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Business advocates ask Alberta government to supply non-AHS doctors with PPE, according to CFIB survey
Coronavirus: Local companies make ventilators, face shields and donate them to Alberta Health Services Annie Dormuth, CFIB Alberta provincial affairs director, said that the costs are necessary so that doctors can safely see patients.“These businesses are operating under new requirements that some would almost say are the equivalent to what someone would see in a hospital setting, without any of the additional supports that the public health system gets,” said Dormuth.CFIB’s survey also asked owners how they felt about their ability to remain profitable in a post-COVID-19 world.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Seventy-five per cent of respondents said they are worried that their business will not