More than 800 doctors across Alberta have signed an open letter urging the provincial government to halt healthcare changes coming April 1, so that those on the frontline battling the new coronavirus can focus on the pandemic and their patients.
The letter, released at 9 a.m. on Monday, is addressed to Minister of Health Tyler Shandro and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
It says the proposed changes are detrimental to patients and the healthcare system, and that now — as the province battles a pandemic — is “not the time to restructure the system.” “We understand and intrinsically know how to operate,” the letter states. “COVID-19 is spreading like a wildfire in this province.