiratory conditions
Dec 10, 2003
Edmonton, Alberta location for new Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Dec 10, 2003
Air quality advisory for individuals with respiratory conditions
Dec 5, 2003
CH advises frequent handwashing to reduce spread of Norwalk virus
Dec 4, 2003
Canada Health Infoway to invest $1.8 million in Capital Health's Patient Registry, a building block for the electronic health record
Dec 2, 2003
Capital Health and University accelerate training of medical officers of health
Nov 28, 2003
Capital Health and Hamilton partner in Minimal Access Surgery
Nov 27, 2003
Capital Health conducts review following sterilization issue in some Ontario hospitals
Nov 26, 2003
Alberta Hospital Edmonton Celebrates 80 Years of Service
Nov 25, 2003
Capital Health surgeon performs life-saving pediatric intestinal transplant – first in Western Canada
Nov 25, 2003
Capital Health completes mid-year review of 2003/04 Budget
Nov 20, 2003
Capital Health maintains low administrative costs
Nov 17, 2003
Capital Health announces recipients of 2nd Annual Prevention Power Community Awards
Nov 13, 2003
Biz Worx proving to be business friendly for Capital Health
Nov 12, 2003
Capital Health unveils state-of-the art van to train and assess disabled drivers
Nov 7, 2003
Partnership Results in Capital Health First for Alberta
Nov 6, 2003
Capital Health urges residents feeling unwell to avoid visiting hospitals and continuing care centres
Nov 5, 2003
Capital Health/U of A Cardiologist Receives Top Canadian Teaching Award
Nov 4, 2003
Capital Health participates in National "Take Our Kids to Work" Day
Oct 31, 2003
Capital Health Supports the Canadian Finals Rodeo
Oct 31, 2003
Capital Health reports high vaccination rate
Oct 31, 2003
Capital Health announces finalists for 2nd Annual Prevention Power Community Awards
Oct 27, 2003
Capital Health rolls out Winter Pressures Plan in response to increased pressures on hospital emergencies
Oct 27, 2003
Capital Health and Canadian Red Cross Seek Donations and the Return of Previously Loaned Items in Equipment Roundup
Oct 22, 2003
New internet-based service allows Stollery Children's Hospital patients, families to keep in touch
Oct 21, 2003
Cold fX® study by Capital Health and the University of Alberta
Oct 17, 2003
Capital Health/Caritas Health Group Palliative Care Conference Explores What Dying People Want
Oct 14, 2003
Zeidler Family Donates $2 million To Build New Gastroenterology Centre
Oct 14, 2003
Capital Health in Edmonton home base for Western Canadian Children's Heart Network
Oct 10, 2003
Capital Health Re-opens Child and Youth Mental Health Unit
Oct 8, 2003
Capital Health working with public to improve Patient Relations programs
Oct 6, 2003
Capital Health, University of Alberta Start Construction of Alberta Heart Institute
Oct 3, 2003
Capital Health sends lab results electronically to physicians in region and central, northern Alberta clinics
Oct 2, 2003
Capital Health hosts Best Practice Conference on Wound Care October 2-3, 2003
Sep 25, 2003
COMPRU celebrates 10 years of Clinical Excellence
Sep 25, 2003
CH increases MRI/CT scans in region
Sep 24, 2003
CH joins forces with the U of A to prevent Upper Respiratory infections (Cold fx)
Sep 23, 2003
Capital Health surgeon performs first pediatric auto-islet transplant in Canada
Sep 19, 2003
Capital Health comprehensive screening program helps 1,200 mothers annually for post partum depression follow-up
Sep 17, 2003
Capital Health Link Celebrates Millionth Call with Launch of Mascot Program
Sep 16, 2003
Capital Health welcomes Alberta's first automated lab processing system
Sep 15, 2003
Campaign Urges Parents to Help Reduce Teen Traffic Fatalities
Sep 12, 2003
Capital Health unveils its new web site address
Sep 10, 2003
Capital Health initiative promotes safety and prevents injuries
Sep 4, 2003
Capital Health helping smokers kick the habit
Sep 3, 2003
Four more cases of West Nile virus announced by Capital Health
Aug 26, 2003
First human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in the Capital Health region
Aug 20, 2003
Stollery attracts leading thrombosis program to Edmonton
Aug 13, 2003
Capital Health and Caritas employees given opportunity to support beef industry in Alberta
Aug 8, 2003
Capital Health congratulates Saskatchewan government on launch of Healthline
Aug 8, 2003
Clean-up advice for flooded basements
Aug 7, 2003
Capital Health calls for nominations for Prevention Power Community Awards
Aug 1, 2003
Capital Health promotes sun safety to reduce skin cancer risk
Jul 31, 2003
New surgical procedure offered by Capital Health expected to result in better outcomes for children
Jul 25, 2003
Capital Health initiates Regional Diabetes Service - new approach eliminates wait list
Jul 24, 2003
Capital Health celebrates medical history with 40th anniversary of hemodialysis at the University of Alberta Hospital
