Alberta adds $39 million to plan nine urgent care centres

Alberta has added $39 million over three years for planning and land acquisition for nine urgent care centres: eight announced in March 2025, in west and south Edmonton, Stony Plain/Spruce Grove, east Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Cold Lake and Fort McMurray, plus Sylvan Lake, added this year. The centres would offer same-day care for urgent, non-life-threatening conditions. Minister Adriana LaGrange said they would divert more than one-third of emergency visits and construction could start sooner if planning moves faster. NDP health critic Sarah Hoffman said the re-announcement lacks clear timelines or sites. The money covers planning and land, not construction.