The province is opening 311 new restorative beds in Edmonton and Calgary designed to help seniors recover after a stay in hospital in order to return home.
Alberta Health Minister Stephen Mandel announces Wednesday more beds for seniors, more money for emergency room renovations and expanded roles for paramedics. (Kim Trynacity/CBC)
The beds will be split 186 for Calgary and 125 for Edmonton.
The beds were one of a three-part announcement by Health Minister Stephen Mandel Wednesday morning.
The province is also putting $50 million towards renovating emergency departments at five hospitals.
Those hospitals include the Peter Lougheed Centre and South Health Campus in Calgary; and the Misericordia, Grey Nuns, and Royal Alexandra hospitals in Edmonton.
The province also announced it will expand the role of paramedics, allowing medics to provide more frontline care in clinics and regional hospitals by collaborating with nurses and administering portable lab analysis.
