Province pledges $137M for Peter Lougheed Centre emergency room upgrades

Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a "major new investment" in the Peter Lougheed Centre Wednesday morning. The hospital is slated to receive $137M in emergency room upgrades from the provincial government. A livestream of the 10 a.m. announcement is available here. According to Kenney, approximately 80,000 patients visit the PLC emergency department each year. The space was originally designed to accommodate 40,000 patients annually. The Peter Lougheed Centre opene