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COVID-19: Alberta doctors call for more pandemic transparency
op-ed in the Edmonton Journal.“…we’re adjusting our contingency plans to add hundreds more spaces in addition to ICU,” Yiu admitted in the piece.Global News requested multiple interviews with Yiu to get details but she was not made available.On Tuesday, Global News asked chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw how many spaces were being added, where and who would staff them.“I don’t have details about Alberta Health Services’ acute care planning,” Alberta’s top doctor responded.She gave the same answer when asked if surgeries would have to be cancelled.“It’s clear that the system is in trouble, and for whatever reason, the government and/or AHS doesn’t want to communicate that to the people, the public,” Calgary emergency room doctor Joe Vipond said.