Quality Exchange- Rivercrest Care Centre
The HQCA is please to feature the Rivercrest Care Centre as the third in a four-part series featuring positive stories from long-term care facilities in Alberta.
2019 RhPAP Rhapsody Awards – Nominate your health-care hero!
The Rhapsody Awards provide an opportunity to celebrate those individuals, teams, and communities in rural Alberta that have made significant civic and health-care contributions in rural and remote Alberta communities.
2019 Patient Experience Awards – Inspiring positive change
The call for applications is now open for the Health Quality Council of Alberta's 2019 Patient Experience Awards and submissions will be accepted from January 11 to February 22, 2019.
Real patient and family engagement takes courage
On the five-year anniversary of the release of the HQCA's Continuity of Patient Care Study, the Price family reflects on their journey to improve continuity of care for Albertans.
Walking the talk of patient-centredness: Maximizing the value of the patient voice
Executive Director, Charlene McBrien-Morrison, comments on why listening to and acting on patient feedback and input is critical to "walking the talk" of a patient-centred healthcare system.
Quality Exchange- Wing Kei Care Centre
The HQCA is pleased to profile Wing Kei Care Centre as the second in a four-part series featuring positive stories from long-term care facilities in Alberta.
HQCA announces new Board Chair and new Board member appointments
The HQCA is pleased to announce significant governance changes, including a new Board Chair and new Board member appointments.
HQCA 2017-18 A Year in Review: Inspiring Improvement
Presenting the Health Quality Council of Alberta's 2017-18 annual review. It records the ways we are making an impact in Alberta's healthcare system.
The value of gathering patient experience data
To improve the quality of healthcare in Alberta, providers and decision-makers need to understand the patient perspective. Kyle Kemp, senior data manager and lead with the HQCA, shares his perspective on the importance of patient experience surveys and how they can help capture this.
HQCA contributes to the Canadian Health Care Facilities standard
The HQCA is helping to plan the hospitals of the future. We've contributed to the new CSA Z8000 Standard for planning and design for new healthcare facilities in Canada.