Jul 18, 2003
More physician specialists recruited to University of Alberta and Capital Health
Jul 17, 2003
Capital Health monitoring syphilis cases in Edmonton
Jul 16, 2003
The Henry Singer Bad Pants Open
Jul 14, 2003
More Albertans dialing up Capital Health Link
Jul 11, 2003
Public Health WORKS promotes sharing across province
Jul 10, 2003
Capital Health closes deal with Central Station consortium Electronic Health Record moves into the field
Jul 4, 2003
Capital Health unveils Internet kiosks to improve residents' access to health information
Jul 3, 2003
Capital Health Applauds Provincial Move to Reduce Road Trauma for Teens
Jul 3, 2003
Strathcona County Primary Care Centre Gets a Name and a Site
Jun 27, 2003
Capital Health Home Page features easier navigation, more health information
Jun 26, 2003
Capital Health tables 2003-04 operating budget
Jun 24, 2003
Royal Alexandra Hospital Redevelopment Project
Jun 23, 2003
Capital Health proceeds on P3 projects
Jun 20, 2003
Capital Health reminds residents how to enter hospitals and emergency departments during marathon
Jun 18, 2003
Capital Health is the official name for Region 6
Jun 17, 2003
Rural Health Week
Jun 16, 2003
New Morinville Clinic Opens
Jun 16, 2003
Health Link Alberta now on-call province-wide
Jun 13, 2003
New funding pilot leads to a significant increase in recruitment of pediatric physician specialists to U of A and Capital Health
Jun 8, 2003
Capital Health welcomes strong rating from national health survey
Jun 7, 2003
Capital Health hosts 15th Annual Heart Beat of Edmonton
Jun 6, 2003
Tour de la Santé brings safety and fun
Jun 4, 2003
Capital Region Buckle-Up Committee hosts annual spring child safety seat inspection clinic
Jun 2, 2003
Capital Health Hosts Used Baby Equipment Round-Up
May 27, 2003
Capital Health prepares for West Nile Virus
May 26, 2003
New Laboratory Test Improves Heart Attack Detection By Up to 25 Per Cent
May 16, 2003
US survey confirms Stollery's pediatric cardiac surgery results rated as among the best in North America
May 15, 2003
Health Link service now available in central Alberta
May 15, 2003
Capital Health Recognizes Asthma Awareness Month
May 14, 2003
Nursing Professional Practice Day
May 13, 2003
Capital Health's Telehealth network connects central and northern regions
May 12, 2003
P.A.R.T.Y. Program Prevents Trauma Injuries
May 12, 2003
Capital Health recognizes National Immunization Week
May 7, 2003
Calls to Capital Health Link Increase - almost 400,000 calls last year
Apr 28, 2003
Capital Health's new Operating Room system key element in supporting Provincial Wait List Registry
Apr 28, 2003
Capital Health introduces SARS information hotline in Cantonese
Apr 25, 2003
Capital Health Receives Funding for Primary Health Care Initiatives - new funding allows for innovative new health care model in Strathcona
Apr 25, 2003
Ontario requests assistance from Capital Health - region may send staff and take patients
Apr 22, 2003
Capital Health Celebrates Major Milestones in Transplant Program
Apr 21, 2003
Capital Health utilizes capacity in northern regions for Critical Care Line
Apr 17, 2003
Heart Surgery Wait List Reduced
Apr 14, 2003
Alberta Heart Institute is a "Go"
Apr 11, 2003
Capital Health puts SARS updates online
Apr 9, 2003
Capital Health Receives Funding Increase
Apr 4, 2003
Capital Health to Pilot Cardiac Rehabilitation Services by Phone and Over the Internet
Apr 3, 2003
Capital Health Boundaries Expand
Apr 3, 2003
Capital Health Links Web Sites
Mar 28, 2003
Capital Health launches Young Family Wellness Initiative
Mar 26, 2003
Communities to Join Capital Health
Mar 21, 2003
Alberta Heart Institute Recruits Top Cardiac Specialist
Mar 18, 2003
Capital Health to Launch New Business Call Centre April 1
Mar 17, 2003
Capital Health records first suspected case of SARS in Alberta
Mar 14, 2003
New Capital Health child health clinics offer Edmonton's downtown increased neighbourhood-access to regional child health program
Mar 12, 2003
Canadian Red Cross and Capital Health kick off fifth bi-annual equipment roundup
Feb 14, 2003
Five new long-term care facilities will add 321 new long-term care beds in the Capital Health region and reduce wait lists
Feb 10, 2003
Capital Health's Medical Officer of Health warns that serious health problems are on the rise, prevention key to improving region's health
Feb 5, 2003
Stollery neurosurgeon treats rare defect in brain's blood supply
Jan 21, 2003
Military medical unit to celebrate their 99th birthday
Jan 17, 2003
Update: E. coli O157:H7 isolated in Eyot Creek Farms cheese
Jan 15, 2003
Capital Health confirms first case of influenza
Jan 9, 2003
Investigation continues into outbreak of E. coli possibly linked to cheese sold at Edmonton Farmers' Markets
Jan 6, 2003
Outbreak of E. coli possibly linked to cheese sold at Edmonton Farmers' Markets