Palliser Health Region was the
governing body
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for
healthcare
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regulation in an area of the
Canadian province
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of
Alberta
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until 2008 when the regional health authorities were merged into the province-wide
Alberta Health Services
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. The area region included the communities of:
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Bassano
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Bow Island
Bow Island () is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3 in southern Alberta, approximately north of the United States border, southeast of Calgary and southwest of Medicine Hat.
History
The community of Bow Island rec ...
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Brooks
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* Brook (small stream)
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* Cape Brooks
Canada
*Brooks, Alberta
United Kingdom
* Brooks, Cornwall
* Brooks, Powys, a location
United States
* Brooks, Alabama
* Brooks, Arkansas
* Brooks, California
*Brooks, ...
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Empress
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Medicine Hat
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Oyen
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Early name, Bishopburg, was changed in 1912 t ...
References
*''Ministry of Health and Wellness Annual Report: 2008/2009'' (N.p.: Alberta Ministry of Health and Wellness, ca. 2009), pp. 27-42, at https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025400/http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/Annual-Report-09-Palliser.pdf .
*Global Air Rescue website, at http://www.globalairrescue.com/hospitals/air-ambulance-palliser-health-region-corporate-office.php .
*Business & Industry Clinic website, at http://businessindustryclinic.ca/about-us/our-history/ .
*Palliser Health Region EMS website, at https://web.archive.org/web/20150505094752/http://palliser-health-region-ems.alberta.canadab.com/ .
External links
Palliser Health Region website
Health regions of Alberta