Sean Wilde

Worsening Lethbridge Emergency Doctor Shortage- 2025 The following is a letter submitted by the Lethbridge Emergency Physician group to local media on May 20, 2025. We are the Emergency Medicine physician group at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbri…

Copy of a letter sent to media by Lethbridge ER physician group regarding ongoing doctor shortage in our department.
#lethbridge
#abhealthcare
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“Let them eat tariffs”

Future famous painting no doubt.

'Uncertain, unheard, and unrepresented': Staff survey highlights discontent within AHS Falling response rates indicated lack of follow-up on prior feedback and growing disengagement with the system, according to the results.

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As an ER doctor, I treat people when other systems fail. Now, we're watching those systems get dismantled on purpose: 20,000 jobs slashed at HHS. Vaccine and prevention programs gutted. And Congressional Republicans voting to cut Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks. 1/10

Here in Canada we appointed a “fentanyl Czar” and increased border security to appease the rationale for Trump’s tarif threats- but it didn’t work because you can’t negotiate over made up concerns with someone who’s actual goal is your subjugation. Take a lesson American academia.

When our emergency department needed to add a couple of much needed nursing positions the request had to go all the way to the office of the minister of health. That they’re not micromanaging all these deals is inconceivable.

As I understand it when the UCP developed their plan to chop up and reorganize AHS, public health was not included in any of the new agencies. Rather it was placed directly under government direction. That’s probably all you need to know…

**NEW** Alberta Health Services is warning of a case of measles in the Calgary area (Airdrie, Balzac)
In public settings while infectious between March 8-12👇
-Airdrie superstore
-New horizon mall
-Airdrie urgent care
-One health associate medical clinic
(There is also an outbreak in northern AB)

CMA leaving X The CMA has stopped posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as of Mar. 12.

The CMA has stopped posting on X.
With Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration, the platform has become a tool for the U.S government and its attacks on Canadians and our sovereignty.

If he truly supported Muskhe’d take a ride up on the next Starship.

Some problematic responses to this thread:
1️⃣ All conservatives are corrupt.
2️⃣ What about privatization?
3️⃣ The whole system is broken.
4️⃣ Talking to your MLA won't work.

Let's address these.🧵

MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec, whom Pete Hegseth brought on his trip to Europe, told CPAC that Trump isn’t violating the Constitution because “Trump is the living embodiment of the American Constitution.”

This is what fascism looks like.

Emergency Medicine - Lethbridge in South Zone, Chinook Regional Hospital, Lethbridge Join an Emergency Medicine department with strong cohesion and work / life balance philosophy. AHS South Zone Medical Affairs is hiring a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician based out of the Chinoo...

Recruiting EM docs in a high flow small urban hospital! DM if Q’s.

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Statement of Claim (Mentzelopoulos) Athana Mentzelopoulos is suing Alberta Health Services and the Minister of Health for wrongful termination after being fired without notice during a Zoom meeting on January 8, 2025. She alleges that…

I'd encourage everyone to read the whole Statement
Meanwhile here is my PERSONAL interpretation of the allegations in SoC and the events around it:
1-Athana aggressively recruited to CEO role by govt: they know she's highly competent and can be trusted
https://buff.ly/3QmG6ie

Literal mob boss protection money shake down behaviour. “Nice country you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it.”

Why America Can’t Conquer Canada - Macleans.ca Donald Trump’s nonsensical threats are an attempt to distract from his own country’s self-destruction

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It all seems so absurd on the surface, but I fear American brainwashing runs deep, and going to war with your former neighbours/friends is a part of American history and identity, at least twice previously.

Braid: Health contract allegations could be worst scandal since Alison Redford Premier Danielle Smith's UCP in trouble over allegation of improper contacts, political meddling in private surgeries. Need public inquiry.

“The basic questions are crucial: is the government rewarding friends in private health companies with lush contracts?

Are government MLAs and ministers getting favours in return?”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Hmm

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta is calling for an investigation following The Globe's story on allegations of political interference and private surgical contracts at Alberta Health Services.

“This isn’t just mismanagement—it’s a scandal," Mike Parker, HSAA's president, said.

Opposition calls for RCMP investigation into firing of Alberta Health Services CEO Ousted executive Athana Mentzelopoulos alleged in a letter that government officials improperly interfered in procurement of private surgical facilities and medication

There must be a full RCMP investigation, an Auditor-General investigation, and a public inquiry into these extremely troubling allegations.

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Shh. Cheeto needs to claim a win every time he changes or is forced to change his mind. Luckily he’s not bothered by the need to back it up with anything.

A screenshot of a tweet from Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinF). The tweet quotes Atul Gawande, a former USAID official: "Two weeks ago I was combatting diseases. We had 21 serious outbreaks at the time worldwide. Three are serious now: an Ebola outbreak in the capital of Uganda. Bird flu has broken out in 49 countries. Our efforts to contain them have all been shut down."

Trump/Musk shutting down USAID puts us all at greater risk.

Sounds like it might be a bad idea to re-elect him.

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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪

Hope thats true. You’ve got a lot of international allies this time if it is. 🇨🇦

Maybe if there was anyone sane to negotiate with, but there just is not. 🇨🇦

I didn’t realize how bad the Twitter algorithm was now until I went through the list of people I follow and realized I never see their posts anymore. Time to commit to the Bluesky transition.

A whole lot of the New Testament is actually Jesus calling out those in power in his time for abuse, hypocrisy and seeking riches instead of serving the people. We know exactly what he would say.
Mathew 23 is a good start but there are plenty of others.

He prefers those “non-political” churches that say HE’S Jesus.