Rivercrest Medical Clinic has added a new pediatrician to its roster of doctors. Dr. Ramneek Kumar, who also practises as a part-time pediatrician at the Sturgeon Community Hospital, is now accepting new patients.
Rivercrest Medical Clinic has added a new pediatrician to its roster of doctors.
Dr. Ramneek Kumar, who also practises as a part-time pediatrician at the Sturgeon Community Hospital, is now accepting new patients.
There are currently four other practising pediatricians based in St. Albert.
Rivercrest Medical Clinic, which opened mid-August in the former location of The Rink Sports Grill, is experiencing “a significantly higher than expected demand for patient care,” states clinic business manager Houssam Sassi, in an email to the Gazette.
The clinic is looking to hire more general practitioners.
Rivercrest Medical Clinic is located at 367 St. Albert Trail in the Rivercrest Plaza. They are open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To book an appointment call 780-569-5030.
A new $15.8-million outpatient clinic opened its doors at the Stollery Children's Hospital Friday.
The Edmonton Oilers Ambulatory Clinic brings together more than 40 clinic services – previously located at different Alberta Health Services sites – under one roof.
Each service has been given additional rooms so more appointments can be booked and more patients seen. Two new rheumatologists and a new gastrointestinal physician have also been added.
The additional space will provide sufficient capacity for an expected 30 per cent increase in patient volume over the next 10 years, say AHS officials.
Outpatient services now include allergy/immunology, ENT – ears, nose and throat, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, a pulmonary function lab, home nutrition support program, rheumatology, chronic pain, nephrology, neurology, hematology, respirology and an oncology survivors clinic.
A clinical investigations unit is scheduled to open in the near future.
“For patients and their families, that means they can have access to multiple specialists during one visit as opposed to scheduling multiple visits at locations throughout the city,” says Vickie Kaminski, AHS president and CEO, in a statement.
The clinic space was previously occupied by adult medical clinics that have moved to the Kaye Edmonton Clinic.
In conjunction with Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Oct. 13, the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network has launched a new information portal.
The portal will provide information on metastatic breast cancer, statistics and current research, patient blogs and access to resources.
Metastatic cancer refers to cancer that has spread beyond its original location to a new part of the body.
Approximately 30 per cent of women and men diagnosed with breast cancer will at some point be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
The portal was set up in recognition that metastatic breast cancer support groups are few and far between and patients need ongoing help both accessing and navigating the healthcare system, says the website.
“Metastatic breast cancer patients often feel isolated and ignored, especially during October when they often feel that they do not have a voice in most breast cancer awareness and fundraising campaigns,” says Jackie Manthorne, president and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network, in a statement.
“We hope that our website section on metastatic breast cancer provides them a place to learn, to find resources and to share their experiences.”
For more information, visit: http://survivornet.ca/en/cancer_basics/metastatic_breast_cancer_1
