Hundreds of physicians are urging the Alberta government to not only put upcoming contract changes on hold but also take further steps to help prevent the novel coronavirus pandemic from overwhelming the province’s health-care system.
A letter written by Dr. Lana Myroniuk, a family doctor in Edmonton, on behalf of 558 other Alberta physicians was sent to Premier Jason Kenney, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, provincial Health Minister Tyler Shandro and other members of the Alberta legislature on Sunday night. (Scroll down to read the entire letter below.) “We are in the throes of a national emergency with the arrival of COVID-19 in Canada,” said Myroniuk, a maternity and family physician who also teaches at the University of Alberta. “With