Repeated pay cuts could be fatal for in-home doctor care in Alberta [Video]

Mobile doctors are increasingly hard to come by in Alberta following a series of pay cuts by Alberta Health for in-home visits.

The Fish Creek West United Active Living retirement community has benefitted by regular visits from mobile doctors for about two years.

“He comes once a week, on Tuesdays, but we make an appointment. He doesn’t see us all unless we have a concern,” said Shirley Bremault. She has started a petition, gathering more than 150 signatures from those in her facility concerned about an upcoming loss in care.

The Redel Clinic started in 2019 as a mobile home care clinic for seniors, servicing more than a dozen seniors’ facilities in Calgary and Edmonton.

“My average patient is 88 years old and without home visits, most of them would not be able to see a family doctor nearly as often as they would need,” said clinic owner and family …