Inside rural Alberta's shift to virtual ER doctors | Unpublished
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Publication Date: July 16, 2026 - 08:00

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Inside rural Alberta's shift to virtual ER doctors

July 16, 2026

Paula McLaughlin, who has lived in Coronation, Alta., for more than 50 years, says she got severe food poisoning last month. A rush to the east-central Alberta town’s emergency department resulted in a new experience for her: seeing a virtual doctor.



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