Alberta s health care system is overstretched, staff and patients say

Staffing shortages have led to long wait times for patients in Alberta hospitals over the past few weeks, and some doctors say these are signs of a healthcare system under strain. The CBCs Julia Wong spoke to one family about their harrowing ordeal at the Red Deer hospital. , Alberta, Hospital, CBCNews Watch The National live on YouTube SundayFriday at 9 p. m. ET Subscribe to The National: Connect with The National online: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, More from CBC News, The National is CBC s flagship nightly news program, featuring the day s top stories with indepth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC s chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton