By THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Alberta Health says a Saskatchewan senior who died in February was not denied a Calgary hospital bed because of an "Albertans-first" policy.

By Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - An in-depth review ordered by the Alberta government after a hospital was partially shut down over a sterilization scare says the most effective way to control infections at health facilities is meticulous hand-washing.

(CP) - A scorching Prairie heat wave is turning out to be a thief's paradise and a patient's nightmare. Surgeries were cancelled at the General Hospital on Tuesday in Regina, where the mercury hit 37 C.

Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new surgical robotic system. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating them from the constraints of the human hand.

Calgary Health Region's 24,000 employees will have greater access to personal human resources information, via new IBM (NYSE: IBM) self-service kiosks installed in the Region's hospitals, clinics and offices. IBM worked closely with the Region to design a kiosk to best meet their needs.