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

Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a "major new investment" in the Peter Lougheed Centre's emergency department Wednesday morning. The hospital is slated to receive $137M in emergency room upgrades from the provincial government. The upgrades are expected to be completed in 2024. 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 designe