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"[It's] pure chaos. [It's] kind of disaster-mode even now," said Dr. Paul Parks, an ER physician based in Medicine Hat, Alta., who checks in with his colleagues around the province daily.
"We worry about those children and the families that may get missed and may even die because of the unbelievably severe overcrowding that we're facing."
Both Parks and Mithani are calling on the provincial government to be more transparent about the situation and to provide a clear plan.
"It's been deafening how quiet or lacking the response has been. And that's really, really hard for healthcare workers out there that are seeing all the suffering," said Parks, noting that when adult hospitals were overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, public health officials held regular news conferences to keep people informed.
"Declare it for the crisis it is."
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Alberta's new interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Mark Joffe, has not spoken publicly since his appointment in mid-November.
"I think it's very important for the public and healthcare workers to hear from our leaders and that includes the chief medical officer of health. That includes the health minister. That includes the premier," said Mithani.
She's also calling for a high profile campaign promoting influenza and COVID-19 vaccination and wants the province to restore the ability of school boards to make their own decisions on mask mandates.
The Alberta government recently banned them from doing so.
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I remember during one of the covid waves, people were saying that as long as it was just old people dying, people wouldn't care enough to do what it takes. If it ever hit children, then we'd see real action. Well it's sad to see, but people don't seem to give a #### about kids, either. Maybe when it's their kid in the hospital they get angry about the unavailable service, but that's about it. Does anyone care about anyone anymore? Yoho? You give a ####?