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Podcast: Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
Episode: The Alberta Disadvantage: Health Care Crisis Explained
Description: Good luck finding a family doctor if you live in Alberta, let alone getting an MRI, surgery, or cancer care right when you need it. Health care professionals are leaving in droves, thousands of patients are stuck on waitlists, and some rural communities are declaring a state of local health care crisis. In this episode of Real Talk, we find out how Alberta wound up in this mess, and whether or not it can be cleaned up.Â
2:45 | Dr. Paul Parks, an ER doctor and president of the Alberta Medical Association, tells us why the health care system i...