Rants with a Pulse

Introducing: The HQCA’s Impressive Waiting Game

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Nov 195 min read

Introducing: The HQCA’s Impressive Waiting Game

Ah, the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA)—the plucky little agency tasked with making healthcare in Alberta less of a hot mess. On...

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Red Alert: How EMS Management’s Indifference Fueled a Crisis

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Aug 197 min read

Red Alert: How EMS Management’s Indifference Fueled a Crisis

"We are on red alert"—few statements evoke more indifference within AHS EMS. Supervisors say it, and EMS crews just shrug. This got us...

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EMS Managers: Masters of the Mundane, Champions of Questionable Competence, and Experts in being Imaginatively Deficient (Part two)

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Aug 39 min read

EMS Managers: Masters of the Mundane, Champions of Questionable Competence, and Experts in being Imaginatively Deficient (Part two)

The EMS leadership team makes it too easy. In Part One, we discussed the failure of some of their programs, and we plan to shed light on...

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Spin Doctors: AHS and the Stampede Shift Cover-Up

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Jul 105 min read

Spin Doctors: AHS and the Stampede Shift Cover-Up

It's no surprise that when we asked the EMS senior leadership team about the truth behind vacant shifts during the Stampede, they...

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EMS Managers: Masters of Paperwork, Defiers of Logic, and Heroes of Stampede Overtime! **Part 1**

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Jun 264 min read

EMS Managers: Masters of Paperwork, Defiers of Logic, and Heroes of Stampede Overtime! **Part 1**

In the realm of Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the consequences of a management-heavy system have become...

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This is what good community advocacy looks like

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Jun 262 min read

This is what good community advocacy looks like

https://cochranenow.com/articles/brian-winter-newest-member-of-esteemed-order-of-cochrane In the realm of community leadership and...

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Stampede Spectacle: Cowboy Chaos Collides with Ambulance Absences!

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Jun 115 min read

Stampede Spectacle: Cowboy Chaos Collides with Ambulance Absences!

It's that time of year again when the wild west collides with the wildest party in town - the Calgary Stampede! Get ready for ten days of...

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"Taking care of our people" Should we laugh or cry?

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Jun 32 min read

"Taking care of our people" Should we laugh or cry?

There’s a satirical Instagram page called Worst Responders that humorously portrays life as a paramedic. Recently, they’ve been sharing...

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How AHS Became the 'Lost Medic' of Training and Preparation: Failing at Every Turn While Others at least try to Excel

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Apr 153 min read

How AHS Became the 'Lost Medic' of Training and Preparation: Failing at Every Turn While Others at least try to Excel

Before Alberta Health Services took over the responsibility for EMS in the province there existed a sense of pride in the profession....

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Code Blue to Belly Laughs: Navigating Low Paramedic Morale with more managers

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Apr 46 min read

Code Blue to Belly Laughs: Navigating Low Paramedic Morale with more managers

Recently I came across a tweet that I think helps set the tone for this discussion perfectly. Moral in EMS is not down, it’s in the...

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Apr 24 min read

Smoke and mirrors

Within Alberta Health Services ranks, paramedics have joked about the former Chief Paramedic's notorious use of the idea that the closest...

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Mar 282 min read

Out of service

In the years since COVID there has been a new problem that has been repeatedly plaguing the EMS system, vacant Ambulances. There has been...

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