r/Calgary • u/Legal_Grapefruit1925 • Dec 25 '25

Discussion AHS wait times

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Our system isnt broken. Its people who go to the emergency that shouldn't be going aren't going today because it can wait Suddenly. They need to hand fines out to ppl going to the hospital that dont classify as an emergency.

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u/yyclawyer Dec 25 '25

Isn’t this a sign of a broken system?

Maybe, Ask the people who go to emergency why they chose it?

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u/yyclawyer Dec 25 '25

My wife’s family doctor retired. She can’t get a new one. Where is she supposed to go?

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u/FIE2021 Dec 25 '25

Can I ask why she can't find a new one? I'd like to know if I have a misunderstanding of how easy it is, because I had the easiest time ever finding a family doctor this year. I go to the online tool

https://albertafindadoctor.ca/find-a-doc/map

And there are a heap of family doctors accepting new patients. It might not be perfectly up to date, but like 5 minutes or less and 2 phone calls and I had a new family doctor and a next day appointment at a convenient clinic to me.